Rio 2016

Host city BrazilRio de Janeiro
Date Aug 5 - 21, 2016
Local time 19:13 (UTC-2)
Currency Real, R$ (BRL)

Local weather

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22°C
Partly Cloudy
Humidity: 83%
Wind: SSE at 4 mph

Fact of the day

Tennis was played at the Olympics until 1924, then reinstituted in 1988.
 

Rio 2016 Summer Olympics News

Brazil plans "green" World Cup as Maracanã Stadium embraces solar power

By David Gold

Maracana Stadium_14_MayMay 15 - Brazil's iconic Maracanã is to be powered by solar energy through a partnership with World Cup sponsor Yingli Solar, who will place 1,500 photovoltaic solar modules at the top of the stadium.
   

Nuzman set to face challenger in bid to remain head of Brazilian Olympic Committee

By Tom Degun

Carlos Nuzman_02-05-12May 3 - Carlos Nuzman, the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) President, will face an unlikely challenger for his high profile role as he seeks re-election after Eric Maleson, President of the Brazilian Ice Sports Federation, submitted himself as a candidate for the position.
   

Part-rebuilt Maracanã Stadium opens to the public

By David Gold

Maracana 1April 16 - The doors of the revamped Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, which will host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics, as well as the final of the 2014 football World Cup, have been opened to the public.
   

Rio 2016 executive producer given top role for Euro 2012

By David Gold

Marco Balich_head_and_shouldersApril 1 - Renowned Italian events and ceremonies producer Marco Balich (pictured), who is working with Rio 2016, has been snapped up as the creative director in charge of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of this summer's European Championships in Ukraine and Poland.
   

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