• Flag-bearer Nada Al-Bedwawi of United Arab Emirates leads her contingent during the opening ceremony. Dylan Martinez / Reuters
    Flag-bearer Nada Al-Bedwawi of United Arab Emirates leads her contingent during the opening ceremony. Dylan Martinez / Reuters
  • Entertainers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Clive Mason / Getty Images
    Entertainers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Clive Mason / Getty Images
  • Model Gisele Bundchen walks on the stage during the Bossa segment of the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Patrick Smith / Getty Images
    Model Gisele Bundchen walks on the stage during the Bossa segment of the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Patrick Smith / Getty Images
  • The Olympic flag is raised during the opening ceremony. Issei Kato / Reuters
    The Olympic flag is raised during the opening ceremony. Issei Kato / Reuters
  • Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cameron Spencer / Getty Images
    Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cameron Spencer / Getty Images
  • Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cameron Spencer / Getty Images
    Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cameron Spencer / Getty Images
  • Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Richard Heathcote / Getty Images
    Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Richard Heathcote / Getty Images
  • The view during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. David Rogers / Getty Images
    The view during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. David Rogers / Getty Images
  • Fireworks explode over the Maracana Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio 2016 will be the first Olympic Games in South America. Chris McGrath / Getty Images
    Fireworks explode over the Maracana Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio 2016 will be the first Olympic Games in South America. Chris McGrath / Getty Images
  • A general view during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. David Rogers / Getty Images
    A general view during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. David Rogers / Getty Images
  • A general view during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cameron Spencer / Getty Images
    A general view during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cameron Spencer / Getty Images
  • The Brazilian contingent enters the stadium for the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brian Snyder / Reuters
    The Brazilian contingent enters the stadium for the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brian Snyder / Reuters
  • Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony. Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters
    Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony. Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters
  • Former Brazilian athlete Vanderlei Cordeiro lights the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Jewel Samad / AFP
    Former Brazilian athlete Vanderlei Cordeiro lights the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Jewel Samad / AFP
  • The Mangueira slum is backdropped by fireworks exploding above the Maracana stadium during the opening ceremony of the Rio’s 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Leo Correa / AP photo
    The Mangueira slum is backdropped by fireworks exploding above the Maracana stadium during the opening ceremony of the Rio’s 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Leo Correa / AP photo

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Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games — in pictures

Olive Obina

August 06, 2016

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The Opening Ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games kicked off at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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