2016 Summer Olympics torch relay

Games of the XXXI Olympiad

Host city	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Countries visited	Greece, Switzerland, Brazil
Start date	21 April 2016
End date	5 August 2016

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 will run from 21 April to 5 August 2016, in advance of the 2016 Summer Olympics. After being lit in Olympia, Greece, the torch will travel to Athens on 27 April. The torch will begin its Brazilian journey on 3 May, visiting more than 300 Brazilian cities, including all 26 state capitals and the Federal District. The Brazilian leg will begin in the capital, Brasília, and end in Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã Stadium, the main venue of the 2016 Olympics.^[1]

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, Lausanne

Route in Switzerland

29 April (Day 9)

• Lausanne

30 April (Day 10)

• Geneva

Route in Brazil

3 May (Day 1)

• Brasília

4 May (Day 2)

• Brasilia

State of Goiás

• Corumbá de Goiás, Pirenopolis, Anápolis

5 May (Day 3)

• Anápolis, Itaberaí, Goiás, Inhumas, Goiânia

6 May (Day 4)

• Goiânia, Trindade, Aparecida de Goiânia, Piracanjuba, Morrinhos, Caldas Novas

7 May (Day 5)

• Caldas Novas, Pires do Rio, Ipameri, Goiandira

State of Minas Gerais

• Araguari, Uberlândia

8 May (Day 6)

• Uberlândia, Uberaba, Araxá, Serra do Salitre, Patrocínio, Patos de Minas

9 May (Day 7)

• Patos de Minas, Varjão de Minas, Pirapora, Montes Claros

10 May (Day 8)

• Montes Claros, Bocaiuva, Couto de Magalhães de Minas, Diamantina, Curvelo

11 May (Day 9)

• Curvelo, Datas, Serro, Guanhães, Governador Valadares

12 May (Day 10)

• Governador Valadares, Naque, Coronel Fabriciano, Itabira

13 May (Day 11)

• Itabira, Ouro Preto, Itabirito

14 May (Day 12)

• Itabirito, Betim, Contagem, Belo Horizonte

15 May (Day 13)

• Belo Horizonte, São João del Rei, Tiradentes, Barbacena, Juiz de Fora

16 May (Day 14)

• Juiz de Fora, Bicas, Leopoldina, Muriaé

State of Rio de Janeiro

• Itaperuna, Bom Jesus do Itabapoana

State of Espírito Santo

• Cachoeiro do Itapemirim

17 May (Day 15)

• Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Guarapari, Vila Velha, Vitória

18 May (Day 16)

• Vitória, Serra, Aracruz, Colatina, Linhares, São Mateus

19 May (Day 17)

• São Mateus

State of Bahia

• Teixeira de Freitas, Itamaraju, Santa Cruz Cabrália, Porto Seguro

20 May (Day 18)

• Porto Seguro, Eunapolis, Itapetinga, Vitória da Conquista

21 May (Day 19)

• Vitória da Conquista, Itambé, Floresta Azul, Ibicaraí, Itabuna, Ilhéus

22 May (Day 20)

• Ilhéus, Itacaré, Camamu, Ituberá, Cairu, Valença

23 May (Day 21)

• Valença, Lençóis

24 May (Day 22)

• Lençóis, Salvador

25 May (Day 23)

• Salvador, Feira de Santana, Riachão do Jacuípe, Capim Grosso, Senhor do Bonfim

26 May (Day 24)

• Senhor do Bonfim, Jaguarari, Juazeiro, Sobradinho

State of Pernambuco

• Petrolina

3D Model

"Rio 2016 Olympic torch". The 2016 Olympic torch (designed by Chelles & Hayashi), by Wilfried Vougny. April 21, 2016 (in French)^[2]

References

1. "Goiás will be the first state to receive the Rio 2016 Olympic Flame". USA Today (Diário da Manhã). 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
2. "En 5 Minutes - L'odyssey de la flamme olympique commence" "Le Journal de Montréal", by Wilfried Vougny, Apr. 21, 2016.