Rio de Janeiro — For at least three hours on a balmy Friday night, Brazilians got a respite from months of bad publicity, a chance to belt out bossa nova, dance the samba, watch supermodel Gisele ...

Brazilian soccer great Pele says his poor health will keep him from lighting the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics. In a statement on Friday, Pele said: "I'm not physically ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — There's nothing like the unique Brazilian vibe — and the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will see no shortage of samba, culture, diversity and history ...

Swimmer Michael Phelps, the all-time leader in career Olympic medals with 22, will carry the United States flag for the Opening Ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, the USOC announced Wednesday. Phelps, who ...

For Antony Scanlon, a vision and years of work have started to become very real. Twelve months from Wednesday, the opening ceremony for the 2016 Olympics will be held with 120 golfers joining the ...

Watch all the magic of the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony from the legendary Maracanã Stadium to the world. The perfect Opening for an unforgetable Olympic Games. Check out our exclusive documentary with ...