Olympic oddness: Rio ceremony to include scene of Gisele Bündchen being mugged
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Gisele Bundchen on May 4, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea. (2015 Getty Images)
It’s not the kind of gig usually associated with a supermodel or a major sports promotion.
Brazil’s own Gisele Bündchen will appear in the opening ceremony in a sort of skit that shows an actor assaulting and mugging her, according to multiple reports.
UOL, a Brazilian website, cites witness of last weekend's opening ceremony rehearsal in its report about the assault segment of the event.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Bündchen was said to be walking to the music of “The Girl from Ipanema” when she is assaulted by the actor.
But the scene then ends with a message of peace. Still, evidently some on social media thought the scene is in poor taste.
The ceremony is to run some five hours, and cover a summary of the history of Brazil.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}And this being Brazil, music and dance will have a prominent role. The music on the agenda includes samba, funk and rap, according to Brazil’s major newspaper Folha de São Paulo.