In honor of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, we found a recipe for a very popular Brazilian dish. Pão de Queijo or Brazilian cheese breads are a delicious and quick to prepare savory snack that is perfect for broadcasting competitions on the "small" screens.
What does Leonardo DiCaprio do when he takes a break from making movies? Enjoying a yacht with the girls and scaring his friends? No! He participates in the Olympic Games. At least that's what many believed, who confused him with American archer Brady Ellison, who recently won a silver medal with his national team in a team competition in Rio. But the seventh-ranked player in the world did not attract attention because of his sporting achievements. Brady, who months ago proposed to the well-known Slovenian archer Toja Černe, closely resembles the famous actor, and many were convinced that DiCaprio was on the American team.
Have you noticed that some of the athletes competing in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, including the famous 31-year-old swimmer Michael Phelps, have unusual dark red circles on their skin? It's not an allergic reaction, it's not love bites, it's not a cigar burn. It is a very special ancient therapy with glasses, which is supposed to reduce pain and is widely used by American athletes, and many celebrities have been walking around the world with unusual spots on their skin for a long time.
Rio 2016: American swimmers know how to have fun - after Call Me Maybe, this time karaoke in the car
The American swimmers who compete in the Olympic Games drew attention to themselves outside the pools again, and this time also by singing. If they opened their mouths to the song Call Me Maybe (OI London 2012) four years ago, they recorded karaoke in the car at the OI Rio 2016. The famous Michael Phelps, the most successful Olympian of all time, who won 22 medals at the Olympic Games, including 18 gold ones, also tried his hand at singing!
The Olympics are officially open! Tonight, the 28th Olympic Games officially began in Rio de Janeiro. Behind us is a spectacular show, which was also a part of the Slovenian national team, which proudly walked around the Maracana stadium with Vasili Žbogar at the helm. Check out some fantastic highlights from the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Today at midnight CET, the 2016 Summer Olympics begin in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the 28th time in a row. You can watch the opening ceremony live on TV Slovenija 2 or online on MMC TV. Rio 2016 is the first Olympic Games in South America, and there will also be a strong Slovenian expedition. Find out below when we expect the first Slovenian performances.
Rio 2016, the 31st Olympics that will take place in 37 venues, begins tonight (at 1:00 a.m. our time) with the opening ceremony. It will take place in the famous Maracana stadium, and six thousand volunteers will perform and dance there, who have been preparing for their points since May. Although every opening ceremony aims to surpass its predecessors in everything, Rio will cost only 10 percent of the money spent on the opening of the OI London 2012. The emphasis, according to the program's creative director, film director Fernando Meirelles (City of God, The Constant Gardener), it will be based on authenticity and rhythm, not so much on technology and special effects. Opening ceremonies have always been a feast for the eyes (and as you'll learn, money isn't everything), and below you can see the best Olympic opening ceremonies in history. Will the one from Rio be among them?
The Olympic spectacle begins today with the parade of the national teams, which has become a kind of fashion show, where the athletes show off their new Olympic outfits. The Olympic Committee of Slovenia entrusted the task of designing the Olympic collection to Sandi Murovec, who has already signed the last two collections, and many countries in the past entrusted the task of designing the Olympic collection to renowned fashion designers. Let's take a look at their creations.
Before flexing their muscles in the Olympic venues, some of the athletes competing at the Rio 2016 Olympics posed naked for photographer Stephen Douglas Rasmussen, including the ex-girlfriend of the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt.
The countdown has reached its peak. The Rio 2016 Summer Olympics are almost here! Feel the Olympic spirit by watching Olympic themed films.
In addition to athletes, the honor of performing at the Olympic Games also belongs to a handful of musicians. Just like athletes, musicians also have to go through a qualifying sieve, the winner - many musicians compete for this honor. groups - but there can only be one and it must be finally approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The official OI anthem (Cantato or Olympic Ode) was written by Kostis Palamas and set to music by Spyros Samaras. It was performed for the first time at the first Olympic Games of the modern era in Athens (Greece) in 1896. Unofficially, the Cantata was the anthem of the OI until 1958, when it became official. From the same year onwards, songs that are anthems or official compositions of the current Olympic Games. The basic purpose of these compositions is to spread and promote Olympism. In the following, we present the top 10 Olympic hits, which we remembered more than sporting achievements!
Golf is returning to the Olympic Games after 112 years! The Spaniard Sergio Garcia will also take part in the Rio 2016 Olympics, who says that for him, taking part in the Olympics will be a dream come true. This is how he thinks before the start, which will be on August 5, 2016.