Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: The President of the Organising Committee for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, was awarded the title of Grand Officer of the Order of Aeronautical Merit by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) during the commendation ceremony of the Order of Aeronautical Merit, held on Tuesday, the 23rd, at the Brasilia Air Force Base. The event is part of the Aviation and Brazilian Air Force Day celebrations, presided by Defence Minister Celso Amorim.
The "Order of Aeronautical Merit" is the greatest commendation granted by the FAB in recognition of services rendered to the country by civilian and military figures.
About the Organising Committee for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games
The Organising Committee for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games is a private nonprofit sports organisation established by Brazilian Olympic Confederations, the Brazilian Olympic Committee and the Brazilian Paralympic Committee. Its mission is to promote, organise and deliver the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in accordance with the guidelines laid out by the Host City Contract, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the World Anti-doping Agency, and under the Brazilian Law, the Olympic Charter and the IPC Handbook.
The Worldwide Olympic Partners who support the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and the National Olympic Committees around the world are Coca-Cola, Atos, Dow, GE, McDonalds, Omega, Panasonic, Procter and Gamble, Samsung and Visa.
The Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games has five tier one partners (official sponsors) Bradesco, Bradesco Seguros, Claro, Embratel and Nissan. There is one tier two supporter Ernst & Young Terco
Photos of the event are available in the press area of the Rio 2016 official website: www.rio2016.com/noticias/imprensa/banco-de-arquivos
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