Briefcase 1 Rio Olympics 2016 comes to an end. 2 Rio de Janerio spent 4.6 billion dollars to host the event. The 16-day spectacle, Rio Olympics 2016, came to an end with a dazzling closing ceremony at the Maracana Stadium in Rio. In 2009, when Rio de Janeiro got the rights to host the 2016 Olympic games, an expenditure of 3 billion dollars was estimated. But by the time everything was ready, a total of 4.6 billion dollars was spent.

Source: India Today August 22, 2016 06:11 UTC