As the countdown for the Rio August 2016 Olympics comes down, fans are eager to watch the various events performed at the Rio de Janeiro of which the highlights of all the events include the openings and closing ceremonies and they are much anticipated event from the Olympic fans.
Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony Details
The closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics 2016 will officially take place on 21st of August 2016, Sunday evening at Maracana Stadium of Rio de Janeiro which begins at 20:00 BRT (UTC−3). This closing event will take place at the stadium after all the sporting events of the Summer Olympics 2016 complete. The Maracana Stadium will be a home for nearly 80,000 viewers on the day of closing ceremony which will be a witness of the three countries (Greece, Japan and Brazil) national anthems being played.
Summer Olympics 2016 Closing Ceremony Venue
As authorized, the closing ceremony will start with proceedings which will be a combination of the formal closing ceremony of this international event of sporting that includes the flags hosting, closing speeches, parade of the countries and the flame exhausting. Same as the openings ceremony, the closing ceremony will feature various performances from various artists.
Summer Olympics 2016 Closing Ceremony Venue
The venue for the Rio 2016 closing ceremony is the same venue where the opening ceremony will be hosted and it is Maracana stadium. It is officially known as the Estádio Mário Filho. This stadium is owned by Rio de Janeiro and it is known to be the biggest stadium of the world with a huge seating of 200,000. But after the renovation for the Summer Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics and Paralympic games for nearly 3 years, the new stadium has been opened in the year 2013 which has the seating capacity of nearly 80,000.
Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics Closing Ceremony Tickets
The cost of the closing ceremony tickets for the Rio 2016 Olympics range from R$200 (US$85) for E category tickets which will only be sold in Brazil to R$3000 (US$1271) for A category tickets. The tickets for the closing ceremony can be purchased from the official website of the Rio as well as from the Rio official ticket offices.
Who Is Performing At The 2016 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony??
Along with the traditional features listed above, there will be some celebrations in which a wide range of performances will be made by the various artists same as the opening ceremony. The directors of the opening and closing ceremony events of both Olympic and Paralympics have selected a total of 14,000 various sporting and artistic performers of various fields to perform at both closing and opening ceremonies and entertain the audience. This will include the musical bands, singers, jugglers, cheerleaders, capoeira groups as well as the other range of performers from the country Brazil as well as from other nations too. All these performers have been divided to perform across the four ceremonies of Olympics and Paralympics.
As per the past update from the official sources, it is also announced that after a range of auditions conducted, a wide spectrum of the street dancers have been added to the performers list for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Rio Olympic Games. It is said that there are 100 dancers recruited by the organizers who will be playing the key role at both the ceremonies.
Abe to Attend Rio 2016 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony
As per the sources, it is known that the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has an intention to visit the Olympic host city Brazil for attending the Rio de Janeiro which is known take place on 21st August 2016 officially as per the local time.
It is also known that, at the time of his visit, the Prime Minister Abe has also some plans of participating in the event that is organized by the government for introducing the culture of Japan to the other nations representatives having an aim of grabbing the tourists of foreign countries to Japan.
As Abe has designated to attend the peace memorial ceremony of the Hiroshima on 6th of August 2016 for marking the city US atomic bombing anniversary, he will not be attending the opening ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016 as per the source. So instead of this, the Prime Minister has taken a decision to participate in the closing ceremony event of Rio Olympics along with the Tokyo’s newly elected governor.
Japan Campaigning at Rio de Janeiro
At the time of Rio de Janeiro Paralympic and Olympic games, the organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games will be jointly establishing the public relations base named Japan house in Rio de Janeiro along with the other organizations.
The government also had plans of establishing the booth for giving the information with the concern of the campaign named “Cool Japan” that include, anime, cutting-edge technology and traditional crafts.
Soon, we will add all the details regarding the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony Here. So, for addition information regarding the closing ceremony we have to wait for more updates from the official sources. Till then stay tuned to our site and get up-to-date Rio information here.
Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony Details
The closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics 2016 will officially take place on 21st of August 2016, Sunday evening at Maracana Stadium of Rio de Janeiro which begins at 20:00 BRT (UTC−3). This closing event will take place at the stadium after all the sporting events of the Summer Olympics 2016 complete. The Maracana Stadium will be a home for nearly 80,000 viewers on the day of closing ceremony which will be a witness of the three countries (Greece, Japan and Brazil) national anthems being played.
Summer Olympics 2016 Closing Ceremony Venue
As authorized, the closing ceremony will start with proceedings which will be a combination of the formal closing ceremony of this international event of sporting that includes the flags hosting, closing speeches, parade of the countries and the flame exhausting. Same as the openings ceremony, the closing ceremony will feature various performances from various artists.
Summer Olympics 2016 Closing Ceremony Venue
The venue for the Rio 2016 closing ceremony is the same venue where the opening ceremony will be hosted and it is Maracana stadium. It is officially known as the Estádio Mário Filho. This stadium is owned by Rio de Janeiro and it is known to be the biggest stadium of the world with a huge seating of 200,000. But after the renovation for the Summer Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics and Paralympic games for nearly 3 years, the new stadium has been opened in the year 2013 which has the seating capacity of nearly 80,000.
Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics Closing Ceremony Tickets
The cost of the closing ceremony tickets for the Rio 2016 Olympics range from R$200 (US$85) for E category tickets which will only be sold in Brazil to R$3000 (US$1271) for A category tickets. The tickets for the closing ceremony can be purchased from the official website of the Rio as well as from the Rio official ticket offices.
Who Is Performing At The 2016 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony??
Along with the traditional features listed above, there will be some celebrations in which a wide range of performances will be made by the various artists same as the opening ceremony. The directors of the opening and closing ceremony events of both Olympic and Paralympics have selected a total of 14,000 various sporting and artistic performers of various fields to perform at both closing and opening ceremonies and entertain the audience. This will include the musical bands, singers, jugglers, cheerleaders, capoeira groups as well as the other range of performers from the country Brazil as well as from other nations too. All these performers have been divided to perform across the four ceremonies of Olympics and Paralympics.
As per the past update from the official sources, it is also announced that after a range of auditions conducted, a wide spectrum of the street dancers have been added to the performers list for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Rio Olympic Games. It is said that there are 100 dancers recruited by the organizers who will be playing the key role at both the ceremonies.
Abe to Attend Rio 2016 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony
As per the sources, it is known that the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has an intention to visit the Olympic host city Brazil for attending the Rio de Janeiro which is known take place on 21st August 2016 officially as per the local time.
It is also known that, at the time of his visit, the Prime Minister Abe has also some plans of participating in the event that is organized by the government for introducing the culture of Japan to the other nations representatives having an aim of grabbing the tourists of foreign countries to Japan.
As Abe has designated to attend the peace memorial ceremony of the Hiroshima on 6th of August 2016 for marking the city US atomic bombing anniversary, he will not be attending the opening ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016 as per the source. So instead of this, the Prime Minister has taken a decision to participate in the closing ceremony event of Rio Olympics along with the Tokyo’s newly elected governor.
Japan Campaigning at Rio de Janeiro
At the time of Rio de Janeiro Paralympic and Olympic games, the organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games will be jointly establishing the public relations base named Japan house in Rio de Janeiro along with the other organizations.
The government also had plans of establishing the booth for giving the information with the concern of the campaign named “Cool Japan” that include, anime, cutting-edge technology and traditional crafts.
Soon, we will add all the details regarding the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony Here. So, for addition information regarding the closing ceremony we have to wait for more updates from the official sources. Till then stay tuned to our site and get up-to-date Rio information here.
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