2007 Pan American Games torch relay explained

Size:150
Host City:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Distance:11,000 km
Torch Bearers:2,500
Start Date:June 5, 2007
End Date:July 13, 2007
Number Of Torches:500

The 2007 Pan American Games torch relay was a 39-day torch run, from June 5 to July 13, 2007, held prior to the 2007 Pan American Games. On June 4, the torch was lit at the torch lighting ceremony in Teotihuacán, Mexico. The flame was then taken by a Brazilian Air Force craft to Santa Cruz Cabrália, Bahia, Brazil, where the torch relay began.[1] [2]

The relay toured through 42 Brazilian cities - each one representing a different country in the Pan American Games. Over 2,500 torchbearers carried the flame over 11,000 kilometers.[3] The relay originating torchbearer was Wilson Carneiro, the first Brazilian medalist at the Pan American Games,[4] white the final torchbearer was Naiane Freire da Purificação.[5]

Route

DayDateStateCitiesRepresenting country
1June 5BahiaSanta Cruz Cabrália1Bahamas
Porto Seguro
2June 6GoiásGoiâniaDominican Republic
3June 7Minas GeraisOuro PretoSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
Belo HorizonteCanada
4June 8Espírito SantoVitóriaCosta Rica
5June 9BahiaSalvadorCuba
6June 10SergipeCanindé de São Francisco1Antigua and Barbuda
Aracaju
7June 11Distrito FederalBrasíliaMexico
8June 12PernambucoRecifeVenezuela
9June 13AlagoasMaceióBarbados
10June 14ParaíbaJoão PessoaGuatemala
11June 15PernambucoFernando de NoronhaCayman Islands
Rio Grande do NorteNatalEcuador
12June 16CearáFortalezaArgentina
13June 17PiauíTeresinaNetherlands Antilles
14June 18TocantinsPalmasBermuda
15June 19MaranhãoSão LuisJamaica
16June 20ParáBelémColombia
17June 21AmapáMacapáSuriname
18June 22RoraimaBoa VistaGuyana
19June 23AmazonasManausAruba
20June 24AcreRio BrancoBolivia
21June 25RondôniaPorto VelhoBelize
22June 26Mato GrossoCuiabáNicaragua
23June 27Campo Novo do Parecis1-
24June 28Mato Grosso do SulCampo GrandeDominica
25June 29Rio Grande do SulPorto AlegreUruguay
26June 30ParanáFoz do IguaçuParaguay
27July 1Santa CatarinaFlorianópolisPuerto Rico
28July 2BlumenauTrinidad and Tobago
Balneário CamboriúEl Salvador
29July 3ParanáCuritibaChile
30July 4No travelling
31July 5São PauloGuarulhosGrenada
32July 6SantosHonduras
33July 7Americana1Haiti
Campinas
34July 8São PauloUnited States of America
35July 9Rio de JaneiroQuilombo Campinho da Independência1British Virgin Islands
Parati
Angra dos ReisVirgin Islands
36July 10Nova Iguaçu1Panama
Duque de Caxias
PetrópolisSaint Kitts and Nevis
37July 11Macaé1Saint Lucia
Rio das Ostras1
Búzios
38July 12NiteróiPeru
39July 13Rio de JaneiroBrazil
1 denotes municipality

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: From the Abode of the Gods to the landmark of the Discovery of Brazil. https://web.archive.org/web/20070826082049/http://www.tochario2007.com.br/cidades_in.shtml. dead. 26 August 2007. 15 January 2019. Rio 2007.
  2. Web site: Pan American Games Flame is Burning. 4 June 2007. 15 January 2009. Around the Rings. 26 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210626221000/http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__28225/Title__Pan-American-Games-Flame-is-Burning/292/Articles. dead.
  3. Web site: Esporte: Revezamento Da Tocha Pan 2007. Textual. Portuguese. 2019-01-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20190115235945/http://textual.com.br/case/esporte-revezamento-da-tocha-pan-2007/. 2019-01-15. dead.
  4. Web site: Primeiro medalhista brasileiro em Jogos Pan-Americanos abre revezamento da tocha. 31 May 2007. 14 January 2019. Laura Rodrigues. O Globo Online. Portuguese.
  5. Web site: Milhares de pessoas recebem com festa a chegada do Revezamento da Tocha Pan-americana ao Estádio do Maracanã. https://web.archive.org/web/20071010093736/http://www.tochario2007.com.br/noticia114.shtml. dead. 10 October 2007. 13 July 2007. 15 January 2019. Rio 2007. Portuguese.