2016 Summer Olympics torch relay

Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Host city	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Countries visited	Greece, Switzerland, Brazil
Distance	20,000 kilometres (12,000 mi)
Torch bearers	12,000
Start date	21 April 2016 (2016-04-21)
End date	5 August 2016 (2016-08-05)

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President Dilma Rousseff holding the Olympic torch, accompanied by the president of BOC Carlos Arthur Nuzman (left), and the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes (right).

The 2016 Summer Olympics torch relay which ran from the 21st of April to the 5th of August 2016. After being lit in Olympia, Greece, the torch traveled to Athens on the 27th of April. The Brazilian leg began in the capital, Brasília, and ended in Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã Stadium, the main venue of the 2016 Olympics. After having visited more than 300 Brazilian cities, including all 26 state capitals and the Federal District.^[1] The end of the relay was the closing to the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.^[2]

Route in Greece

21 April (Day 1)

Olympia, Pyrgos, Amaliada, Lechaina, Zakynthos

22 April (Day 2)

Zakynthos, Patras, Rio-Antirrio Bridge, Missolonghi, Astakos, Lefkada, Nicopolis, Preveza

23 April (Day 3)

Igoumenitsa, Corfu, Ioannina, Veria, Thessaloniki

24 April (Day 4)

Thessaloniki, Serres, Drama, Kavala, Alexandroupoli

25 April (Day 5)

Alexandroupoli, Komotini, Xanthi, Katerini, Larissa

26 April (Day 6)

Larissa, Chalcis, Marathon, Athens

27 April (Day 7)

Athens

28 April (Day 8)

Athens

Route in Switzerland

29 April (Day 9)

Lausanne

30 April (Day 10)

Geneva

Route in Brazil

Torch relay in Brasília, with the marathoner Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima (3 May).
Torch relay in Corumbá de Goiás (4 May).
Torch relay in Pirenópolis, Goiás (4 May).
Torch relay in Coronel Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, with Don Lélis Lara (12 May).
The last stop of the torch relay, Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro (5 August).

