Rio 2016 Organizing Committee Reveals Olympic Torch, Relay

The Rio 2016 Olympic torch was unveiled on Friday in Brasília. Its design aims to reflect the meeting of the Olympic flame with the warmth of the Brazilian people. The torch was revealed at an event -- attended by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Rio 2016 Organizing Committee President Carlos Arthur Nuzman and a host of leading sport figures -- at which the 83 Brazilian cities where the torch relay will end each day were also announced. These cities include the capitals of all 26 Brazilian states and Brasília in the Federal District. The torch relay convoy is expected to visit 500 cities and towns -- about 300 of which will host the relay itself. Rio 2016 estimates that the torch relay will reach 90% of Brazilians. The journey will begin in May '16 and will last between 90 and 100 days. There will be about 12,000 torchbearers, each one carrying the torch about 200m (Rio 2016).