The highly anticipated 31st modern Olympics in Rio is underway but aside from controversies surrounding safety, disease and Russian doping scandals, what else do you know about the Games and its host?
Take a tour around our interactive map to discover the facts, hunt the fugitive, excavate the body parts and support Team GB.
A severed foot was found washed up on the volleyball beach, can you find the rest of the body?
Find out where your favourite Team GB athletes are staying across the map and tweet them good luck!
A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner has fled Uruguay and is hiding somewhere in the map. Help the overstretched Rio police hunt him down!
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Email me!Zika was reported in Brazil in May 2015, It is believed it was carried over by a tourist to the World Cup. There are now 1.5 million reported cases of Zika infection.
In response to budget cuts, police staged a protest at Rio's international airport by holding up a "Welcome to Hell" banner.
A $30m cable car over Rio de Janeiro's oldest favela has caused controversy with residents arguing the community needed more investment in basic infrastructure.
Rule40 prohibits athletes and non-sponsors from marketing themselves during the Olympic Games. Sportswear manufacturer Brooks Running Co. have created an ambush marketing campaign to protest the ruling.
Location Barra Olympic Park
Events Track Cycling
The new Rio Olympics Velodrome, shaped like a bicycle helmet, was designed by German architects of Schuermann. This reconstrcution of this venue turned out to be the most problematic of the 2016 Olympics venues, with constant delays and cancellation of test events. The venue opened with no full test events carried out.
Location Parque Nacional da Tijuca
Located at the peak of the Corcovado mountain, this 98ft statue of Christ is struck by lightning an average of three times a year. In January 2014, lightening broke off part of the hand and damaged his head.
Location 22°54′37.11″S43°10′51.10″W
The Cathedral, a modern style design by Edgar Fonseca, was based on the Mayan architectural style of the pyramids. It has an overall height of 75 metres and has enough standing room for 20,000 people.
Location 22°54′12″S 43°10′31″W
The Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro is one of the most historical buildings in the city, elaborately decorated with oval paintings of the Apostles and extravagant gold-hued woodwork.
Location 22°54′43.80″S43°13′48.59″W
Events Opening and closing ceremonies, Football
Rio's Maracanã Stadium, which boasts the world record for the most fans ever to attend a soccer game. Although its current capacity is around 78,000, the stadium squeezed in at least 173,000 fans during the 1950 World Cup final.
Location 22°53′35.42″S 43°17′32.17″W
Events Football, Athletics
Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world and is the first sprinter to ever successfully defend three Olympic sprint titles: 100m, 200m and 4x100m. Lightning.
Location Copacabana Beach
Mutilated body parts, including a severed foot, have appeared on Copacabana beach just meters away from where the Olympic beach-volleyball competitions will be held.
Golf will return to the Olympics after a 112-year absence. However, none of the top 4 in men's golf will be there having cited concerns about the Zika virus.
There are more people living in favelas in Brazil (11.4 million) than people living in Portugal (10.6 million). More than 1.4 million (22% of the population) people are living in Rio de Janeiro's favelas alone.
Location Barra Olympic Park
Events Swimming, Water Polo
The arena for swimming and water polo has been built using 'nomadic architecture' techniques that will allow it to be taken down and rebuilt as two smaller aquatics venues after the Games.
Location Barra da Tijuca
Events Diving, Water Polo, Synchronised Swimming
The name of the water park is a tribute to the Brazilian swimmer Maria Lenk, who died less than three months before its inauguration.
Location 22°56′55″S 43°09′26″W
Tijunca rainforest in Rio is the worlds largest "urban rainforest" covering some 32 km². The forest is a man-made reclamation of land around Rio de Janeiro that had previously been cleared and developed to grow sugar and coffee.
The number of homicides in Rio state was up 15 percent in the first four months of 2016 compared with last year. Around 85,000 soldiers and policemen will be deployed to guard the Olympics which is twice as many as were present at London 2012 and the largest ever assembled in Brazils history.
Following reports of doping at the 2012 and Sochi Winter Olympics, 37 Russian athletes have been banned from competing at the Games.
Rio has a sewage problem as it only treats a small percentage of its water before it hits the ocean. Athletes who have fallen in say the water stinks. Coaches are advising sailors to keep their mouths closed or to wash their hands after they touch wet gear.
Location 22°54′43″S 43°11′47″W
Events Archery, Marathon
Sambadrome is a purpose-built parade area in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where samba schools parade competitively each year during the Rio Carnival.
Location 22°56′55″S 43°09′26″W
Situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sugar Loaf Mountain lies at the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising 396 meters (1,299 ft) above the harbor, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar.
