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Roberto Marinho rowed for Brazil and today works as a doctor for the Brazilian Olympic Committee. His advice for athletes hoping to avoid injury before Rio 2016? "Follow your routine and don't push yourself too hard."
Maria das Dores do Rosário is the founder of Imena, a group which stands up for the rights of Afro-Brazilian women in Amapá. "I am carrying the torch for the black women of the past, today and those to come, all around the world."
Dancers from the "quilombo" community of Curiaú, descendants of escaped slaves, welcomed the Olympic torch in high spirits today in Macapá.
Children in Macapá are getting ready to enjoy the historic moment when the Olympic Torch Relay rolls into town.
Patrícia Bastos, who lives in the community of Curiáu, founded by escaped slaves, carried the torch in a traditional canoe while she went. "I bring music and the culture of our people to the world."
Today the Rio 2016 Olympic Torch Relay heads to Macapá, capital of the state of Amapá in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon. The relay will be visiting the Fortress of São José, which stands on the banks of the River Amazon itself.