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The2016 Rio Olympicshas begun.
Theatrics are staple to every Olympics opening, and Rio was no exception.
See video of some of the highlights from NBC below.
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Acrobatic floor projection routine
Choreographer Deborah Colker worked with about 6,000 volunteers to execute this elaborate routine.
Utilizing floor projections, the performance created the illusion of dancers leaping across rooftops.
The expectation lights a fire under me, Colker toldRio2016.combeforehand.
During the opening ceremony, a Santos-Dumont impersonator piloted a craft that rose above and out of the stadium.
Taufatofua is the first athlete from the Polynesian sovereign state to compete in Taekwondo in the Olympics.
Obrigado Brazil and the thousands of volunteers for the best Olympic opening ceremony ever, he wrote onInstagram.
It was fun, bright and shinier [than] my coconut oil!
Watch the lit cauldron make its final ascent below.
If you have one extra minute to spare, heres a time-lapse video of the opening ceremony.
