Rio 2016

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The vibrancy of Brazil's population was represented with a wide range of colours.

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Environmentalism was central to the ceremony, with one feature pleading for better climate change regulations.

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Gisele Bundchen turned the stage into a catwalk during the opening ceremony

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Capoeira dancers perfomed outside the Maracana stadium in Rio ahead of the start of the opening ceremony.

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Diversity was noted throughout with Brazil celebrating their various minorities.

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Fireworks and dancers at the opening ceremony, praised across the globe for its ambition.

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A fan ahead of the Opening Ceremony at the Maracana, the spiritual home of the worshipped national football team

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Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony, lighting up the Rio skyline.

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The celebrations began long before the official ceremony got underway.

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Christ the Redeemer stands over Rio de Janeiro ahead of a month of sport.

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Rio 2016 water contaminated by raw sewage and waste

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A man washes himself in the polluted waters of Guanabara Bay in Rio

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An aerial view of surfers paddling into the polluted waters off Sao Conrado beach in Rio

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An aerial view shows sewage moving into the canals that rim the Barra de Tijuca neighborhood near Olympic Park in Rio

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Houses stand next to the heavily polluted shore of Guanabara Bay in Rio

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An aerial photo, shows sewage, below, polluting a water canal that rims the Barra de Tijuca neighborhood near the Olympic Park in Rio

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Children try to catch a crab as they play on the polluted shore of Guanabara Bay in Rio

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An aerial view shows trash on the shores of Guanabara Bay in Rio

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The Alegria Sewage Treatment Plant operates alongside Guanabara Bay in Rio

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