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Bruna Vieira was a smash hit with the Salvador public today. The 21-year-old blogger is a big star with kids and teenagers all over Brazil. Her fans brought the Bahian capital to a near-standstill when she ran in the torch relay.
Two former members of Brazil's women's football team were in action today in the Olympic Torch Relay. Former defender Suzy Bittencourt passed the torch to goalkeeper Mag Piovensan; it was like playing in a championship final again, Suzy said.
Bahian boxer Érica Mattos won 11 Brazilian titles, two Pan-American championships and one South American belt. She was also a member of the very first women's boxing team from Brazil to compete in the Olympic Games.
Jacqueline Mourão was the first Brazilian sportswoman to participate in the Summer Games and the Winter Games. She has represented Brazil in mountain bike and in cross country skiing. In Salvador she used roller skis in today's Olympic Torch Relay.
Rodrigo Menezes is a teacher at local sports project Vem Jogar + Eu. "The kids and I have waited for this moment for a long time. We think we are representing all of our community in Salvador," he says.
The Filhos de Gandhy (the sons of Gandhi) are Salvador's most famous carnival group, inspired by traditional African religions and the Indian icon. Olympic swimmer and torchbearer Allan do Carmo received their blessing and best wishes today.
Visually impaired footballer Jeferson da Conceição, better known as Jefinho, is a two-time Paralympic champion and considered by many the best of all time. "I'm Bahian, I'm Brazilian and I'm representing the joy of all of us," he said.
This pedal-powered mobile band - who called themselves Rixo Elétrico - perform Bahian music with electric instruments... they helped entertain the crowds waiting for the Olympic Tocrh to arrive.
Marathon swimmer Allan do Carmo, who has already qualified for the Rio 2016 Games, was blessed in front of the Church of Senhor do Bonfim. "There was an amazing energy," he said. "I even danced, and I don't know how to dance!"
Instructor Gilson do Nascimento abseiled down the Elevador Lacerda, Salvador's best-known landmark, carrying the Rio 2016 Olympic Torch.
This young percussionist with the Olodum drumming band, seven-year-old Magno Macedo, celebrated the arrival of Rio 2016 torch in his city by shaving the Olympic rings into his hair.
Alexandre Assis, better known as samba musician Xande de Pilares, is used to performing for big crowds, but being an Olympic torchbearer was something else. "I have never had such a warm reception, I feel like an athlete," he said.
The world-famous martial art/dance of capoeira orginated in Bahia, and Claudio Nunes de Souza, 61, took his group to perform in the state capital for the arrival of the torch. "The Olympic Torch Relay is like something from another planet," he said.
Marcelo Collet is a long-distance swimmer who in 2010 became the first Paralympic athlete to swim the English Channel. He opened the torch relay in Salvador, with the Olodum drummers providing the rhythym.
The torch will visit Brazil's first capital, Salvador, today. Rio 2016 Olympic mascot Vinicius arrived early in the historic city and took this photo in front of the iconic Elevador Lacerda, Salvador's best-known landmark.
The legendary Olodum carnival 'bloco' drumming band, who starred in Michael Jackson's hit single 'They Don't Care About Us', have become a symbol of Salvador. They are ready to greet the torch in the historic centre, Pelourinhos.
Luislinda Valois, whose mother was a clothes washer and father was a driver, became a judge, writer and UN ambassador for peace. She was chosen to carry the torch to promote the inclusion of Brazil's black and poor communities.