Footballers Kaka, Lucio and President Rousseff endorse Rio games as Olympic torch arrives in Brazil ahead of Olympic games

The Olympic torch flame has arrived in Brazil this morning for the start of a torch relay that will culminate with the opening of the Olympic Games in Rio in August. The torch was flown inside a small lantern on a special flight from the Swiss city of Geneva to Brazil and was lit by embattled President Dilma Rousseff.


President Rousseff who might not last till the beginning of the games as president said, 'Brazil is ready to host the most successful Olympics in history.'

Other football stars like Kaka, Lucio and a host of athletes were present and endorsed the Rio Olympic Torch's arrival.
The torch will be carried around Brazil by 12,000 runners. It will pass through more than 300 towns and cities from the Amazon to Brazil's southern border, arriving at the Maracana Stadium in Rio on 5 August for the kick off of the Olympic games.   

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Photo Credit: AFP, Reuters, Adriano Machado and Rio Torch Snapchat.