Rio fireworks ring in new year, 2016 Olympic logo unveiled
(1 Jan 2011) SHOTLIST 31 December 2010 ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 1. Aerial wide of crowded Copacabana beach 2. Person taking picture of IOC president Jacques Rogge 3. Wide of screen, with IOC delegates and local authorities in foreground 4. Zoom out from IOC delegates and authorities to wide of screen 1 January 2011 ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 5. Wide of crowd watching fireworks 6. Various of fireworks 7. Wide of crowd on the beach, some standing in the surf, watching fireworks 8. Various of fireworks 9. Wide of people watching fireworks 10. Wide of people taking photos 11. Tilt up of people watching fireworks 12. Wide of fireworks STORYLINE More than two (m) million people celebrated the arrival of the new year on Brazil's Copacabana beach. The year was welcomed with 20 minutes of fireworks, music and the unveiling of the logo for the 2016 Olympics. Traffic was shut down along the neighbourhood's main thoroughfares for much of the day in preparation for the party. Revellers drank and danced to samba played on stages along the beach. At the start of 2011, many waded into the water, jumping over seven waves for good luck. Rio de Janeiro unveiled its 2016 Olympics logo just before midnight. The flowing symbol resembles three figures - orange, green and blue - embraced at the arms and in a flowing dance. A giant TV screen set-up on Copacabana beamed the logo to cheering spectators. Olympic organisers said the Rio 2016 brand was created to reflect the city's culture and represent its natural wonders and joyful residents. Nearly 140 agencies initially participated in the process to design the logo and only eight made it into the final phase. A multidisciplinary team of 15 national and international members of Rio 2016's organising committee made the final decision a few months ago to choose a design created by the Rio agency, Tatil. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...