RIO DE JANEIRO — Details of Friday’s Rio 2016 Opening Ceremonies continue to be released, and those who have participated in rehearsals for the big event say it will feature the story of Brazil’s history and culture, depicting everything from shoddily constructed buildings to testing river or ocean water for unsafe levels of fecal matter.
“I know some people were surprised when it was revealed that a depiction of me getting mugged would be included in the Opening Ceremony,” said Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen. “But we’re simply going for the most honest and gritty performance in Olympics history.