Alex Viana is Paralympic athlete in swimming. This Monday (18 July) was a big day for him for two reasons: he became an Olympic torchbearer and was waiting to find out whether he secured a berth at the Paralympic Games in Rio. "I'm happy and anxious"

Qualified for the CM7 category table tennis event at the Paralympic Games, Paulo Salmim promses to mount a fierce challenge at Rio 2016. "We take this very seriously, we train 12 hours a day so we can perform at high level," the athlete said.

Swimmer Renata Burgos, who represented Brazil in the 4x100m at Athens 2004, was the first to carry the torch on day 77 of the relay. "I am living every moment again. That unique feeling you have of realising you are amongst the best in the world."