"For others it will be just one more Games," he noted. "For us, it will be an unparallel opportunity."

"It will boost the self-esteem of Brazilians" , "consolidate recent achievements" and "inspire new ones".

He said the bid was not only Brazil's, but also South America's, "bid of a continent with almost 400 million men and women and around 180 million youngsters".

Lula called on the IOC to take this opportunity "to expand the Olympic Games to new continents."

South America and Africa are the two continents that have never hosted an Olympic Games, the largest sports events on earth.

Besides, reports say that IOC President Jacques Rogge would like to leave a historical mark in the history of the Olympic Movement by moving it to a new continent.

Rogge is likely to be reelected as IOC president next week in Copenhagen as there is no other candidate for the post.

The Brazilians also played repeatedly a card of economy.

Lula said "the economy makes it possible" for South American country to organize a Olympic Games.

"Brazil is experiencing a magical moment in terms of growth," Lula told the press, saying that his country "today is experiencing a much more favorable situation than many developed countries".

As developed nations are facing a dire situation in their labor market because of the financial crisis, Brazil created 240,000 new jobs last month and "there will be one million new jobs this year," the Brazilian president told a press conference on Thursday.

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