Elissandro Valente is chairman of the local triathlon federation. He has been running races for ten years but has never been so nervous as before today's stage of the relay. "I haven't slept for two nights."

Marcus Albuquerque was the physical trainer of Brazil's judo team at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000. Today's torchbearer has high hopes for Brazilian judokas at Rio 2016, such as Sarah Menezes and Tiago Camilo.

Fabiana do Nascimento has used a wheelchair since a car accident in 2010. She will be the first wheelchair-using dentistry student to graduate from her university. She's not only a torchbearer today, she's also taking her finals this week. Good luck!

In Rio Branco, local dancers greeted the relay with all the colours of the rainforest.

The karate team of the Federal University of Acre have great expectations for Tokyo 2020, when their sport has been nominated to become Olympic for the first time.

On Tuesday the Olympic Torch Relay makes its way to the city of Rio Branco in the distant state of Acre. As mascot Vinicius found out on an advance visit, the bridge over the local river has been decked out with the Olympic rings for the occasion.