Complex sentence: The opening ceremony took place in the Maracanã Stadium on 5 August 2016, and was directed by Fernando Meirelles, Daniela Thomas and Andrucha Waddington.
Split into simpler sentences: The opening ceremony took place in the Maracanã Stadium on 5 August 2016. The creative directors for the ceremony were Fernando Meirelles, Daniela Thomas and Andrucha Waddington.