The Comite Olimpico do Brasil (COB), the Brazilian Olympic Committee, is the National Olympic Committee for Brazil, founded in 1914 and headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, the city that hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic Games held in South America. It selects and fields Brazil's Olympic team and oversees the country's Olympic sport federations across a nation traditionally associated with strength in football, volleyball and combat sports such as judo and taekwondo.
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Body TypeGoverning body of Brazilian Olympic sport 1 Headquarters Body Type
Body Type (category)Sports Governing Body (general) 1 FAQs
Why do sources give both 1914 and 1935 for the Brazilian Olympic Committee?
Founded in 1914 but official activities only began in 1935 after World War I.
The committee was officially founded on 8 June 1914, but World War I caused its official activities to begin only in 1935. The earlier year is its founding date and the later year is when its activities started.
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1. Brazilian Olympic Committee, Wikipedia
History
It was officially founded on 8 June 1914
Infobox, Headquarters
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The highest authority in Brazilian sport and the governing body of Brazilian Olympic sport.
Governs: Olympic Sports, lead sentence, states the committee role in the Olympic movement
The Brazilian Olympic Committee (Portuguese: Comitê Olímpico do Brasil; COB) is the highest authority in Brazilian sport and the governing body of Brazilian Olympic sport.
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