About this event
The opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games will take place on the evening of Friday 5 August in the Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro starting at 20:00 BRT (UTC−3).[1] As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings will combine the formal ceremonial opening of this international sporting event (including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes) with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation’s culture.
The creative directors for the ceremony will be two Brazilian renowned film directors: Fernando Meirelles (City of God, The Constant Gardener), and the producer Daniela Thomas (who co-directed the handover from London 2012) and Andrucha Waddington.[2]
The face value of the tickets for spectators of the opening ceremony range from R$200 (US$85) for category E tickets (only sold in Brazil) to R$4600 (US$1949) for category A tickets.