• Ellen Prates, 17, has swum regularly since she was six. "My dream is to compete in the Olympic Games," she said, before explaining how she intended to savour her moment as a torchbearer. "I am going to carry the torch very slowly."

  • Chico Gomes has been playing the accordion since he was a lad. Now 82, he is waiting to welcome the Olympic Torch with some traditional Minas Gerais tunes.

  • Kelly Santos is a 21-year old member of a local dance group and also teaches dancing in Montes Claros. "The torch relay will help strengthen sports in our town. Being part of it has made me feel like a star."

  • Dance group Fitas will be giving the Olympic Torch Relay a sneak preview of the traditional August festival in Montes Claros. The group celebrates the contributions to Brazilian culture of indigenous people, Africans and Portuguese settlers.

  • Mr Darcy

    Montes Claros is the birthplace of Darcy Ribeiro (1922-1997), one of Brazil's most influential anthropologists. A popular and charismatic figure, Ribeiro helped transform our understanding of the country's indigenous peoples.

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Mon, 09 May

Montes Claros, MG

  • Itinerary

•Avenida Geraldo Athayde
•Avenida Deputado Plínio Ribeiro & Rua Viçosa
•Avenida Deputado Plínio Ribeiro
•Rua Juventino Gomes & Rua João Luís de Almeida
•Avenida Francisco Gaetani
Pedestrian route
Driving route
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