World Cities: St Olympiad and Maracana Stadium

world cities: Graphic projections of world cities being swamped by rising seas set Rio de Janeiro otherwise fun and festive gala apart from the more self-congratulatory and lavish celebrations that Beijing and London wowed with in 2008 and 2012."The heat is melting the icecap," a voice intoned in the Maracana Stadium. "It disappearing very quickly."But it wasn't all doom and gloom, according to Brandon Sun. After all, nowhere parties quite like Rio. With a limited budget, the consequence of a biting recession that roiled preparations for South America first Olympics, Brazil laced its high-energy opening party for the games of the 31st Olympiad with a sobering message of the dangers of global warming. Supermodel Gisele Bundchen shimmered to the tune of "The Girl from Ipanema." Fireworks formed the word "Rio" in the skies. Dancers, all hips and wobble, grooved to thumping funk and sultry samba. The colossal Christ the Redeemer statue was bathed in Brazilian yellow and green. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.