In March 2009, the Brazilian government passed a law making street art and graffiti legal if done with the consent of building owners. It now exists in all corners of the city, from the favelas to upper class neighborhoods, from residential to institutional. It is bold in scale and aesthetics and is anything but graffiti.
The state is running a $6 billion deficit. These Olympics will cost it $4.6 billion, overrunning the projected budget by 51%.
Location 22.986763°S 43.187674°W
Events Triathalon
There'll be no love lost between brothers Alistair and Jonny Brownlee who will battle it out for gold in Rio, after picking up gold and bronze respectfully in 2012.
Location 22°55′13″S 43°10′11″W
Events Sailing
The Sailing will be held in Guanabara Bay where scientists have found drug-resistant super bacteria due to dumping of hospital waste and raw sewage into the rivers and ocean.
Location Deodoro
Events Modern Pentathalon Swimming
The modern pentathlon comprises of five very different events; fencing, 200m freestyle swimming, show jumping and a final combined event of pistol shooting and a 3200m cross-country run. The sport has been a core event of the Olympic Games since 1912.
Location 22°58′31″S 43°23′25″W
Events Gymnastics
Gymnastics events have been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympics in 1896 as until 1928 only men were allowed to compete.
Location 22°51′34″S 43°24′15″W
Events Basketball, Modern Pentathalon Fencing
Basketball has been an Olympic sport since 1936 and team USA has won 14 of 17 tournaments they were part of, including seven successive titles from 1936 to 1968. Slam dunk.
Rio has spent $3bn on a new subway line to transport athletes and fans. Not only is it unfinished but it's unlikely to have been tested before the opening ceremony.
A newly built seaside path collapsed into the sea killing two people after a huge wave swept away a 50m stretch. The path had only been open 4 months. Timely.
Zika was reported in Brazil in May 2015, It is believed it was carried over by a tourist to the World Cup. There are now 1.5 million reported cases of Zika infection.
In response to budget cuts, police staged a protest at Rio's international airport by holding up a "Welcome to Hell" banner.
A $30m cable car over Rio de Janeiro's oldest favela has caused controversy with residents arguing the community needed more investment in basic infrastructure.
Rule40 prohibits athletes and non-sponsors from marketing themselves during the Olympic Games. Sportswear manufacturer Brooks Running Co. have created an ambush marketing campaign to protest the ruling.
Location Barra Olympic Park
Events Track Cycling
The new Rio Olympics Velodrome, shaped like a bicycle helmet, was designed by German architects of Schuermann. This reconstrcution of this venue turned out to be the most problematic of the 2016 Olympics venues, with constant delays and cancellation of test events. The venue opened with no full test events carried out.
Location Parque Nacional da Tijuca
Located at the peak of the Corcovado mountain, this 98ft statue of Christ is struck by lightning an average of three times a year. In January 2014, lightening broke off part of the hand and damaged his head.
Location 22°54′37.11″S43°10′51.10″W
The Cathedral, a modern style design by Edgar Fonseca, was based on the Mayan architectural style of the pyramids. It has an overall height of 75 metres and has enough standing room for 20,000 people.
Location 22°54′12″S 43°10′31″W
The Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro is one of the most historical buildings in the city, elaborately decorated with oval paintings of the Apostles and extravagant gold-hued woodwork.
Location 22°54′43.80″S43°13′48.59″W
Events Opening and closing ceremonies, Football
Rio's Maracanã Stadium, which boasts the world record for the most fans ever to attend a soccer game. Although its current capacity is around 78,000, the stadium squeezed in at least 173,000 fans during the 1950 World Cup final.
Location 22°53′35.42″S 43°17′32.17″W
Events Football, Athletics
Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world and is the first sprinter to ever successfully defend three Olympic sprint titles: 100m, 200m and 4x100m. Lightning.
Location Copacabana Beach
Mutilated body parts, including a severed foot, have appeared on Copacabana beach just meters away from where the Olympic beach-volleyball competitions will be held.
Golf will return to the Olympics after a 112-year absence. However, none of the top 4 in men's golf will be there having cited concerns about the Zika virus.
There are more people living in favelas in Brazil (11.4 million) than people living in Portugal (10.6 million). More than 1.4 million (22% of the population) people are living in Rio de Janeiro's favelas alone.
Location Barra Olympic Park
Events Swimming, Water Polo
The arena for swimming and water polo has been built using 'nomadic architecture' techniques that will allow it to be taken down and rebuilt as two smaller aquatics venues after the Games.
Location Barra da Tijuca
Events Diving, Water Polo, Synchronised Swimming
The name of the water park is a tribute to the Brazilian swimmer Maria Lenk, who died less than three months before its inauguration.
