• Two-time Olympic volleyball champion André Nascimento lights the cauldron in Juiz de Fora to bring the 13th day of the Rio 2016 Torch Relay to an end.

  • Footballer Andrade, a former hero of Rio club Flamengo, said he hoped Brazil would win a first Olympic football gold this year. "I believe in the team, I believe we're going to do it this time."

  • Wheelchair athlete Felipe Lima said he fulfilled a lifetime dream by carrying the Olympic Torch in Juiz de Fora.

  • Igor Moreira, 26, of the 'Gente em Primeiro Lugar' project, explained how the torch had inspired the town's residents. "It's difficult to bring the town together like the torch has. It has inspired the youngsters."

  • The 'Gente em Primeiro Lugar' (People in First Place) project, which promotes art and culture to kids in 60 underprivileged communities in Juiz de Fora, produced a graffiti exhibition for the torch relay.

  • Paralympic table tennis player Alexandre Ank, who will carry the torch in Juiz de Fora, grew up playing various sports with his father, Ney Rocha. “I breathed sport in the club my dad ran, playing badminton, volleyball and tennis," Alexandre said.

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Sun, 15 May

Juiz de Fora, MG

  • Itinerary

•Avenida Brasil - Centro
•Avenida Barão do Rio Branco - Mariano Procópio
•Rua Mariano Procópio - Mariano Procópio
•Galeria Ali Halfeld - Centro
•Avenida Independência - São Mateus
Pedestrian route
Driving route
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