Rio unveils Paralympic torch relay route
Xinhua, May 31, 2016 Adjust font size:
Brazil's Paralympic torch relay route will include one city in each of Brazil's five geographical regions before ending at the Maracana stadium for the opening ceremony on September 7, organizers said on Monday.
The torch will will arrive in the capital Brasilia (Central West region) on September 1 before stopping in Belem (North), Natal (Northeast), Joinville (South) and Sao Paulo (Southeast) in the next five days.
The opening ceremony's creative directors will be plastic artist Vik Muniz, writer Marcelo Rubens Paiva and designer Fred Gelli.
The ceremony will feature performances from six samba artists: Monarco, Teresa Cristina, Hamilton de Holanda, Diogo Nogueira, Xande de Pilares and Pretinha da Serrinha.
Organizers did not reveal details but it is understood Muniz is working on a giant artistic structure that will be unveiled on the Maracana turf.
The Rio 2016 organizing committee said that 720,000 tickets to the Paralympics had been sold with 2.5 million still available.
Ticket prices start at less than three US dollars and can be purchased on the official Rio 2016 website or via authorized resellers.
Sports that have attracted the most interest from fans so far are athletics, wheelchair basketball, goalball, swimming and wheelchair rugby. Endit