Reuters
The Olympic flame arrived in Brasilia Tuesday aboard a flight from Geneva to embark on a procession across Brazil culminating in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The flame was to light the Olympic torch at the presidential palace in the presence of President Dilma Rousseff, who currently faces impeachment and may soon be forced from office.
The torch will travel to more than 300 towns and cities carried by some 12,000 relay runners before arriving August 5 at the mythic Maracana stadium to kick off the first Olympics in South America.
The flame was to light the Olympic torch at the presidential palace in the presence of President Dilma Rousseff, who currently faces impeachment and may soon be forced from office.
The torch will travel to more than 300 towns and cities carried by some 12,000 relay runners before arriving August 5 at the mythic Maracana stadium to kick off the first Olympics in South America.
