Artists around the world, the Olympic Rio is calling!

The Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games offer a unique opportunity for artists and sportspeople who want to showcase their work to a global audience. The organising committee’s sport presentation department is looking for people who want to show off their talent during competition intervals. Singers, musical bands, jugglers, capoeira groups, cheerleaders and other types of performers, from Brazil and other countries, can apply to be part of the greatest show on Earth.

Rio 2016 expects to bring together around 1,600 candidates, who should email links to YouTube videos showing their performances to [email protected] .The successful candidates will receive a contribution towards the cost of their meals and transport to Olympic arenas, where they will have the opportunity to present their art to the world during the Games and put an amazing experience on their CV.