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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]

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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

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29 April

01. Lausanne

30 April

02. Geneva

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  Torch relay in Brasília, with the marathoner Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima (3 May).
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  Torch relay in Corumbá de Goiás (4 May).
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  Torch relay in Pirenópolis, Goiás (4 May).
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  Torch relay in Coronel Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, with Don Lélis Lara (12 May).
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  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

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]

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.

• 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.