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Gilded Games Begin in Gritty Rio
2016-08-06 10:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The first South American country to host the Olympics is reeling from an astonishing combination of political upheaval and economic crisis. Its efforts to stage the world's biggest sporting event met trouble at every turn, from the Zika virus to polluted waters to budget cuts so deep that basic operations became strained. So the opening ceremony of the Summer Games arrived Friday night as a salve, disguising the wounds for a few hours and letting Brazilians celebrate everything from the waves...
Rio rises to the occasion as Games open with heart and zeal
2016-08-06 10:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Star Tribune: In Brazil, the ability to make something out of nothing is so ingrained in the culture that they have an expression for it. "Gambiarra' happens every day in ways large and small, allowing this easygoing society to say: See? We knew all along we could figure it out. Brazil has never needed that talent more than it did on Friday, when it opened the Rio Olympics in a burst of music and color at Maracana Stadium. The Opening Ceremony had been reworked four times as the country's economic meltdown...
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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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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Brazil: Rio Games open with Samba, global warming takes centrestage
2016-08-06 02:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hindu: Despite some protests, a grand gala opening ceremony starts. The mega event will run till August 21. Brazil showcased its rich history and cultural heritage, combined with Rio`s famous `Samba` dance, as the 31st Olympic Games was officially launched with a subtle yet powerful message of global warming plaguing the world in a glittering opening ceremony here. Brazil organisers put their passion for football aside and made climate change and depletion of natural resources as the central theme...
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