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Rio 2016 gallery: The 2016 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony

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  • <p>Paulinho da Viola performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images) </p>
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    Paulinho da Viola performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

  • <p>Regina Casé performs with Jorge Ben Jor during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) </p>
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    Regina Casé performs with Jorge Ben Jor during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

  • <p>Zeca Pagodinho, left, and Marcelo D2, right, perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) </p>
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    Zeca Pagodinho, left, and Marcelo D2, right, perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

  • <p>12-year-old Brazilian rapper MC Soffia performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) </p>
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    12-year-old Brazilian rapper MC Soffia performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

  • <p>A dancer performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) </p>
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    Opening Ceremony Rio 2016 Olympic Games

    A dancer performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

  • <p>A dancer performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium.AP Photo/David Goldman) </p>
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    Opening Ceremony Rio 2016 Olympic Games

    A dancer performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium.AP Photo/David Goldman)

  • <p>Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Richard Heathcote/Pool Photo via AP) </p>
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    Opening Ceremony Rio 2016 Olympic Games

    Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Richard Heathcote/Pool Photo via AP)

  • <p>Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) </p>
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    Opening Ceremony Rio 2016 Olympic Games

    Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

  • <p>Dancers perform during the Tropical Nation segment of the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) </p>
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    Opening Ceremony Rio 2016 Olympic Games

    Dancers perform during the Tropical Nation segment of the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

  • <p>Performers dance at the Geometrization: Arrival of The Arabs and the Orient during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) </p>
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    Opening Ceremony Rio 2016 Olympic Games

    Performers dance at the Geometrization: Arrival of The Arabs and the Orient during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

  • <p>Dancers perform during the Metropolis segment of the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) </p>
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    Opening Ceremony Rio 2016 Olympic Games

    Dancers perform during the Metropolis segment of the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

  • <p>Performers dance at the Geometrization: Arrival of The Africans during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) </p>
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    Opening Ceremony Rio 2016 Olympic Games

    Performers dance at the Geometrization: Arrival of The Africans during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

  • <p>Dancers perform Geometrization during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) </p>
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    Opening Ceremony Rio 2016 Olympic Games

    Dancers perform Geometrization during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

  • <p>Artists perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium.(Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) </p>
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    Opening Ceremony Rio 2016 Olympic Games

    Artists perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium.(Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

  • <p>A dancer performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) </p>
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    Opening Ceremony Rio 2016 Olympic Games

    A dancer performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

  • <p>Performers during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) </p>
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    Performers during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

  • <p>Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) </p>
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    Opening Ceremony Rio 2016 Olympic Games

    Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

  • <p>Dancers perform during the Tropical Nation segment of the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) </p>
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    Opening Ceremony Rio 2016 Olympic Games

    Dancers perform during the Tropical Nation segment of the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

  • <p>Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) </p>
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    Opening Ceremony Rio 2016 Olympic Games

    Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

  • <p>Gisele Bundchen takes part in the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) </p>
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    Gisele Bundchen takes part in the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

<p>Paulinho da Viola performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images) </p>
<p>Regina Casé performs with Jorge Ben Jor during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) </p>
<p>Zeca Pagodinho, left, and Marcelo D2, right, perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) </p>
<p>12-year-old Brazilian rapper MC Soffia performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) </p>
<p>A dancer performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) </p>
<p>A dancer performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium.AP Photo/David Goldman) </p>
<p>Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Richard Heathcote/Pool Photo via AP) </p>
<p>Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) </p>
<p>Dancers perform during the Tropical Nation segment of the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) </p>
<p>Performers dance at the Geometrization: Arrival of The Arabs and the Orient during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) </p>
<p>Dancers perform during the Metropolis segment of the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) </p>
<p>Performers dance at the Geometrization: Arrival of The Africans during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) </p>
<p>Dancers perform Geometrization during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) </p>
<p>Artists perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium.(Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) </p>
<p>A dancer performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) </p>
<p>Performers during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) </p>
<p>Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) </p>
<p>Dancers perform during the Tropical Nation segment of the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) </p>
<p>Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) </p>
<p>Gisele Bundchen takes part in the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) </p>

Paulinho da Viola and others rang in the 2016 Summer Olympic games opening ceremony in Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. See all the colorful action here!