The Olympic rings were put to good use when young dancers from the Ballet Corpore in Itabuna celebrated the torch relay in Itabuna.

Bahians are known for their creative Carnival spirit and their love of dressing up in costumes. The party mood took over town when the Olympic Torch Relay visited Itabuna.

After losing his son Enaultinho to leukaemia, torchbearer Enault Rocha founded an NGO to encourage people to donate bone marrow. "I couldn't save my son, but I am fighting to save other children," Enault said. He dedicated his run to his son.