Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony
The perfect opening for an unforgetable olympic games.
Rio olympics opening ceremony. According to the rio 2016 cliffs notes the message of the. The opening ceremony of the 2016 summer olympics took place on the evening of friday 5 august 2016 in the maracanã stadium rio de janeiro starting at 20 00 brt 23 00 utc. The opening ceremonies at the olympic games are an extraordinary and intricately choreographed extravaganza featuring an amazing explosion of colour and music which allow the host nation scope to showcase its uniqueness while adhering to various protocols that have evolved since the first modern olympic games were held in athens in 1896.
Athletes from 206 nations and a refugee team are in brazil to compete in 28 sports and. View striking olympic videos of rio 2016 opening ceremony see the best athletes medal winning performances and top olympic games moments. Every olympics the organizers give media types a guide intended to help decode the often convoluted themes of the opening ceremony.
Watch all the magic of the rio 2016 closing ceremony from the legendary maracanã stadium to the world. Watch all the magic of the rio 2016 opening ceremony from the legendary maracanã stadium to the world. The 2016 olympic games officially start in rio on friday with the opening ceremony at the maracana stadium.
