RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games opening ceremony (all times local):
7:35 p.m.
Long lines are still outside Maracana Stadium, waiting to get through the copious team of security and into their seats for the opening ceremony.
But inside, the pre-show is underway.
Brazilian entertainer and television personality Regina Case is on the stadium floor, teaching fans in the stadium certain roles they will play in the show. Case says that 60,000 fans will be in the stadium, but she reminded the crowd that 3 billion will be watching on television worldwide.