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Rio 2016: Olympic Opening Ceremonies live stream, start time, TV info and more

By Cody Williams

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 01: A general view of the Olympic Rings, flag, Vinicius and Christ the Redeemer made into a sand sculpture on the beach during the Olympics preview day - 5 at the Copacabana Beach on July 30, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 01: A general view of the Olympic Rings, flag, Vinicius and Christ the Redeemer made into a sand sculpture on the beach during the Olympics preview day - 5 at the Copacabana Beach on July 30, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) /
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Live stream info, TV channel, start time, and more for the Olympic Opening Ceremonies at Rio 2016

For every Olympics, be it Summer or Winter, there are always many great moments and spectacles. Whenever an underdog comes from out of nowhere to win an event, whenever a world record is set, or whenever something simply incredible happens, it creates another lasting image at the Olympics. However, the Olympic Opening Ceremonies is the one consistently great moment each time the games are held and that shouldn’t be any different for Rio 2016.

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With the 2016 Olympics taking place in such a culturally rich area like Rio de Janiero, Brazil, it only figures that the Opening Ceremonies will be full of vibrance and life. The staples such as the oath, lighting of the torch, parade of nations, and so on will happen on Friday night while everyone soaks it all in and also waits to see who the surprise person that lights the torch actually is. No matter which way you slice it, how can you miss the Olympic Opening Ceremonies in Rio?

NBC and the Olympics have already confirmed that, though the Olympic Opening Ceremonies will occur at 7 p.m. ET, they will air both on NBC and on the live stream at NBCOlympics.com on a one-hour tape delay so to be able to edit the ceremony and the footage they have. Even still, it should be quite the show in Rio to get things started.

Details for the Olympic Opening Ceremonies are below:

Date: Friday, August 5
Start Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Stadium: Maracana Stadium
TV Info: NBC
Live Stream: NBCOlympics.com

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