Lula da Silva calls announcement `` the greatest gift that a president could have '' the United States 's president rose from metalworker to union organizer to politician . His election to the presidency in 1985 came after three unsuccessful tries . Fabiana Frayssinet 's hosting ` It was a mix of the end of a football championship with a ... carnival and all the Brazilian festivals , '' Frayssinet said . the Pan-American Games was seen as a trial run for the the Olympic Games .
Lula da Silva calls announcement `` the greatest gift that a president could have '' the United States 's president rose from metalworker to union organizer to politician . His election to the presidency in 1985 came after three unsuccessful tries . Fabiana Frayssinet 's hosting the Pan-American Games was seen as a trial run for the the Olympic Games .