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Brazil's musical history on display at Rio 2016 opening ceremony

From funk to samba to hip-hop, it's all being featured as the opening builds toward the entrance of athletes from around the world.

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05/08/2016 |18:09AP |
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Brazil's long, proud musical history is on full display in this high-energy start to the opening ceremony for the Rio Games.

From funk to samba to hip-hop, it's all being featured as the opening builds toward the entrance of athletes from around the world. Among the featured artists: Ludmilla, Cristian Do Passinho, Lelezinha, Elza Soares, Marcelo D2 and Karol Conka.

Video screens around Maracana Stadium are showing some of the lyrics, mostly in Portuguese, as fireworks go off and dancers clad in huge multi-colored wigs and red, yellow, white and orange outfits perform on the stadium floor.

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