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Best pictures from the 2016 Rio Olympics closing ceremony

Rio de Janeiro put up a colourful show at the Maracana stadium during the 2016 Olympics closing ceremony.

By :  sadhguru jaggi vasudev
Update: 2016-08-22 05:51 GMT
Fireworks explode at the Maracana stadium during the Olympics closing ceremony, as people from the Mangueira slum look on. (Photo: AP/ Felipe Dana)
The 2016 Rio Olympics finally comes to an end. (Photo: AP)
More pyrotechnics show at the Maracana stadium. (Photo: AP)
British athletes with their illuminated footwear at the closing ceremony. (Photo: AP)
Artists put up an eye-catching show at the Maracana stadium. (Photo: AP)
IOC President Thomas Bach speaks during the closing ceremony. (Photo: AP)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes an appearance at the Rio 2016 closing ceremony. (Photo: AP)
Mariene de Costa basks in the artifical shower, as the Olympics flame is extinguished. (Photo: AP)
Mariene de Costa sings during the flame-extinguishing ceremony at the Maracana stadium. (Photo: AP)
Lenine performs during the Olympics closing ceremony. (Photo: AP)
More colourful dancers at the Maracana stadium. (Photo: AP)
Samba dancers perform at the Maracana stadium. (Photo: AP)
French athletes watch the fireworks at the Maracana stadium, during the Rio 2016 closing ceremony. (Photo: AP)
People at the Mangueira slum, in Rio de Janeiro watching the Rio 2016 closing ceremony on their television (Photo: AP)
Fireworks erupt at the Maracana stadium during the closing ceremony. (Photo: AP)
Rio de Janeiro put up a colourful show at the Maracana stadium during the 2016 Olympics closing ceremony.

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