The Torch
| Description: | The colorful layers reflect the Ground (like the Copacabana Promenade), the Sea (blue ocean ripples), the Mountains (green natural beauty surrounding Rio) and the Sky at the top with the yellow sun (the flame). |
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| Material: | Recicled aluminum and resin |
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| Torch measure: | Lenght: 69 cm Weight: 1.500 gr |
| Torches total: | 12.000 |
| Design by: | Sao Paulo studio Chelles & Hayashi |
| Manufacturer: | Recam Laser |
| Date of the torch relay: | 21.04.2016 - 05.08.2016 21.04. - 28.04.2016 in Greece 29.05. - 30.05.2016 in Switzerland 03.05. - 05.08.2016 in Brazil |
| Duration: | 107 days |
| Numbers of runners: | about 450 in Greece about 12.000 in Brazil |
| Distance total: | about 2.235 km in Greece about 20.000 km in Brazil |
| Name of the last runner: | Gustavo Kuerten Hortencia Mrcari Vanderlei de Lima |
The route of the 2016 Torch Relay in Brazil