== Forberedelser ==
[[File:Fernando_Meirelles_-_Österreichpremiere_360_Wiener_Volkstheater_01.jpg|thumb|[[Fernando Meirelles]]]]
De kreative instruktører for ceremonien var [[Fernando Meirelles]], [[Daniela Thomas]] og [[Andrucha Waddington]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newscontent.cctv.com/NewJsp/news.jsp?fileId=308474|date=29. juli 2015|title=Rio Olympics committee reveals opening ceremony details|publisher=China Central Television|access-date=11. august 2016|archive-date= 5. august 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805010416/http://newscontent.cctv.com/NewJsp/news.jsp?fileId=308474|url-status=dead}}</ref> Den brasilianske koreograf Deborah Colker udarbejdede en stab på over 6000 frivillige, der dansede i åbningsceremonien. Prøverne startede i slutningen af maj 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/opening-ceremony-choreographer-promises-masterpiece-of-dance-and-passion|title=Opening ceremony choreographer promises masterpiece of dance and passion|work=Rio2016.com|publisher=Rio Organizing Committee|access-date=11. august 2016|archive-date= 7. august 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807170623/https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/opening-ceremony-choreographer-promises-masterpiece-of-dance-and-passion|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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