325,331-340

May 3: 01. Brasilia
May 4: 02. Corumba de Goias; 03. Pirenopolis; 04. Anapolis
May 5: 05. Itaberai; 06. Goias; 07. Inhumas; 08. Goiania
May 6: 09. Trindade; 10. Aparecida de Goiania; 11. Piracanjuba; 12. Morrinhos; 13. Caldas Novas
May 7: 14. Pires do Rio; 15. Ipameri; 16. Goiandira; 17. Araguari; 18. Uberlandia
May 8: 19. Uberaba; 20. Araxa; 21. Serra do Salitre; 22. Patrocinio; 23. Patos de Minas
May 9: 24. Varjao de Minas; 25. Pirapora; 26. Montes Claros
May 10: 27. Bocaiuva; 28. Couto de Magalhaes de Minas; 29. Diamantina; 30. Curvelo
May 11: 31. Datas; 32. Serro; 33. Guanhaes; 34. Governador Valadares
May 12: 35. Naque; 36. Coronel Fabriciano; 37. Itabira
May 13: 38. Ouro Preto; 39. Itabirito; 40. Brumadinho
May 14: 41. Contagem; 42. Belo Horizonte
May 15: 43. Sao Joao Del Rei; 44. Tiradentes; 45. Barbacena; 46. Juiz de Fora
May 16: 47. Bicas; 48. Leopoldina; 49. Muriae; 50. Itaperuna; 51. Bom Jesus do Itabapoana; 52. Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
May 17: 53. Guarapari; 54. Vila Velha; 55. Vitoria
May 18: 56. Serra; 57. Aracruz; 58. Colatina; 59. Linhares; 60. Sao Mateus
May 19: 61. Teixeira de Freitas; 62. Itamaraju; 63. Santa Cruz Cabralia; 64. Porto Seguro
May 20: 65. Eunapolis; 66. Itapetinga; 67. Vitoria da Conquista
May 21: 68. Itambe; 69. Floresta Azul; 70. Ibicarai; 71. Itabuna; 72. Ilheus
May 22: 73. Cairu (Morro de São Paulo); 74. Itacare; 75. Camamu; 76. Itubera; 77. Valenca
May 23: 78. Lencois
May 24: 79. Salvador
May 25: 80. Feira de Santana; 81. Riachao do Jacuipe; 82. Capim Grosso; 83. Senhor do Bonfim
May 26: 84. Jaguarari; 85. Juazeiro; 86. Sobradinho; 87. Petrolina
May 27: 88. Lagoa Grande; 89. Santa Maria da Boa Vista; 90. Oroco; 91. Cabrobo; 92. Paulo Afonso
May 28: 93. Canindé de São Francisco; 94. Poco Redondo; 95. Nossa Senhora da Gloria; 96. Nossa Senhora das Dores; 97. Aracaju
May 29: 98. Propria; 99. Sao Sebastiao; 100. Arapiraca; 101. São Miguel dos Campos; 102. Maceio
May 30: 103. Murici; 104. União dos Palmares; 105. Garanhuns; 106. Lajedo; 107. Caruaru
May 31: 108. Gravata; 109. Jaboatao dos Guararapes; 110. Recife
June 1: 111. Ipojuca
June 2: 112. Igarassu; 113. Pedras de Fogo; 114. Itabaiana; 115. Campina Grande
June 3: 116. Guarabira; 117. Sape; 118. Joao Pessoa
June 4: 119. Mamanguape; 120. São José de Mipibu; 121. Parnamirim; 122. Natal
June 5: 123. Fernando de Noronha
June 6: 124. Lajes; 125. Angicos; 126. Assu; 127. Mossoro
June 7: 128. Aracati; 129. Aquiraz; 130. Fortaleza
June 8: 131. Caucaia; 132. Itapajé; 133. Forquilha; 134. Sobral
June 9: 135. Massape; 136. Granja; 137. Camocim; 138. Barroquinha; 139. Parnaíba
June 10: 140. Piracuruca; 141. Piripiri; 142. Campo Maior; 143. Altos; 144. Teresina
June 11: 145. Palmas
June 12: 146. São Luís
June 13: 147. Barreirinhas
June 14: 148. Imperatriz
June 15: 149. Belem
June 16: 150. Macapa
June 17: 151. Santarem
June 18: 152. Boa Vista
June 19: 153. Manaus
June 20: 154. Manaus; 155. Iranduba; 156. Presidente Figueiredo
June 21: 157. Rio Branco
June 22: 158. Porto Velho
June 23: 159. Varzea Grande; 160. Cuiaba
June 24: 161. Pantanal
June 25: 162. Campo Grande
June 26: 163. Sidrolandia; 164. Rio Brilhante; 165. Maracaju; 166. Itapora; 167. Dourados
June 27: 168. Nova Andradina; 169. Bataguassu; 170. Presidente Prudente
June 28: 171. Paraguaçu Paulista; 172. Marilia; 173. Assis; 174. Londrina
June 29: 175. Arapongas; 176. Maringá; 177. Campo Mourao; 178. Cascavel
June 30: 179. Matelandia; 180. Medianeira; 181. Sao Miguel do Iguacu; 182. Santa Terezinha de Itaipu; 183. Foz do Iguacu
July 1: 184. Foz do Iguacu
July 2: 185. Ceu Azul; 186. Santa Tereza do Oeste; 187. Realeza; 188. Francisco Beltrão; 189. Pato Branco
July 3: 190. São Lourenço do Oeste; 191. Chapecó; 192. Concórdia; 193. Erechim; 194. Passo Fundo
July 4: 195. São Miguel das Missões; 196. Santo Ângelo; 197. Ijui; 198. Cruz Alta
July 5: 199. Encantado; 200. Lajeado; 201. Santa Cruz do Sul; 202. Santa Maria
July 6: 203. Sao Sepe; 204. Cacapava do Sul; 205. Cangucu; 206. Rio Grande; 207. Pelotas
July 7: 208. São Lourenço do Sul; 209. Camaquã; 210. Guaíba; 211. Porto Alegre
July 8: 212. Canoas; 213. Esteio; 214. Novo Hamburgo; 215. Granado; 216. Canela; 217. Nova Petrópolis; 218. Caxias do Sul
July 9: 219. Bento Gonçalves; 220. Torres; 221. Sombrio; 222. Araranguá; 223. Criciúma
July 10: 224. Tubarão; 225. Torres; 226. Laguna; 227. Sao Jose; 228. Florianópolis
July 11: 229. Florianópolis
July 12: 230. Biguacu; 231. Balneário Camboriú; 232. Itajaí; 233. Ilhota; 234. Gaspar; 235. Blumenau
July 13: 236. Massaranduba; 237. Jaraguá do Sul; 238. São Francisco do Sul; 239. Joinville
July 14: 240. São José dos Pinhais; 241. Curitiba
July 15: 242. Fazenda Rio Grande; 243. Araucária; 244. Campo Largo; 245. Ponta Grossa
July 16: 246. Castro; 247. Itararé; 248. Itapeva; 249. Capão Bonito; 250. Itapetininga
July 17: 251. Sorocaba; 252. Tatuí; 253. Botucatu; 254. Lençóis Paulista; 255. Bauru
July 18: 256. Jaú; 257. Araraquara; 258. São Carlos; 259. Ribeirão Preto
July 19: 260. Sertãozinho; 261. Jaboticabal; 262. Bebedouro; 263. Barretos; 264. Franca
July 20: 265. Rio Claro; 266. Limeira; 267. Americana; 268. Campinas
July 21: 269. Indaiatuba; 270. Itu; 271. Jundiaí; 272. Osasco
July 22: 273. Praia Grande; 274. Sao Vicente; 275. Santos; 276. Guaruja
July 23: 277. Guarulhos; 278. Sao Caetano do Sul; 279. Santo Andre; 280. Sao Bernardo do Campo
July 24: 281. Sao Paulo
July 25: 282. Ilhabela
July 26: 283. Suzano; 284. Mogi das Cruzes; 285. Jacarei; 286. Sao Jose dos Campos
July 27: 287. Taubaté; 288. São Luiz do Paraitinga; 289. Ubatuba; 290. Paraty; 291. Angra Dos Reis
July 28: 292. Ilha Grande; 293. Rio Claro; 294. Resende; 295. Barra Mansa; 296. Volta Redonda
July 29: 297. Pirai; 298. Barra do Pirai; 299. Vassouras; 300. Paraiba do Sul; 301. Tres Rios; 302. Petropolis
July 30: 303. Teresopolis; 304. Guapimirim; 305. Cachoeiras de Macacu; 306. Nova Friburgo
July 31: 307. Cordeiro; 308. Itaocara; 309. Sao Fidelis; 310. Campos dos Goytacazes; 311. Macae
August 1: 312. Rio das Ostras; 313. Buzios; 314. Sao Pedro da Aldeia; 315. Iguaba Grande; 316. Araruama; 317. Arraial do Cabo; 318. Cabo Frio
August 2: 319. Saquarema; 320. Rio Bonito; 321. Tangua; 322. Itaborai; 323. Sao Goncalo; 324. Niteroi
August 3: 325. Centro; 326. Duque de Caxias; 327. Sao Joao de Meriti; 328. Nilopolis; 329. Belford Roxo; 330. Nova Iguacu
August 4: 331. Barra da Tijuca; 332. Campo Grande; 333. Bangu; 334. Madureira; 335. Copacabana
August 5: 336. Cristo Redentor; 337. Botafogo; 338. Pão de Açúcar; 339. Aterro do Flamengo; 340. Maracanã Stadium

