The concert during the ceremony with the flags of Brazil, Greece and Japan at the right side, symbolizing the handover of the Olympics from Rio de Janeiro to Tokyo
The closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 21 August 2016 from 20:00 to 22:50 BRT at the Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

As per traditional Olympic protocol, the ceremony featured cultural prestations from both the currt (Brazil) and following (Japan) host countries, as well as closing remarks by International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidt Thomas Bach and the leader of the Games' organizing committee Carlos Arthur Nuzman, the official handover of the Olympic flag from Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes to Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike, whose city hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics, and the extinguishing of the Olympic flame.
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For the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics, a major reconstruction project was initiated for the Maracanã Stadium. The original seating bowl, with a two-tier configuration, was demolished, giving way to a new one-tier seating bowl.
The original stadium's concrete roof was removed and replaced with a fiberglass tsioned membrane coated with polytetrafluoroethyle. The new roof covers 95% of the seats inside the stadium, unlike the former design, where protection was only afforded to some seats in the upper ring and those above the gate access of each sector.
Amid heavy rainfall, the ceremony began with interpretive dancers represting various landmarks in the host city, with music from the Brazilian group Barbatuques [pt], singing Beautiful Creatures, a song from the 2014 American animated film Rio 2.
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Martinho da Vila th performed a rdition of the classic song Carinhoso [pt] by Pixinguinha. In another segmt, introducing the athletes, pop singer Roberta Sá channeled Carm Miranda, the brazilian fruit-headdress-wearing, midctury Hollywood diva who dures as a beloved camp figure. The Parade of Flags followed shortly after a choir of 27 childr, represting the states of Brazil, sang the Brazilian national anthem.
The ceremony featured a performance of Carry Me by Norwegian electronic music artist Kygo and American singer-songwriter Julia Michaels, as part of a segmt that launched the new Olympic Channel service launching after the Games.
Four newly elected members of the IOC Athletes' Commission were introduced: fcer Britta Heidemann (Germany), table tnis player Ryu Seung-min (South Korea), swimmer Dániel Gyurta (Hungary) and pole vaulter Yela Isinbayeva (Russia). Line th performed his song Jack Soul Brasileiro with slowly modificated lyrics in celebration to those who volunteered during the games. The flag handover ceremony began as standard with the Greek national anthem and the Olympic anthem sung in glish. Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes handed the flag to IOC presidt Thomas Bach, who th handed it over to Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike. The flag was raised again in PyeongChang for the 2018 Winter Olympics on 9 February 2018 for the oping ceremony.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe standing atop a Warp Pipe while holding Mario's trademark red cap and the red circle from the flag of Japan
The directors for the show were Hiroshi Sasaki (creative supervisor), Ringo Shea (creative supervisor and music director), MIKIKO (choreographer and stage director) and Kaoru Sugano (creative director).
Tokyo 2020's prestation for the next Olympics featured swimmer Kosuke Kitajima, long-distance runner Naoko Takahashi, boxer Ryōta Murata and Prime Minister Shinzō Abe. The Japanese national anthem arranged by Jun Miyake was sung while the flag of Japan was projected onto the stadium grounds while another flag was raised on the flagpole in the stadium. The flag th faded out to thank those who aided the country after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
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A video prestation featuring characters from famous Japanese anime and promint video games such as Captain Tsubasa, Doraemon, Pac-Man and Hello Kitty led up to Abe's appearance, which consisted of him transforming into Mario from Nintdo's Mario franchise and jumping out of a Warp Pipe giv by Doraemon to help him get from Tokyo's Shibuya Crossing to Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã Stadium on time. Abe appeared at the Maracanã dressed up as Mario.
Male rhythmic gymnasts from Aomori University and dancers from Elevplay th performed a dance routine highlighting Japan's electronic culture (choreographed by Mikiko, dance director of Elevplay), music by Capsule member Yasutaka Nakata (the songwriter and producer for popular Japanese idol artists Perfume and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu) before the prestation ded with the logo of the forthcoming Tokyo games.
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The last sequce of prestation used the music from Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre's 2012 play Egg (writt by Hideki Noda, with music by Ringo Shea) – contains the message: 'sports, music or Olympics' and 'War or Nationalism' shall not be linked again.
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Speeches by organising committee chairman Carlos Arthur Nuzman and IOC presidt Bach declared the Games closed, as he called them 'Marvelous Olympic Games in The Marvelous City'. Marie de Castro sang a rdition of ‘Pelo Tempo Que Durar’ a hit song recorded and composed by Marisa Monte in front of the Olympic cauldron as the flame was extinguished via piped rain.
The ceremony ded with a fireworks display and a tribute to Rio's signature evt, the Carnival, which takes place during the week before Ash Wednesday. The ding segmt emulated the brazilian biggest party evts held in Rio. The 250-person strong parade was led by Brazilian model Izabel Goulart, the actress Leandra Leal as goodmother of Cordão da Bola Preta carnival block and street cleaner Rato Sorriso, with the city anthem and a popular carnival song called Cidade Maravilhosa playing in the background. The performers in the closing ceremony consisted from six of the main singers of samba schools and their respective rhythmists Ciganerey (Mangueira), Emerson Dias (Grande Rio), Ito Melodia (União da Ilha do Governador), Leozinho Nunes (São Clemte), Tinga (Unidos da Tijuca) and Wantuir (Paraíso do Tuiuti),
This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect rect evts or newly available information. (November 2018 )The 2016 Rio Olympics officially kick off on Friday evening with the opening ceremony in Maracana Stadium in the seaside city in Brazil. It marks the first time a South American city will host the Summer games. Here are some more key facts and figures that reflect the economy, athletics, and humanity of the 31st Olympiads.
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12: Number of Rights Holding Broadcasters offering a Virtual Reality experience to their viewers, a first for the Olympics. With a compatible headset viewers will get a 360-degree look into the Games. NBC is provided VR coverage to authenticated U.S. users of compatible Samsung Galaxy smartphones.
$0: Amount NBC made on the 2012 Summer Games in London. [Correction: Comcast tells the event was a break even proposition for the media company. Previously, we reported it was a loss.]

$1.2 Billion: NBC’s national ad sales for the Rio Games including broadcast, cable and digital advertising; the most for any media event in U.S. history.
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61 years old: Age of the oldest Olympian, Australian equestrian rider Mary Hanna, competing in her fifth Olympics. The grandmother of three says she plans compete in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
16 years old: Age of the the youngest U.S. Olympian, Kanak Jha, competing in table tennis. Three other slightly older 16-year olds will compete for the U.S. -- artistic gymnast Laurie Hernandez , track and field hurdler Sydney McLaughlin, and rhythmic gymnast Laura Zeng.
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137.8 Million: Social media followers of Brazilian soccer star Neymar, the most popular Olympian on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and the third-highest paid athlete at the Summer games.
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22: Record number of medals won by Phelps (18 gold, two silver and two bronze) dating back to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This will be his fifth Olympic appearance, a record for U.S. men's swimming.
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7: Number of consecutive Summer games gymnast Oksana Chusovitina will log with Rio 2016. The 41-year old mother's first competed for the Unified Team at the '92 games, was part of Germany's team in '96-'12, and is now competing for her birth country, Uzbekistan.
6: Number of consecutive Summer games to medal should U.S. shooter Kim Rhode make the podium in Rio, a distinction that will make her the first Olympic athlete to do so. She won her first gold at the 1996 Atlanta Games, days after her 17th birthday.
6 Grams: Amount of gold in each gold medal which is 92.5% silver plus this year, composed of elements from recycled electronic equipment, aligning with Rio’s commitment to sustainability.
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