But Friday’s opening ceremony provided an opportunity to reframe a sporting event that was in danger of becoming the embodiment of the world’s brooding mood. Wally Skalij / Los Angeles TimesNever has an opening ceremony been so green. The opening ceremony, green in many ways. A nod to Rio's favelas in the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony succeeded in restoring a human face to a country that has been translated into a laundry list of unfixable problems.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 06, 2016 20:37 UTC