(ATR) Parana, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul are the next stops for the Olympic Torch Relay.
The three states comprise Brazil’s South region, which is hosting the relay from June 28-July 16. Upon arrival from a brief stop in Sao Paulo state, the torch relay is winding through the western parts of the states, which are near the borders of Paraguay and Argentina, before heading up the southern coastline and visiting the country’s final region, the Southeast.
On July 1, the torch will make an appearance outside the Foz do Iguacu, one of the most famous natural landmarks the country has to offer. Around the Rings will be on the scene as the torch tours the town bearing the falls’ name, and at the falls themselves to see how the relay interacts with the landscape.
After reaching the far north and western extremes of the country, the Olympic Flame arrived in the Brazilian state Matto Grosso do Sul on June 25. It was the final stop of the airplane leg of the relay, ending 14-days of continuous flying. The relay traveled around 10,000 kilometers (6,213 miles) during this section, visiting the Northern states of Acre, Amapa, Amazonas, Para, Matto Grosso do Sul, Rodonia, Romaria, and Tocantins.
On June 26 the flame was seen in the towns of Sidrolândia, Marcaju, Rio Brilhante, Itaporã and Dourados. In Maracaju, a prankster tried to extinguish the Olympic Flame during the relay by throwing a bucket of water on a torchbearer. His attempt was unsuccessful and the relay continued without interruption.
Later on in the day, the relay visited the indigenous population in Dourados, where participants of the 2015 World Indigenous Games held in Brazil ran with the flame.
On June 27 the relay crossed from Matto Grosso do Sul into Sao Paolo state, for a stop in the town of Presidente Prudente. Sao Paulo state will receive the flame again on July 16, in the last leg of the relay before the flame goes back to Rio de Janeiro state. With the visit to Sao Paulo, the only three states yet to host the Olympic Torch Relay were Panara, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul.
The Southern leg officially began on June 28 in the town of Londrina, after traveling through three towns in Sao Paulo to reach Parana.
Written by Aaron Bauer in Rio de Janeiro
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