Scenes from Rio’s Beaches Before The Olympics Begin: Pictures

A man runs past the Olympic rings on Copacabana Beach in Rio. Opening Ceremony for the 2016 Olympic Games is Friday night. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
A toy paratrooper flies over Ipanema Beach at sunset. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
Volleyball game early morning on Copacabana. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
Sun setting behind Ipanema Beach from the rocks on Arpoador. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
Sunset at Ipanema. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
Early morning run on Copacabana. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
Volleyball on Leblon. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
The Olympic rings on Copacabana. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
Surfers at Arpoador Beach. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
Sunrise on Copacabana. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
People watch surfers from the rocks on Arpoador. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
Sunrise on Copacabana. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
People watch the sun set from the rocks on Arpoador. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
Ipanema Beach. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
Sunrise on Copacabana. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
A surfer on Ipanema Beach. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
The Beach Volleyball stadium at sunrise on Copacabana. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
A surfer on Ipanema Beach. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
People surf at Arpoador Beach. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
A soldier outside Fort Copacabana. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
The view from the rocks above Ipanema Beach. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
A man walks along Copacabana Beach as the sun rises. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
Morning salutation in front of a set of Olympic Rings on Copacabana. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
Italian rowers train on the Lagoa. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
Love on the rocks of Arpoador as the sun sets behind Ipanema Beach. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
Soldiers on patrol in Leblon. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
Soldiers on patrol in Ipanema. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
Surfers ride a wave on Ipanema Beach. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
Bathing suit vendor on Ipanema Beach. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
A woman runs on Copacabana Beach at sunrise. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard
A cat on the rocks at Arpoador. Gary Hershorn/Flipboard