The newly arrived Olympic flag waves in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, August 19. In 2016, Rio de Janeiro will become the first South American city to host the Games (AP Photo/Felipe Dana).
Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes, third right, Brazilian Olympic Committee president Carlos Arthur Nuzman, second right, and representatives from various religions pray next to the newly arrived Olympic flag during a ceremony next to the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro (AP Photo/Felipe Dana).
Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes, front left, holds up the Olympic flag upon its arrival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo).
Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes, right, Governor Sergio Cabral, left, and President of the Brazilian Olympic Committe Carlos Arthur Nuzman arrive with the Olympic flag in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo).
From left, Rio de Janeiro's Governor Sergio Cabral, President of the Brazilian Olympic Committe Carlos Arthur Nuzman, boxer Yamaguchi Falcao Florentino, Mayor Eduardo Paes, boxer Esquiva Falcao Florentino, sailor Robert Scheidt, and athlete Maurren Maggi pose for pictures with the Olympic flag in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo).
Rio de Janeiro's Governor Sergio Cabral, bottom left, Brazil's Olympic boxer Esquiva Falcao Florentino, center left, and President of the Brazilian Olympic Committee Carlos Arthur Nuzman show the Olympic flag to students during a flag ceremony in the Complexo de Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo).
The newly arrived Olympic flag is seen in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro (AP Photo/Felipe Dana).
A general view of the Maracana soccer stadium undergoing renovations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File).