Location 22°56′55″S 43°09′26″W
Tijunca rainforest in Rio is the worlds largest "urban rainforest" covering some 32 km². The forest is a man-made reclamation of land around Rio de Janeiro that had previously been cleared and developed to grow sugar and coffee.
The number of homicides in Rio state was up 15 percent in the first four months of 2016 compared with last year. Around 85,000 soldiers and policemen will be deployed to guard the Olympics which is twice as many as were present at London 2012 and the largest ever assembled in Brazils history.
Following reports of doping at the 2012 and Sochi Winter Olympics, 37 Russian athletes have been banned from competing at the Games.
Rio has a sewage problem as it only treats a small percentage of its water before it hits the ocean. Athletes who have fallen in say the water stinks. Coaches are advising sailors to keep their mouths closed or to wash their hands after they touch wet gear.
Location 22°54′43″S 43°11′47″W
Events Archery, Marathon
Sambadrome is a purpose-built parade area in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where samba schools parade competitively each year during the Rio Carnival.
Location 22°56′55″S 43°09′26″W
Situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sugar Loaf Mountain lies at the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising 396 meters (1,299 ft) above the harbor, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar.
In March 2009, the Brazilian government passed a law making street art and graffiti legal if done with the consent of building owners. It now exists in all corners of the city, from the favelas to upper class neighborhoods, from residential to institutional. It is bold in scale and aesthetics and is anything but graffiti.
The state is running a $6 billion deficit. These Olympics will cost it $4.6 billion, overrunning the projected budget by 51%.
Location 22.986763°S 43.187674°W
Events Triathalon
There'll be no love lost between brothers Alistair and Jonny Brownlee who will battle it out for gold in Rio, after picking up gold and bronze respectfully in 2012.
Location 22°55′13″S 43°10′11″W
Events Sailing
The Sailing will be held in Guanabara Bay where scientists have found drug-resistant super bacteria due to dumping of hospital waste and raw sewage into the rivers and ocean.
Location Deodoro
Events Modern Pentathalon Swimming
The modern pentathlon comprises of five very different events; fencing, 200m freestyle swimming, show jumping and a final combined event of pistol shooting and a 3200m cross-country run. The sport has been a core event of the Olympic Games since 1912.
Location 22°58′31″S 43°23′25″W
Events Gymnastics
Gymnastics events have been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympics in 1896 as until 1928 only men were allowed to compete.
Location 22°51′34″S 43°24′15″W
Events Basketball, Modern Pentathalon Fencing
Basketball has been an Olympic sport since 1936 and team USA has won 14 of 17 tournaments they were part of, including seven successive titles from 1936 to 1968. Slam dunk.
Rio has spent $3bn on a new subway line to transport athletes and fans. Not only is it unfinished but it's unlikely to have been tested before the opening ceremony.
A newly built seaside path collapsed into the sea killing two people after a huge wave swept away a 50m stretch. The path had only been open 4 months. Timely.
Zika was reported in Brazil in May 2015, It is believed it was carried over by a tourist to the World Cup. There are now 1.5 million reported cases of Zika infection.
In response to budget cuts, police staged a protest at Rio's international airport by holding up a "Welcome to Hell" banner.
A $30m cable car over Rio de Janeiro's oldest favela has caused controversy with residents arguing the community needed more investment in basic infrastructure.
Rule40 prohibits athletes and non-sponsors from marketing themselves during the Olympic Games. Sportswear manufacturer Brooks Running Co. have created an ambush marketing campaign to protest the ruling.
Location Barra Olympic Park
Events Track Cycling
The new Rio Olympics Velodrome, shaped like a bicycle helmet, was designed by German architects of Schuermann. This reconstrcution of this venue turned out to be the most problematic of the 2016 Olympics venues, with constant delays and cancellation of test events. The venue opened with no full test events carried out.
Location Parque Nacional da Tijuca
Located at the peak of the Corcovado mountain, this 98ft statue of Christ is struck by lightning an average of three times a year. In January 2014, lightening broke off part of the hand and damaged his head.
Location 22°54′37.11″S43°10′51.10″W
The Cathedral, a modern style design by Edgar Fonseca, was based on the Mayan architectural style of the pyramids. It has an overall height of 75 metres and has enough standing room for 20,000 people.
Location 22°54′12″S 43°10′31″W
The Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro is one of the most historical buildings in the city, elaborately decorated with oval paintings of the Apostles and extravagant gold-hued woodwork.
