IN A STYLE BEFITTING THE CARNIVAL TRADITIONS OF THE HOST CITY, THE RIO 2016 CLOSING CEREMONY OPENED IN A BLAZE OF COLOUR AND A MUSICAL BACKDROP OF SAMBA SOUNDS, AS DANCERS TWISTED AND TURNED TO FORM THE OUTLINES OF A SERIES OF ICONIC RIO MONUMENTS AND LANDMARKS, CULMINATING IN A MULTI-COLOURED DEPICTION OF THE OLYMPIC RINGS.