Download - Rio 2016 Paralympic Games: Opening Ceremony
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The opening ceremony for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games brought together some 4,350 athletes from over 170 nations for a dazzling event which went under the motto "A New World".
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A performer takes part in the opening ceremonyUeslei Marcelino/ Reuters
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Rain falls on participants during the opening ceremony Ueslei Marcelino/ Reuters
Brazilian Paralympic swimmer Clodoaldo Silva lights the flame during the opening ceremonyReuters
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Fireworks erupt during the opening ceremony Carlos Garcia Rawlins/ Reuters
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Athletes watch Seu Jorge perform Atsushi Tomura/ Getty Images
The cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony Ueslei Marcelino/ Reuters
A performer takes part in the opening ceremony Carlos Garcia Rawlins/ Reiters
A performer dances with a robotic arm during the opening ceremony Ueslei Marcelino/ Reuters
Amy Purdy dances with a robot. Photograph: Alexandre Loureiro/Getty Images
Brazilian Paralympic runner Marcia Malsar is assisted after falling while carrying the torch as rain falls during the opening ceremony Ueslei Marcelino/ Reuters
Athletes from Brazil take part in the opening ceremonyRicardo Moraes/ Reuters
A beach scene was created using special effects as dancers enacted a day at the seaside. Photograph: Szilard Koszticsak/EPA
Athletes from Italy take part in the opening ceremony Ricardo Moraes/ Reuters
High five: members of South Africas delegation. Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images
Athletes from Spain take part in the opening ceremony Ricardo Moraes/ Reuters
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
Athletes from the France take part in the opening ceremony Ricardo Moraes/ Reuters
Members of the British delegation enter the arena. Photograph: Mauro Pimenetel/AP
A member of Bahrain's delegation enters the stadium Yasuyoshi Chiba/ AFP
Athletes from Australia take part in the opening ceremony Ueslei Marcelino/ Reuters
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Members of Tonga's delegation enter the stadium Yasuyoshi Chiba/ AFP
Members of Ukraine's delegation enter the stadium Yasuyoshi Chiba/ AFP
Children and their fathers carry the Paralympic flag. Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images
Athletes from the United States take part in the opening ceremony Ricardo Moraes/ Reuters
A steel band entertains the crowds Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters
Members of Nigeria's delegation enter the stadium Yasuyoshi Chiba/ AFP
National flags are seen during the opening ceremony Jason O'Brien/ Reuters
Participants react as fireworks go off. Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images
Brazilian judoka Rafaela Silva, who won the gold medal during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, holds up the torch for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in front of the statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro on September 6, 2016. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)
The Paralympic symbol, Agitos, on Copacabana beach. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesEND08-SEPTIEMBRE-2016