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| Host city | Rio de Janeiro |
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| Country | Brazil |
| Motto | Live this energy! Portuguese: Viva essa energia! |
| Nations | 42 |
| Athletes | 5,633 |
| Events | 334 in 34 sports |
| Opening | July 13 |
| Closing | July 29 |
| Opened by | Chairman Carlos Arthur Nuzman |
| Cauldron lighter | Joaquim Cruz |
| Main venue | Maracanã Stadium |
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| 2007 Pan American Games |
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The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games (Portuguese: XV Jogos Pan-Americanos) and commonly known as Rio 2007, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in 47 disciplines. During the Games, 95 new Pan American records were set; 2,196 medals were awarded; 1,262 doping control tests were performed and about 15,000 volunteers participated in the organization of the event, which served as an Olympic qualification occasion for 13 International Federations (IFs).
Rio de Janeiro was awarded the Games over San Antonio, Texas, United States, on August 24, 2002, having won an absolute majority of votes (30–21) from the 51 members of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) in the first round of voting during the XL PASO General Assembly held in Mexico City, Mexico. This was the first Games held in Brazil since the 1963 Pan American Games that took place in São Paulo. According to the Rio de Janeiro Organizing Committee, the Games called for the implementation of the country's largest organizational and logistic operation ever until the 2011 Military World Games.