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You can see file footage of the presentation: http://globoesporte.globo.com/olimpiadas/noticia/2015/07/com-curvas-do-brasil-tocha-olimpica-do-rio-2016-e-apresentada.html

All videos from Rio 2016 committee are superb. Always nice to see different angles of Rio and Brazil.

I'm not sure it's big cutting-edge technology involved or something as simple as hot air like a balloon...

It only opens when lit... Nice touch! but the plain part is where the hand is placed...

I loved it! The opening colors is a nice touch and with the yellow of the flame, there will be a nice Brazilian colors represented.

It makes me remember a little the mosaic used in Christ the Reedeemer statue...

In daily basis, Sportv have 3 channels, those will be the main ones: Sportv, Sportv2 and Sportv3. Based on what I got here, and in London 2012 (Sportv had 4 HD channels) During competitions times Sportv1 for main events (specially Volleball, Basketball, Soccer and breaking broadcasts from Brazilian Athletes, but also regular programming from non-Olympic events), Sportv2 as second option for Brazilian athletes and main competitions not involving Brazilians, Sportv3-14 for other live competitions (Sportv3 as third option for live Brazilian athletes competing), "15" might be a news channel 24/7 and "16" probably will show repeated broadcasts 24/7. During late night and non competition-times Sportv1 with main news "Sportv News", then "Madrugada Sportv" (Sportv Late Night show that starts 1am and finishes at 6am) then "Good Morning Sportv". Other channels with repeated broadcasts all night long. Forget Olympic Channel, Globo never broadcasts any other channel that is not part of Globo Group and main Cable TV companies in Brazil are owned in part by Globo, so... Olympic Channel probably will not be carried here.

As fas as I see here, it will be just glass studios

I loved the studio SporTV used during the World Cup at Fiscal Island in Guanabara Bay

Globo will have a huge 3-floor glass studio in the very center of Olympic Park for TV Globo and SporTV (that will broadcast 16 live 24/7 channels in cable TV during the games). Globo is the 2nd biggest TV network (only behind USA's ABC) in and the 17th Media conglomerate in the world, despite being in Brazil and be a Portuguese-language based media company.

More pics Aquatic Center

I also like how clean and organized the works are. That's good specially compared to some pics I saw from some events in the past, specially New Delhi CWG.

Olympic Park update

Just adding correct info: Maracana Complex (which includes, statium, Maracanazinho Arena, Pool and Athletics Stadium) is owned by state of Rio de Janeiro and operated by a private company.

Which is nice! I just love those links between host cities.

Metro/Subway Line 4 is my major concern among all. The pace of the works are fast but, there is a lot to do in 1 year. Probably this line will work for the Olympic, and get closed again to have finished its works. The rest of transportation plan is not concerning me. About venues, it's a movie we are tired to see, Brazil will deliver the venues 10 minutes before the deadline... Just like in the world cup, with tons of bad mood from foreigners about pictures and shining stadiums in the day it was needed to have them built... I don't like this (about last minute delivering), but that's a fact about Brazil. Get used to it or live complaining. About comparing preparations, this is totally waste of time, since technologies for building things changed a lot in the last 10 years... Engineers can build strcutures in amazing short time period compared to mid-2000s. In Portuguese "ignorant" can also means "stupid" or "idiot" in a rude way...

Bairros, Im around these boards for 8 years. Jokes like yours can lead to misunderstoods and endless stupid claims about the games in Rio, like all the bullshit we read before the world cup, specially in this anglo-centered forums. And as a newbie here, dont try to explain me things. The school you are attending now, Im graduated

And now Mr. JOHN COATES is happy about progress in Rio after a interview to many international media outlets last week. Of course, since he is happy and confident now, this didnt get big attention outside Brazilian media like all the bullshit he said last year. Typical biased coverage from abroad. Side note from Australian media: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/02/27/coates-praises-rio-olympics-progress And more bad will in the last lines of the report.......

It can be showed, but, I don't think as a scenario for some act, maybe a subtle background for a samba musical part... Usually, this part of Brazilian culture is explored via carnaval parade when showcasing Brazil abroad.