Add to that concerns about questionable construction, filthy water, crime and terrorism, and Friday’s cash-strapped opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro had the potential ...

Three thoughts on the Rio Olympics opening ceremony: 1. The creative team for Rio’s opening ceremony set a goal of changing the paradigm from previous Olympic ceremonies—specifically ...

Swimmer Michael Phelps leads the United States into the arena during the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony on Friday, August 5, 2016. Performance celebrate the culture and history of Brazil during the Rio ...

RIO DE JANEIRO >> The Olympic Games were launched Friday night with an opening ceremony that highlighted the contradictions and, by connection, the failings of the first South American city to ...

The Rio opener was an emotionally impactful demonstration of that feat, its spirit more akin to the infectious triumph and shared pleasure that usually accompany Olympics closing ceremonies.

At his fifth and last Olympics ... After the grandeur of Beijing's opening ceremony in 2008 and the high-tech, cheeky inventiveness of London's in 2012, Rio's was earthier and less swish but ...

The Games of the XXXI Olympiad are finally here. The Opening Ceremony for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics will take place Friday, Aug. 5 in Rio's Maracanã Stadium. It will air on NBC at 7:30 p.m ...

We are just a couple of hours away from the opening ceremonies at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Organizers say to expect lots of samba, of course, and a lot more. NPR's Melissa Block is ...

It wasn't with it's highlights, however.

The Rio Olympics opened to big pageantry but relatively low ratings in the United States for NBC. Friday's broadcast of the Rio opening ceremony brought in an overnight rating of 16.5 -- the ...

So why is the opening ceremony delayed? The 2016 Rio Olympics opening ceremony will start Friday in Rio at 7 p.m. ET, but will not be aired until 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. Viewers in Mountain time will ...