Images Itinerary

The students at Sete de Setembro school put on a special show telling the story of gunslinging hinterlands of Brazil's northeast in the 19th century during an event to welcome the Olympic torch in Paulo Afonso.
One of the attractions in Paulo Afonso is the "carranca boat," a Bahian version of the chinese vessel.
After landing from a base jump, the Olympic flame rapelled down a bridge that connects to a island in the middle of the city's river where it was passed to a third torchbearer aboard a "carranca boat" a typical attraction in Paulo Afonso.
The torch relay had an adrenalin-filled start in Paulo Afonso where the Olympic flame touched down in the city in the hands of base jump instructor Sabiá.
In Paulo Afonso, a 5m tall statue was installed three weeks ago to salute the passage of the Olympic torch in the city.
After visiting four cities in Pernambucano, the Olympic flame returns to Bahia for a brief stop in Paulo Afonso. One of the region's main attractions is the church of São Francisco de Assis, built in 1949 with stones from the bed of the River São Francisco.