willwalk

I still think the cauldron will be indoors for the football stadium in rio. If 2007 is any guide I don't expect the 2016 cauldron at the top, more likely indoors.

Or they could have two cauldrons, one for Havalange and the other at Maracana. I remember seeing a outdoor cauldron lit with a flame at the sailing venue at the London 2012 games. If it could be done in 2010 winter games and the most recent Olympic games there's no reason why Rio could not do it.

But then the cauldron would probably have to make way for football matches. Is the cacapity of Maracana stadium likely to be similar to that of the upcoming world cup in 2014 for the Olympics in 2016? No more and no less seats? I'm just wondering because they could remove some seats to make way for the cauldron?

Oh well. Its best to take things in perceptive. The cauldron may be inside again, or on the roof who knows? People are used to see cauldrons on the top of stadiums but I must warn that cauldrons inside stadiums might be more common from now on. It's a matter of wait and see

I'm just wondering if it will make much more sense to have the ceremonies in the althelic and track & field stadium rather the stadium where football matches will be held, so that more people would be able to see the cauldron? Are the organisers doing to do that?

I think it's the most likely scenario. Similar to London or maybe on the roof of Maracana stadium. Remember Maracana won't be in the same area as the olympic village, and unfortunately people might have to get used to the idea of cauldrons being inside the stadium.

Again a location for the cauldron is a matter for the Olympics organisers. Maybe they could go for a portable cauldron. Place one at the stadium for the ceremony and transfer it to the althetic stadium? I'm sure it's a requirement that the cauldron must be seen by the people who attend ceremonies.