Olympic Torch Relay sing-along goes viral: Brazilians show their passion for Rio 2016 Games
Torchbearer joined by public and security guards in hearty rendition of relay theme; video already watched more than two million times
Francisco Cantarelli and his men light up the night in Caruaru with their impromptu performance of a classic Brazilian song (Photo: Rio 2016/Evandreia Buosi)
A video of the public joining the guards of honour of the Rio 2016 Olympic Torch Relay in spontaneously singing the relay's theme song with a torchbearer has gone viral. As of Sunday evening, more than 2.1 million people had viewed the video on Facebook, just one day after it was posted.
The stirring sing-along took place last week in the town of Caruaru in northeastern Brazil. Francisco Cantarelli, who is part of the security detail accompanying the torch on its 30,000km journey around Brazil, led the impromptu rendition of the classic northeastern song Vida de Viajante (Life of a Traveller) by Luiz Gonzaga.
"I don't have the words to describe the feelings I have of being involved in the relay," Cantarelli said. "It's incredibly emotional."
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