Rio Olympics opening ceremony

Let the Games begin as the Opening Ceremony of Rio 2016 is over

Christ the redeemer

Christ the redeemer, arms open #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/Qc1OdTpark

— Lulu Garcia-Navarro (@lourdesgnavarro) August 6, 2016

The fireworks at Maracana Stadium mark the opening of Rio Olympics in emphatic faishon

Good night from Leander

Great experience today lasting 28 years of Olympic dreams...Ready to start my Rio campaign. Night Night ??????

— Leander Paes (@Leander) August 6, 2016

After travelling over 26,000 km on the Road To Rio, the Olympic Flame finally arrives at the Maracana

Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Anitta perform as the drum sections of all 12 Rio samba schools play together

Robert Scheidt, Brazilian Olympic sailor, takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all athletes at the Opening Ceremony

Legendary Kip runs to stage

The First ever #Olympiclaureate #Kenya's olympic legend 'Kip' runs to stage... #Rio2016 #Bra pic.twitter.com/JGNUGgW9bg

— Samuel Ouga (@Ougasam) August 6, 2016

Kids carry messages of peace

Messages of peace were written on the kites carried by children as they ran with Kipchoge Keino. #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/0ZMiEGblep

— Rio 2016 (@Rio2016_en) August 6, 2016

Everyone is standing at Maracana Stadium for Olympic Anthem

"Dear Refugees...you bring a message of hope to others," says IOA President Thomas Bach at Opening Ceremony

Wozniacki honoured to carry Denmark flag

Wow!! That was incredible!! Such an honor to be the flag bearer for Denmark!! Once in a lifetime! #memories pic.twitter.com/Hzkrey2A8b

— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) August 6, 2016

The Refugee Olympic Team gets a standing ovation at the Opening Ceremony

Sania watches it from Olympic Village

Woohooooo ???????????????????? time for some ???????? now ... #Olympics pic.twitter.com/vUinWeEofv

— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) August 6, 2016

Daria Gavrilova enjoys Rio moment

Best experience ever!!!!!!!!!! ???? #oneteam #OpeningCeremony #IAmAnOlympian ?? pic.twitter.com/uTjcKyccpz

— Daria Gavrilova (@Daria_gav) August 6, 2016

Hats off to Aruba

Aruba crushing it with this hat-blazer combo. #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/RMxAAInk0V

— Vulture (@vulture) August 6, 2016

Russia get mixed reception

Russia enter the arena and get mixed reception after almost all of their track and field athletes have been left back at home after the doping scandal.

Portugal have turned up in jeans and still they get a huge roar from the country they colonised

View from the sky

A view from above as the athletes enter the stadium. #Rio2016 #Olympics #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/0Ya0gsZXL6

— Olympics (@Olympics) August 6, 2016

Bouchard on cloud nine

Ahhhhhh!!! ???????????? pic.twitter.com/G2aTz9JbaU

— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) August 6, 2016

Katy Perry on the RISE

#Rio2016 ARE YOU READY TO #RISE pic.twitter.com/QtFBSCQAPY

— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) August 5, 2016

Flagbearer at his best!!

this guy just made all of the other flag bearers look lame as hell #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/B9XWM2UfbE

— n (@cabellocean) August 6, 2016

Breathtaking

Awesome ?? #OpeningCeremony #Rio2016 #olympics pic.twitter.com/OvMzvY14q0

— Olympics (@Olympics) August 6, 2016

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce truly in Jamaican colours

Wow! Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce nailed it! #OpeningCeremony #JAM pic.twitter.com/xR98Bq7pvm

— Stansy Sport (@stansysport) August 6, 2016

Abhinav Bindra leads the strong Indian contingent

Murray leads Great Britain

Reigning Olympic champion Andy Murray, the first Briton to win a men's singles gold in 104 years, leads Great Britain at the Opening Ceremony

Sachin enjoying Olympic mood

Any guesses for where I am? The #Olympics2016 buzz has made this place even more lively and beautiful! pic.twitter.com/xplbntkMr6

— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 5, 2016

United States make the entry

Rafael Nadal leads the Spanish contingent. It is the second time he is carrying the flag in Olympics.

Fireworks rock Maracana

Quite a spectacle! https://t.co/kJtxUiJPRV

— TOI Sports News (@TOISportsNews) August 6, 2016

Ireland all set to enter

#TeamIreland ready to make their big entrance at the #OpeningCeremony ?????? pic.twitter.com/l8mK0u7myQ

— Team Ireland (@olympiccouncil) August 6, 2016

Look from the top

Oooo! Look at this view from above #OpeningCeremony #rio2016 #olympics ?????? pic.twitter.com/hXGnA3UVdU

— Olympics (@Olympics) August 6, 2016

Canada make fans wild

Team Canada takes the floor and the fans go wild! Lots of flags pop up around the Maracana.

Bold entry by Bermuda

The Bermudan team has taken the bold decision to wear Bermuda shorts.

Australia make history

For the first time in Australian Olympic history, the delegation is sending more women than men to the Olympic Games. There are 215 women and 206 men at Rio 2016.

The nations will be entering in alphabetical order based on the spelling of their names in Portuguese

Greece on the way

The athletes are entering the stadium! First ones in Greece! #GRE pic.twitter.com/JIl3tqLsMs

— Olympics (@Olympics) August 5, 2016

Each athlete receives a native Brazil seed to be planted in the Athletes Forest in Deodoro after the Opening Ceremony

Pais Tropical

The crowd continues to sing "Pais Tropical" acapella with musician Jorge Ben Jor after the music ends in true Brazilian style

The crowd gets ecstatic with The 'Happiness Rap' which is being played out at the Maracana

Bird's-eye view

Wow! Look at this from high above! #OpeningCeremony #rio2016 pic.twitter.com/D43h4pclMQ

— Olympics (@Olympics) August 5, 2016

Building of contemporary Brazil

Performers are jumping around over 3D structures to depict the building of contemporary Brazil

The themes of the night

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> One of the themes of the night is &quot;gambiarra&quot;, described as &ldquo;the Brazilian talent for making the most out of nothing&rdquo; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OpeningCeremony?src=hash">#OpeningCeremony</a></p> &amp;mdash; Rio 2016 (@Rio2016_en) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rio2016_en/status/761699654547476481">August 5, 2016</a></blockquote>

First up - Brazil's national anthem

The national anthem of the host country Brazil is being played at the moment.

Are you ready for the extravaganza?

Places, places, everyone! Only 10 minutes to go and the dancers are ready for the #OpeningCeremony to begin ?? pic.twitter.com/i9gYInOKXQ

&mdash; Rio 2016 (@Rio2016_en) August 5, 2016

The wait is over now!

We waited long enough! #OpeningCeremony #Rio2016 #Olympics https://t.co/eIlEIIDUcs

&mdash; Olympics (@Olympics) August 5, 2016

As we awaits the opening ceremony, lets relive the 11 great Olympics moments

11 great moments from @Olympics history https://t.co/k0b6bO5P1i pic.twitter.com/rBlJydPDB9

&mdash; Rio 2016 (@Rio2016_en) August 5, 2016

The Refugee Olympic Team consists of 10 members with five from South Sudan, two from Syria, two from DR Congo and one from Ethiopia and will compete under the Olympic flag.