Location 22°54′43.80″S43°13′48.59″W
Events Opening and closing ceremonies, Football
Rio's Maracanã Stadium, which boasts the world record for the most fans ever to attend a soccer game. Although its current capacity is around 78,000, the stadium squeezed in at least 173,000 fans during the 1950 World Cup final.
Location 22°53′35.42″S 43°17′32.17″W
Events Football, Athletics
Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world and is the first sprinter to ever successfully defend three Olympic sprint titles: 100m, 200m and 4x100m. Lightning.
Location Copacabana Beach
Mutilated body parts, including a severed foot, have appeared on Copacabana beach just meters away from where the Olympic beach-volleyball competitions will be held.
Golf will return to the Olympics after a 112-year absence. However, none of the top 4 in men's golf will be there having cited concerns about the Zika virus.
There are more people living in favelas in Brazil (11.4 million) than people living in Portugal (10.6 million). More than 1.4 million (22% of the population) people are living in Rio de Janeiro's favelas alone.
Location Barra Olympic Park
Events Swimming, Water Polo
The arena for swimming and water polo has been built using 'nomadic architecture' techniques that will allow it to be taken down and rebuilt as two smaller aquatics venues after the Games.
Location Barra da Tijuca
Events Diving, Water Polo, Synchronised Swimming
The name of the water park is a tribute to the Brazilian swimmer Maria Lenk, who died less than three months before its inauguration.
Location 22°56′55″S 43°09′26″W
Tijunca rainforest in Rio is the worlds largest "urban rainforest" covering some 32 km². The forest is a man-made reclamation of land around Rio de Janeiro that had previously been cleared and developed to grow sugar and coffee.
The number of homicides in Rio state was up 15 percent in the first four months of 2016 compared with last year. Around 85,000 soldiers and policemen will be deployed to guard the Olympics which is twice as many as were present at London 2012 and the largest ever assembled in Brazils history.
Following reports of doping at the 2012 and Sochi Winter Olympics, 37 Russian athletes have been banned from competing at the Games.
Rio has a sewage problem as it only treats a small percentage of its water before it hits the ocean. Athletes who have fallen in say the water stinks. Coaches are advising sailors to keep their mouths closed or to wash their hands after they touch wet gear.
Location 22°54′43″S 43°11′47″W
Events Archery, Marathon
Sambadrome is a purpose-built parade area in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where samba schools parade competitively each year during the Rio Carnival.
Location 22°56′55″S 43°09′26″W
Situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sugar Loaf Mountain lies at the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising 396 meters (1,299 ft) above the harbor, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar.
In March 2009, the Brazilian government passed a law making street art and graffiti legal if done with the consent of building owners. It now exists in all corners of the city, from the favelas to upper class neighborhoods, from residential to institutional. It is bold in scale and aesthetics and is anything but graffiti.
The state is running a $6 billion deficit. These Olympics will cost it $4.6 billion, overrunning the projected budget by 51%.
Location 22.986763°S 43.187674°W
Events Triathalon
There'll be no love lost between brothers Alistair and Jonny Brownlee who will battle it out for gold in Rio, after picking up gold and bronze respectfully in 2012.
Location 22°55′13″S 43°10′11″W
Events Sailing
The Sailing will be held in Guanabara Bay where scientists have found drug-resistant super bacteria due to dumping of hospital waste and raw sewage into the rivers and ocean.
Location Deodoro
Events Modern Pentathalon Swimming
The modern pentathlon comprises of five very different events; fencing, 200m freestyle swimming, show jumping and a final combined event of pistol shooting and a 3200m cross-country run. The sport has been a core event of the Olympic Games since 1912.
Location 22°58′31″S 43°23′25″W
Events Gymnastics
Gymnastics events have been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympics in 1896 as until 1928 only men were allowed to compete.
Location 22°51′34″S 43°24′15″W
Events Basketball, Modern Pentathalon Fencing
Basketball has been an Olympic sport since 1936 and team USA has won 14 of 17 tournaments they were part of, including seven successive titles from 1936 to 1968. Slam dunk.
Rio has spent $3bn on a new subway line to transport athletes and fans. Not only is it unfinished but it's unlikely to have been tested before the opening ceremony.
A newly built seaside path collapsed into the sea killing two people after a huge wave swept away a 50m stretch. The path had only been open 4 months. Timely.
Find the body parts on the map, then click on them to keep your bits together!
Well done on finding all the dismembered bodyparts around the map. You'd make a great detective!
Tweet the world about your body partsYou've found a severed foot! Excellent work! Can you find anything else?
You've found a severed foot! Keep going...the Rio police needs you!
A dismembered hand! The Rio police could make use of this.
Nice one, the Rio police could really do with an extra hand!
You've found a severed head, but don't lose your own. Keep looking!
