Rio 2016 Olympics: Relive the spectacular opening ceremony

(CNN) After months of planning, hundreds of headlines and years of training for the world's top athletes, the Rio 2016 Olympic Games are finally here.

Friday's opening ceremony was a flamboyant feast of Brazilian culture -- if there's one country that knows how to party, it's Brazil. (Mobile app users can best follow the blog here)

• Vanderlei de Lima lights Olympic cauldron to launch the Games - read our full report
• Acclaimed Brazilian film director Fernando Meirelles ("City of God," "The Constant Gardener") was one of three creative directors masterminding the show
• Go here for CNN's full Rio Olympics coverage