2016 Summer Olympics torch relay

External videos
External videos
	Rio 2016 – Lighting Ceremony of the Olympic Flame from Olympia, Greece on YouTube

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
End date	5 August 2016

The 2016 Summer Olympics torch relay which ran from 21 April until 5 August 2016. After being lit in Olympia, Greece, the torch traveled to Athens on the 27 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

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21 April: 01. Olympia; 02. Pyrgos; 03. Amaliada; 04. Lechaina
22 April: 05. Zakynthos; 06. Patras; 07. Rio–Antirrio bridge; 08. Missolonghi; 09. Astakos; 10. Lefkada; 11. Nicopolis; 12. Preveza
23 April: 13. Igoumenitsa; 14. Corfu; 15. Ioannina; 16. Veria
24 April: 17. Thessaloniki; 18. Serres; 19. Drama; 20. Kavala
25 April: 21. Alexandroupoli; 22. Komotini; 23. Xanthi; 24. Katerini
26 April: 25. Larissa; 26. Chalcis; 27. Marathon
26–28 April: 28. Athens

Route in Switzerland

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29 April: 01. Lausanne
30 April: 02. 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).

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

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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Meet the marathoner who lit the cauldron at the Rio Games". CBS News. Associated Press. 5 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Leaders of UN, IOC and Rio 2016 join together to carry Olympic torch". Rio 2016. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016.
^ Julie Mazziotta (5 August 2016). "Adriana Lima Cries with Pride as She Carries the Olympic Torch Through the Streets of Rio". Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
^ 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.

[dressage-1] "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.

[2] Rio 2016 Opening Ceremonies (5 August 2016)

[3] "Opening Ceremony". 2016 Summer Olympics. 5 August 2016. NBC.

[CBSnews-2016-08-05-4] "Meet the marathoner who lit the cauldron at the Rio Games". CBS News. Associated Press. 5 August 2016.

[Rio2016-leaderstorch-5] "Leaders of UN, IOC and Rio 2016 join together to carry Olympic torch". Rio 2016. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016.

[6] Julie Mazziotta (5 August 2016). "Adriana Lima Cries with Pride as She Carries the Olympic Torch Through the Streets of Rio". Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[7] O Globo (4 August 2016). "Paes denies breach of protocol to carry the torch: 'I was invited'". Retrieved 9 August 2016.

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