For the first time, two cities submitted bids to host the 1963 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). On August 25, 1959, São Paulo was selected over Winnipeg to host the IV Pan American Games by the PASO at the VII Pan American Sports Congress in Chicago, United States.[1][2]
^"City Loses Out". Winnipeg Free Press. Chicago. AP. 26 August 1959. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
^Souza, Camila (16 April 2007). "São Paulo — coração do Pan de 1963" [São Paulo - heart of the Pan of 1963]. Educacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 February 2019.