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In Olympics opening ceremony, Brazil goes big on climate change
2016-08-06 04:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Amid the pomp and circumstance of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on Friday, in between the fireworks and musical acts, the costumed performers and the camera shots of Gisele Bundchen dancing giddily alongside her fellow Brazilians in the crowd, came a more somber message. In primetime, with the world watching, Brazil showed a video focused on the problem of global warming and climate change. The video, narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Judi Dench, included maps and graphics showing...
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31st Olympic Games kick start amid protests in Rio, opening ceremony celebrates Brazil
2016-08-06 04:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Big News Network: On Friday night, Brazil did what it does best. It showed the world how the country celebrates - the samba, the carnival, sequins, feathers, et al. The stage was set. Rios iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, that dominates the skyline of the Brazilian capital and where the Olympic torch was lit at dawn was specially lit up. Thousands of spectators started pouring into the 74,000-seat Maracana Stadium, and at 8 p.m. local time, the world welcomed the 31st Summer Olympic Games. The Rio de Janeiro,...
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Rio 2016 makes spectacular opening
2016-08-06 03:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
In Cyprus: Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population in welcoming the world on Friday to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, all to the pounding beat of samba, bossa nova and funk. Brazil`s interim President Michel Temer declared open the first Games ever in South America. But in a display of the deep political divisions plaguing Brazil, he was jeered by some in the crowd at the famed Maracana football stadium. The opening ceremony...
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Brazil casts aside crisis in rousing Rio Games opening
2016-08-06 02:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population in welcoming the world on Friday to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, all to the pounding beat of samba, bossa nova and funk. Brazil`s interim President Michel Temer declared open the first Games ever in South America. But in a display of the deep political divisions plaguing Brazil, he was jeered by some in the crowd at the famed Maracana soccer stadium. The opening ceremony...
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Looking back on the Opening Ceremonies in Rio
2016-08-06 01:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: We made it. After all of the build up, the 2016 summer games in Rio de Janeiro officially got underway Friday night with the Opening Ceremonies at Maracana Stadium. Despite several events that could have well been perceived as bad omens -- from police using tear gas on protesters to a failed drug test and an arrest in the Olympic Village earlier in the day -- the biggest spectacle of every Olympic Games went off mostly without a hitch, featuring some beautiful moments along the way. The president...
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