Olympic Torch Arrives Brazil Ahead of Rio 2016 Games

The Olympic torch flame has arrived Brazil this morning for the start of a torch relay that will culminate with the opening ceremony of the Olymoic Games in Rio in August. The torch was flown inside a small lantern on a special flight from the Swiss city of Geneva to Brazil, and was lit by embattled President Dilma Rousseff.
President Rousseff who might not last till the beginging of the games as president said, 'Brazil us ready to host the most successful Olympics in history'.
Brazilian football stars like Kaka, Lucio, and a host of athletes were present and endorsed the Rio Olympic Torch's arrival.

The torch will be carried around Brazil by 12,000 runners. It will pass through more than 300 towns and cities from the Amazon to Brazil's southern border, arriving at the Maracana Stadium in Rio on 5th August for the kick off of the Olympic games.