2016 Olympic Games officially began in Rio de Janeiro on Friday night with a colourful opening ceremony.
Under the gaze of Rio’s Christ the Redeemer statue, 80,000 people packed into the Maracana to watch the four-hour party to kick off South America’s first Olympics.
There was a protest though. As the clock ticked down to the start of the ceremony, thousands of
Brazilian demonstrators took to the streets to vent their fury at Brazil’s rulers and the multi-billion-pound cost of the Games.
Brazil is battling a crippling recession, double-digit unemployment and rising crime.
See more colourful photos below
Great Britain led by Andy Murray
Cameroon team
Australia
Hungary team
Indonesia
Malaysia
Mozambique
Norway
The Pakistan athletes
Portugal
The Sudan team
Sweden
Thailand
Brazil Dressed in the colours of the Brazil flag
Immigration was celebrated during the ceremony
Under the gaze of Rio’s Christ the Redeemer statue, 80,000 people packed into the Maracana to watch the four-hour party to kick off South America’s first Olympics.
There was a protest though. As the clock ticked down to the start of the ceremony, thousands of
Brazilian demonstrators took to the streets to vent their fury at Brazil’s rulers and the multi-billion-pound cost of the Games.
Brazil is battling a crippling recession, double-digit unemployment and rising crime.
See more colourful photos below
Great Britain led by Andy Murray
Cameroon team
Australia
Hungary team
Indonesia
Malaysia
Mozambique
Norway
The Pakistan athletes
Portugal
The Sudan team
Sweden
Thailand
Brazil Dressed in the colours of the Brazil flag
Immigration was celebrated during the ceremony
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