Brazil kicks off the 2016 Olympic Games with stunning spectacle of lights and performers in Rio de Janeiro.
Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Elsa/Getty Images)
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Performers take part in the opening ceremony. (Antonio Bronic/Reuters)
Performers during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (David Rogers/Getty Images)
Model Gisele Bundchen takes part in the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
The Aviator flies during the Metropolis segment of the opening ceremony. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
A dancer perform at the Pop: Empowerment during the opening ceremony. (Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
Fireworks explode on the stadium roof during the opening of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Performers take part in the ceremony. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
Fireworks explode over Maracana Stadium during the opening ceremony at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (Felipe Dana/AP Photo)
Artists perform during the opening ceremony. (Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
Daniel Jobim, the grandson of Brazilian composer Tom Jobim, performs. (Matthias Schrader/AP Photo)
Performers during the ceremony. (Richard Heathcote/Reuters)
People celebrate as they take part in the opening ceremony. (Samir Sagolj/Reuters)
Members of the Canadian team arrive at Maracana Stadium. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
Members of the Australian team take part in the opening ceremony. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
Fireworks explode over Maracana Stadium during the opening ceremony at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Felipe Dana/AP Photo)
The Canadian contingent take photos during the athletes' parade at the opening ceremony. (Stolen Nenov/Reuters)
Athletes from Brazil march in during the opening ceremony. (Samir Sagolj/Reuters)
Vanderlei de Lima climbs the stairs before lighting the cauldron during the opening ceremony for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)
Fireworks explode in Maracana Stadium during the opening ceremony. (Panel Kopczynski/Reuters)