The Opening Ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games kicked off at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Updated: August 06, 2016, 12:00 AM
Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games — in pictures
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
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
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
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
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
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
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