On September 7, 2016 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, more than 2,500 people came together to execute Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s vision for an Opening Ceremony to remember. The theme of the ...

On Saturday, Team USA put the finishing touches on the roster it will bring to Rio de Janeiro later this summer for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Kyrie Irving has agreed to join the roster, per ESPN's ...

Brazil has been getting ready for the summer 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for years. The run-up to the Olympics this year is more fraught than usual. As of the beginning of March, several buildings ...

Grande Rio samba school's drum queen, Paloma Bernardi, performs during the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 8, 2016. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares There was little that could stop ...

The countdown is on until the 2016 Olympics and Rio de Janeiro is preparing to welcome millions of people from around the world. But in order to succeed as hosts, the Brazilian city — which won the ...

This story appears in the August 29, 2016 issue of Sports Illustrated. To subscribe, click here. There you go. It’s what we’ve muttered nine times now, over three Olympics, after each race Usain Bolt ...

The Olympic Games are 31 days away – and Rio de Janeiro is in crisis. Violence is on the rise, and police officers are at loggerheads with the Rio state government after claiming they’ve not been paid ...

Despite a personal pitch from the Obamas, Chicago loses 2016 in the first round. Oct. 2, 2009— -- The International Olympic Committee picked Rio de Janeiro as the host city for the 2016 Olympic ...

Olympic leaders appear reluctant to help Rio de Janeiro organizers with a reported debt of more than $35 million left over from the 2016 Summer Games. The executive board of the International Olympic ...

On August 5, 2016, Brazil began its 16-day extravaganza of hosting the Olympic Games for the very first time. Beginning with its low budget Opening Ceremony, watched by more than 3.5 billion people, ...