International Paralympic Committee President Sir Philip Craven made the announcement that the people of Rio and Brazil would be awarded the Paralympic Order during his address to the Closing Ceremony ...

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One of the masterminds behind the ceremony was Fernando Meirelles, the movie director responsible for the critically acclaimed 2002 film City of God, the jewel of the favela aesthetics. The Rio ...

Thank you to every member of the Rio 2016 Organising Committee for ... But firstly I want to take you back to the Beijing 2008 Closing Ceremony where we celebrated the falling leaves of autumn ...

In comparison, Tirico hosted the Closing Ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics from Rio de Janeiro. Fallon hosting the Closing Ceremony was teased last month when Tirico, Kelly Clarkson ...

[caption id="attachment_241077" align="alignnone" width="770"] Nailed it: Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo appeared at the 2016 Rio Olympics Closing Ceremony (sort ...