PHOTOS FROM THE COLOURFUL OPENING CEREMONY OF THE OLYMPICS HOLDING IN BRAZIL

The opening ceremony of the Olympics was held at Marcana Stadium, Brazil which was filled to capacity with 80,000 guests.


The event was very colourful as different participating countries in the games did the parade in very colourful attires.

There were also many entertainments provided by different artists.

However, supermodel Gisele Bundchen who is a native of Brazil stole the show in a sparkling metallic thigh high slit gown as she strutted the runway in the stadium.

The Tonga flag bearer who carried the country's flag shirtless and over greased himself became a social media sensation.

Unfortunately for Nigeria, the athletes did their parade in tracksuits as their attires didnot arrive Rio De Janeiro before the opening ceremony.

Below are more photos of the event.