During the olympic cultural period, May to September of 2016, Rio de Janeiro will host outstanding shows, expositions, concerts and events which will be held in our theaters, museums, cultural[…]
Rio 2016 Installations and Legacies
The Rio City Hall’s Olympic Project has followed three principles: legacy, public resources economy and future use of permanent installations. When pursuing its actions, the City Hall has presented solutions[…]
The Greenest Games Ever?
The Rio 2016 olympic games opening ceremony put sustainability at the heart of its creative programme and this infused all other elements of protocol. The Olympic cauldron was deliverately small[…]
What counts as #OlympicArt during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games?
The Culture @ the Olympics team is in Rio throughout the 2016 Olympic Games, as we have done since 2000 across nine Olympic cities. We are documenting and reporting on the Olympic Games cultural[…]
Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony, the Director’s Insight
Q&A with Fernando MEIRELLES (BRA) Position: creative director of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Age: 60 Profession: film director Selected filmography: City of God (2002), The Constant Gardener[…]
The Refugee Olympic Team compete to “make history”
For the first time in Olympic history, a team composed of refugees has been created and will stand alongside the other 206 nations in the Opening Ceremony on 5th August[…]
#RoadToRio
With just a few days to go before the start of the Rio2016 Olympic Games, here’s a short film about what the journey from the airport into the city feels[…]
The Rio 2016 Cultural Olympiad
Find here a selection of images from the ceremony organised by Rio 2016 Cultural Olympiad to mark the final one year countdown to the opening of the Games. You can[…]
Rio 2016: One year to go
Culture @ the Olympics editor, Dr Beatriz Garcia is in Brazil during the first week in August 2015 to meet with key figures behind Rio’s 2016 Olympic Games preparations, as[…]
The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Evaluation
Find here access to a completely re-designed version of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Evaluation Summary, including a more accessible and visually attractive overview of key statistics and related qualitative[…]