THOUSANDS of Rio's poorest watch on from the favelas as the lavish Olympic ceremony kicks off in the distance.
Those from the Brazilian city's slums were uninvited onlookers as their home welcomed the Greatest Show on Earth on Friday night.
A spectacular firework display lit up the iconic Maracana stadium to kick-start to two week Games.
Alberto Araujo, a 30-year-old bouncer, told the Mail: "The poor, we don't really get to experience the Olympics. We are close in distance, but far away.
"We will have fun, but this party is for foreigners, for the rich."
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More than 10,000 athletes and hundreds of thousands of spectators will descend on Rio over the next fortnight.
The opening ceremony saw Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen steal the show as she strutted across the arena.
But with most tickets costing £23 and the average Brazilian monthly salary standing at less than £400, the Games present an unaffordable luxury for the country's poorest.
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