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Overseas Ticket SalesFans outside Brazil are able to buy tickets from Authorised Ticket Resellers (ATRs), appointed by their country’s National Olympic Committee (NOC). A complete list of the Authorised Ticket Resellers appointed by each country’s NOC is available on the official Rio website. In addition to the tickets purchased through their ATRs, from 1 June 2016 international spectators who do not reside in Brazil were also given the opportunity to buy tickets on the Rio 2016 ticketing website.Ticket PricesTo ensure that all sections of Brazilian society will be able to attend the Games, more than half of the tickets (3.8 million) will be available for R$70 (about USD 22) or less, and the cheapest tickets will be R$40 (about USD 13). There will also be some half-price tickets available to senior citizens, students and people with a disability or reduced mobility, all of whom must have Brazilian residency.Ticket Resale ProgrammeRio 2016 launched an official ticket resale programme in October 2015, enabling those who can no longer use tickets they have bought via the official Rio 2016 website to resell them in a secure manner.The online service is the only official resale facility and seeks to ensure that unwanted tickets will be resold to genuine fans at a fair price. As well as combating the illegal sale of tickets on the black market, the service will provide new opportunities for fans to buy tickets for events that are no longer available. Once a ticket is resold through the programme, the seller will receive a full refund via the same format through which they paid. Any ticket bought on the official Rio 2016 ticketing site is eligible for the ticket resale programme.Ticketing PartnersVisa – In recognition of Visa’s longstanding support of the Olympic Games, Visa is the only card accepted at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the only card accepted in the ticket sales process for Brazilian residents.CTS Eventim – CTS Eventim is the exclusive Ticketing Services Provider for the Olympic Games Rio 2016. The company won the bid, based on technical and financial expertise, to provide operational solutions for the ticketing programme, to help Rio 2016 Organising Committee provide a transparent ticket distribution system for the Games.LATAM Viagens – LATAM Viagens is the Supporter of the Olympic Games Rio 2016 Official TRIP Hospitality Programme. LATAM Viagens will provide a complete Olympic experience, with tickets for sporting events and hospitality passes, land transport services and more. The company is the only one authorised to provide such packages in the Brazilian territory.“For the first time in history, the biggest sporting event on the planet will be held in Brazil. We count on your presence to create an unforgettable event and to participate in this party.”Donovan Ferreti, Ticketing Director, Rio 2016MEDIA GUIDE: IOC MARKETING / 43