2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony

2016 Summer Olympics
opening ceremony
Time 8 p.m. BRT (UTC−3)
Date 5 August 2016
Location Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Coordinates 22°54′43.80″S 43°13′48.59″W / 22.9121667°S 43.2301639°WCoordinates: 22°54′43.80″S 43°13′48.59″W / 22.9121667°S 43.2301639°W

The opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games will take place on the evening of Friday 5 August in the Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro starting at 20:00 BRT (UTC−3).[1] As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings will combine the formal ceremonial opening of this international sporting event (including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes) with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation’s culture.

Venue

Main article: Maracanã Stadium

For the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics and Paralympics, a major reconstruction project was initiated for the Maracanã Stadium. The original seating bowl, with a two-tier configuration, was demolished, giving way to a new one-tier seating bowl.[2] The original stadium's roof in concrete was removed and replaced with a fiberglass tensioned membrane coated with Polytetrafluoroethylene. The new roof covers 95% of the seats inside the stadium, unlike the former design, where protection was only afforded to some seats in the upper ring and the bleachers above the gate access of each sector.

References

  1. ↑ ""Rio 2016 zeker op tijd klaar"". NOS (in Dutch). 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. ↑ History and description