The 2016 summer Olympic Games have officially begun.
The spectacular four-hour-long opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium was a celebration of Brazil's diversity set against a backdrop of samba, bossa nova and funk.
A smiling Andy Murray led Team GB in the athletes parade, while the Olympic cauldron was lit by Brazilian runner Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima.
Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff has said she is "sad" that she will not be present at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
Ms Rousseff, who was suspended from office in May pending a trial by the Senate on charges of breaking budget laws, said on her Twitter account she was "sad not to be at the party 'live and in colour' but I will be following it, rooting for Brazil".
Her suspension has played into Brazil's political turmoil, which has seen protests in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the Games.
Ms Rousseff turned down an invitation to the opening ceremony last month, saying she would not play second fiddle to her replacement, interim President Michel Temer, who will declare the Games officially open.
The proceedings saw a joyful celebration of Brazilian diversity and Carnival traditions married with a serious environmental message.
The Olympic Games has a long history of dramatic, emotional and inspirational moments.
Some three billion people are expected to watch on TV, with 50,000 spectators, 11,000 athletes and dozens of heads of state at the stadium.