Rio 2016 Olympic Torch Relay

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Olympic torch relay ceremonial event

The Rio 2016 Olympic Torch Relay was the ceremonial journey of the Olympic flame across Brazil leading up to the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, showcasing the country’s culture and uniting communities nationwide.

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instanceOf Olympic torch relay ⓘ
ceremonial event ⓘ
associatedEvent Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedSportEvent Games of the XXXI Olympiad GENERATED ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
endDate 2016-08-05 ⓘ
endLocation Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalComponent dance performances along the route ⓘ
local festivals in host cities ⓘ
music performances along the route ⓘ
hasPart lighting of the cauldron at the Maracanã Stadium ⓘ
hostCity Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfOfficialCommunications Portuguese ⓘ
mediaCoverageBy Brazilian television networks ⓘ
international sports media ⓘ
mottoRelated A New World (Rio 2016 motto) NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCityVisited Belo Horizonte GENERATED ⓘ
Belém GENERATED ⓘ
Curitiba GENERATED ⓘ
Fortaleza GENERATED ⓘ
Manaus GENERATED ⓘ
Porto Alegre GENERATED ⓘ
Recife GENERATED ⓘ
Salvador GENERATED ⓘ
São Paulo GENERATED ⓘ
organizedBy International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf 2016 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose to bring the Olympic flame to the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics ⓘ
to showcase Brazilian culture ⓘ
to unite communities across Brazil ⓘ
relatedTo Olympic cauldron at Maracanã Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Olympic flame NERFINISHED ⓘ
routeType domestic relay ⓘ
startDate 2016-05-03 ⓘ
startLocation Brasília NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes Olympic ideals of peace and friendship ⓘ
connection between ancient Olympia and the modern Games ⓘ
theme Brazilian diversity and culture ⓘ
torchDesigner Chelles & Hayashi Design NERFINISHED ⓘ
torchFeatures design inspired by Brazilian landscapes ⓘ
expanding segments revealing colors of the Brazilian flag ⓘ
torchLightingCeremonyType traditional Olympic flame lighting ceremony ⓘ
torchLightingLocationBeforeRelay Olympia, Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ

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London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay → followedBy → Rio 2016 Olympic Torch Relay ⓘ
Tokyo 2020 torch relay → precededBy → Rio 2016 Olympic Torch Relay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rio 2016 torch relay