Your time has now arrived, volunteer! What you’ve only seen on TV in the past will now become reality for 27 privileged people who will be among the group of 12,000 people to carry the Rio 2016 Olympic torch.

After traveling around Greece for 2,235 km and visiting Switzerland, the torch will arrive in Brazil on 3 May, to begin a journey around the country’s 26 states and Federal District, passing through more than 300 municipalities and ending up on 5 August at the Maracanã Stadium, the stage for the Olympic Games opening ceremony.

The Rio 2016 Organising Committee has chosen people who make a difference in all parts of Brazil. It’s a select group of people who do good, play sport, make history, produce art, participate, have an impact and make things happen. Naturally, Rio 2016 volunteers are part of this.

Twenty seven volunteers gained the right to carry the torch by winning a contest held at the end of 2015, which involved submitting videos to show their enthusiasm and dream of participating actively in the world’s largest sports event.

Now, each of them will carry the ultimate symbol of the Olympic Games through a municipality in the state they are from, helping to bring to every corner of Brazil the contagious energy that is part of the spirit of Games volunteers.

Watch the video below to find out in which Brazilian municipalities the 27 volunteers will carry the torch.