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I must admit, many signs point to Brazil getting this. Why? Because South America doesn't host anywhere near the total major sporting events Europe and North America get, and even Asia gets way more then South America does.
Due to lots of shitty countries, South America and Africa don't host many big things (Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics and the World Cup come to mind), so I think the IOC wants to throw South America a bone, just as Fifa did when they gave South Africa the 2010 World Cup, and Brazil for 2014.
Brazil does have one giant flaw from a "Dibs" stand point: it has the 2014 World Cup, so there could be less votes from some nations (Why let them host two big events in 2 years?), though, I should admit, it could also increase votes for Brazil (because there will be a lot of stadiums that have to be built for the Cup, Brazil will have up-to-date venues to host all the outdoor events).
Really, Japan, Brazil and the USA have good shots, while Spain is a long shot due to London having the 2012 games, and Russia (which still considers itself in Europe, not Asia, for reasons beyond me) has the 2014 Winter Olympics. I highly doubt that anyone outside Europe will cast a single voted for Spain because of this.
Also, many people are still upset that North America has had a lot of Summer and Winter games over the decades passed, so it's unlikely there will be that many votes for Chicago.
In the end, Brazil and Tokyo are the favorites, but we will just have to wait and see who gets chozen..........
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