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FILE - In this July 28, 2012, file photo, fireworks illuminate the sky over the Olympic Stadium during Opening Ceremonies at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Always splashy affairs, the parade of athletes this time around will take place Friday night, Aug. 5, 2016, at Maracana Stadium with a country-by-country show of fashion, along with speeches, flag-raising and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron. The idea is to showcase the host country's culture, something that has earned oohhs and aahhs through time, usually also accompanied by some head-scratching as traditions and history play out. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
FILE - In this July 28, 2012, file photo, fireworks illuminate the sky over the Olympic Stadium during Opening Ceremonies at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Always splashy affairs, the parade of athletes this time around will take place Friday night, Aug. 5, 2016, at Maracana Stadium with a country-by-country show of fashion, along with speeches, flag-raising and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron. The idea is to showcase the host country's culture, something that has earned oohhs and aahhs through time, usually also accompanied by some head-scratching as traditions and history play out. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)Mark J. Terrill

Olympic Opening Ceremony 2016: Reaction, Highlights and Recap from Rio

Joe TanseyAug 5, 2016

The 2016 Summer Olympics officially began on Friday inside the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 

Former Brazilian marathon runner Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima lit the Olympic flame after a torch relay that featured former tennis star Gustavo Kuerten and basketball great Hortencia Marcari. 

Full competition at the Rio Games begins on Saturday with gold medals handed out in archery, cycling, fencing, judo shooting, swimming and weightlifting. 

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