Rio De Janeiro (AP) — Brazil and the world bid farewell Sunday to the first Olympic Games in South America, a 16-day spectacle that combined numerous highlight reel moments with ugly and even bizarre episodes that sometimes overshadowed the competitions. Olympic athletes were smiling, dancing and taking selfies as they proceeded into Rio de Janeiro's iconic Maracana Stadium for the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Games. Thousands of fans braved strong winds and sporadic rains to watch the closing ceremony, a finale meant to be both one last bash and to take care of some business — namely
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- 8/22/2016
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