The streets around the Olympic venues of Rio de Janeiro were empty early on Monday (22nd August) after 16 days of intense activity at the 2016 Olympic Games.

The Games is over and and the cleaning is underway to collect the rubbish around the Olympic Stadium and that was still going on in the early hours of Monday (22nd August).

Copacabana beach - the site of the biggest gatherings and parties - was deserted.

The rainy and cold weather drove residents and remaining tourists away and only joggers could be seen on the famous black and white pavement.

Beset by economic problems, political unrest, health fears and security worries, the games ended like they began, to a half empty house.

The weather also hit spectators heading to local restaurants to see the Closing Ceremony, with a fallen tree taking out power to establishments close to Jamaica House.

No one was hurt in the accident but a car was crushed beneath the tree, it's driver left to take a taxi home instead.

Another tree came down in Copacabana, with police forced to block off roads and send traffic on a lengthy diversion.

High winds and driving rain brought down power lines close to the Maracana, plunging the neighbourhood to the southeast of the stadium into darkness just as the ceremony was starting.

Although it was a hugely successful Olympic Games, social and political issues in Brazil shows no signs of subsiding with killing and robberies making the news throughout the two-week Olympic period. It remains to be seen if a peaceful legacy will be left by Rio 2016.