End of Torch Relay

At the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, Gustavo Kuerten brought the Olympic torch into the stadium, relayed off the Olympic flame to Hortência Marcari, who relayed to Vanderlei de Lima. de Lima then lit the Olympic cauldron.^[3]

Torch bearers

Notable torch bearers include:

Vanderlei de Lima: de Lima had been selected as the final torch bearer and the one who lit the cauldron after Pelé declined due to illness. de Lima had been attacked during his marathon run at the 2004 Olympics, when he was leading, making him a leading choice for the honor of last flame bearer.^[4]
Hortência Marcari: Marcari is considered the greatest Brazilian female basketball player.^[4]
Gustavo Kuerten: Kuerten is the best male tennis player in South America in history.^[4]
Ban Ki-moon, Ban is the General Secretary of the United Nations ^[5]
Thomas Bach, Bach is the President of the International Olympic Committee ^[5]
Carlos Arthur Nuzman, Nuzman is the President of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics Organizing Committee ^[5]
Adriana Lima, Lima is a Brazilian supermodel.^[6]
Eduardo Paes, Paes is the mayor of Rio de Janeiro^[7]

References

↑ "Goiás will be the first state to receive the Rio 2016 Olympic Flame". USA Today. Diário da Manhã. 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
↑ Rio 2016 Opening Ceremonies (5 August 2016)
↑ "Opening Ceremony". 2016 Summer Olympics. 5 August 2016. NBC.
1 2 3 Associated Press (5 August 2016). "Meet the marathoner who lit the cauldron at the Rio Games". CBS News.
1 2 3 "Leaders of UN, IOC and Rio 2016 join together to carry Olympic torch". Rio 2016. 5 August 2016.
↑ Julie Mazziotta (5 August 2016). "Adriana Lima Cries with Pride as She Carries the Olympic Torch Through the Streets of Rio".
↑ O Globo (4 August 2016). "Paes denies breach of protocol to carry the torch: 'I was invited'". Retrieved 9 August 2016.

External links

3D model: "Rio 2016 Olympic torch". The 2016 Olympic torch (designed by Chelles & Hayashi), by Wilfried Vougny. April 21, 2016 (in French)
- "En 5 Minutes - L'odyssey de la flamme olympique commence" "Le Journal de Montréal", by Wilfried Vougny, Apr. 21, 2016.

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