Steal a kiss over mega martinis atop the Stratosphere Tower, clasp hands as you watch the Bellagio's dancing fountains or hide out with your paramour in a deluxe suite all weekend.

BBC: Going to the chapel

Of the 21 Latin American presidents whose hands President Jacques Chirac of France will clasp in Rio, no fewer than seven sport a degree from a university in the United States.

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