Olympics closing ceremony to bring samba to Stratford

Organisers of Rio 2016 Games promise their eight-minute segment in Olympic Stadium will feature 'joy and passion'Rio 2016 organisers have promised to bring the spirit of the Sambadrome to Stratford as their contribution to a closing ceremony on Sunday that has been dubbed the ultimate aftershow party for London's Games.In a bid to outdo London's 2008 handover effort in Beijing, which garnered mixed reviews after putting David Beckham and Jimmy Page atop a red London bus, Rio's organising committ...

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