In pictures: Rio 2016 opening ceremony
VOV.VN - Scenes from the 2016 Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony on August 6, 2016, at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Brazilian performers wearing silver buckets hats rustle giant ‘goon bags’ at the beginning of the show. |
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A ‘goon bag’ is the plastic container holding the liquid inside a box or cask of (usually) cheap wine. |
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Performers hold strings to create spirals of green on the floor of the Maracana Stadium. |
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Fireworks explode as the show kicks off. |
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Brazil’s love of dancing showcases the opening ceremony along with plenty of colour and fireworks igniting around rim of the stadium. |
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Model Gisele Bundchen on stage as The Model from Ipanema. |
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Artistic dance during opening ceremony. |
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African and European performers stage musical repertoire. |
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Flagbearers lead each team into the stadium. This is a view of the German team. |
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Australian flagbearer Anna Meares leads her team out during the opening ceremony. |
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Rafael Nadal carries the flag of Spain during the ceremony. |
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Brazil’s flag is raised at the ceremony. |
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The Olympic Cauldron is lit by the final torch bearer Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima during the opening ceremony |
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Confetti shoots up into the air as the Olympic rings are formed at the ceremony. |
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Members of the Vietnamese contingent during the opening ceremony. |
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A new Olympics officially begins. |
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As the lights of the stadium dimmed during the show the only illumination was coming from the lights of thousands of fans' cell phones. |
