Despite having a significantly lower budget than those of other recent Olympics, the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics was praised by the international media for its vivid, diverse performances, emphasis on multiculturalism, and its appeal to the issue of climate change.
Trods en betydelig lavere budget end de andre nylige olympiske lege, blev åbningsceremonien for sommer-OL 2016 rost af de internationale medier for sine levende, forskellige forestillinger, sin vægt på multikulturalisme og dens appel til spørgsmålet om klimaændringer.