• Bruno Lagôa, who works on the railway line that links São João Del Rei with Tiradentes, carried the torch on the Maria Fumaça steam train to its next destination.

  • The torch was carried in front of the church of São Francisco de Assis, one of the most important colonial buildings in Brazil, in São João Del Rei.

  • Mountain biker José Caputo, known as 'Nature' because of his healthy lifestyle, was mobbed by locals as he carried the torch in São João Del Rei, the first town on day 13 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Torch Relay.

  • The people of São João Del Rei have come out in force to welcome the Olympic Torch to their historic town centre.

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Sun, 15 May

São João Del Rei, MG

  • Itinerary

•Rua Antônio Rocha - Centro
•Rua Quintino Bocaiúva - Centro
•Praça Dep Augusto das Chagas Viegas - Centro
•Rua do Carmo - Centro
•BR-383 - Centro
Pedestrian route
Driving route
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