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Gisele Bundchen to heat up Rio Olympics 2016 opening ceremony

Updated on: 14 July,2016 08:28 AM IST  | 
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Ex-supermodel Gisele Bundchen will be swapping the catwalk for the stadium this time as she will host the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Gisele Bundchen to heat up Rio Olympics 2016 opening ceremony

Gisele Bundchen. Pic/Getty Images

Rio de Janeiro: Ex-supermodel Gisele Bundchen will be swapping the catwalk for the stadium this time as she will host the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.


Gisele Bundchen. Pic/Getty Images
Gisele Bundchen. Pic/Getty Images


Bundchen, who retired from modelling last year, will walk through a "futuristic gateway" at Maracana Stadium during the August 5 ceremony marking the start of the first Games hosted in South America, according to Extra newspaper.


Extra said the theme of the ceremony would be "the future."

Rio 2016 organizers did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Bundchen, now 35, who was once the highest paid model in the world, also participated in the prize ceremony for the 2014 World Cup final that pitted Argentina against Germany, in Maracana Stadium as well.

Extra said another highlight of the Olympics ceremony would be a performance by veteran samba singer Elza Soares, 79.

Soares, the widow of football player Garrincha, is expected to sing about Rio's favelas.

Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, two living legends of the South American giant's music, are also expected to participate in the ceremony.

They will be joined by funk singer Anitta.

"It's very exciting to work for such a great event," O Globo newspaper quoted her as saying. And in this capital of the Carnival festival, the 12 leading school percussion bands will have the crowd bouncing to the music in the huge arena.

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