Your favorite Olympians - nearly 4,300 miles away - are about to feel, well, "closer." That's because you can cheer them on with a Caipirinha-inspired cocktail in your hand - the official cocktail of Brazil.

Mixologists at Loews Hotels at Universal Orlando have concocted 5 distinctly crafted Caipirinha-inspired cocktails at Loews Sapphire Falls Resort, Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, Loews Royal Pacific Resort, Cabana Bay Beach Resort and Hard Rock Hotel. So you get a whole new experience at each resort you visit.

If you've never enjoyed a Caipirinha (pronounced kye-per-een-ya) before, expect fresh flavors of sugar, Brazilian cachaça and lime.

The following cocktails are available during the global games from August 5-21.

Loews Sapphire Falls Resort – “Copinarihna”

• 1 ½ oz Pineapple Infused Leblon Cachaca
• ½ oz. Rum Haven Coconut Rum
• 3 bar spoons sugar
• 4 lime wedges

• Directions: Muddle limes and sugar in a mixing tin. Fill tin halfway with ice. Add pineapple infused cachaca and coconut rum to the tin and shake. Fill high ball glass with ice. Strain the drink into the high ball glass and garnish with pineapple wedge.

Loews Portofino Bay Hotel – “Gioia” (Italian for joy)

• 1 ½ oz Leblon Cachaca
• ½ oz Zaya 12-year aged rum
• ½ oz homemade grilled pineapple syrup
• 2 dashes Bittermans tiki bitters
• 1 oz pineapple juice
• 2 lemon wedges
• 1 pineapple chunk

• Directions: In 14-oz pint glass, muddle pineapple, lemon and grilled pineapple simple syrup. Add ice. Pour Leblon Cachaca, Zaya 12-year rum, pineapple juice and tiki bitters over ice. Shake and return to 14 oz pint glass. Garnish with lemon wedge and pineapple slice and serve.

Loews Royal Pacific Resort – “Pacific Morning”

• 1 oz Leblon
• 6 mint leaves
• muddled berries (optional)
• 1 oz apple juice
• ½ oz lime juice
• ½ oz simple syrup
• 3 oz sparkling wine

• Directions: Muddle the mixed berries (optional) and mint in a shaker tin. Add the Leblon, apple juice, lime juice, simple syrup to the shaker and shake vigorously. Pour into a champagne flute. Top off with champagne. Garnish with strawberry on the rim.

Cabana Bay Beach Resort – “Cocopirinha”

• 1 oz spiral Cachaca
• 1 ¼ oz organic mixology coconut & lychee liqueur
• ¼ oz fresh lime juice

• Directions: In double old fashioned glass, squeeze & leave 3 lime wedges. Shake with ice and strain over ice. Garnish with lime wedge and swizzle stick.

Hard Rock Hotel – “Velvet Caipirinha”

• 2 oz Leblon Cachaca
• 1 fresh lime quartered
• ½ oz housemade lavender simple syrup*
• 3 oz local fresh grapefruit juice
• 3 fresh basil leaves

• Directions: Combine simple syrup, lime, and basil in shaker and muddle. Add ice and Leblon Cachaca and shake hard. Pour all contents into a Collins glass. Top with grapefruit juice. Garnish with lime wheel and basil leaf. *For simple syrup: Bring 3 cups water to boil. Combine 3 cups sugar and stir until dissolved. Add in 4 tbsp. of dried lavender. Let steep for 2 hours or until syrup is a yellowish color. Strain out lavender seeds and store syrup in fridge in squeeze bottle. Be mindful when using this syrup, a little goes a very long way.

Caipirinhas will be available through August 21. For more information or to arrange your stay, call 1-800-23-LOEWS or visit www.loewshotels.com.