Paralympic Torch Relay Enters Final Days -- Photodesk

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BRASILIA, BRAZIL - SEPTEMBER 01: Volunteer Lucio Morgado carries the Paralympic torch at the International Center for Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, SARAH on September 01, 2016, in Brasilia, Brazil. The Paralympic torch will pass through six cities, each representing a region of Brazil, before coming to Rio de Janeiro for the Opening Ceremony at the Maracana Stadium on September 7 The flame will burn during the Paralympic Games on the pyre Candelaria, located in downtown area of Rio. (Photo by Igo Estrela/Getty Images)

(ATR) The 2016 Paralympic Torch Relay continues its 155 mile trek across every region of Brazil, each flame symbolizing a different Paralympic Value.

The relay began in the city of Brasilia with its flame symbolizing Equality. During the week the torch passed through the cities of Natal, Joinville and Sao Paulo.

Today, the two-day ceremony in Rio de Janeiro with 360 torchbearers will begin at the Museum of Tomorrow. Flames from every city will unite there to form the Paralympic Flame.

The relay will make its final stop at the Olympic Cauldron at the Maracana Stadium to begin the 2016 Paralympics on Sep. 7.

The flame will stay lit at the Candelaria cauldron at Rio’s Centre through the duration of the Games.

Click here for photos of the Paralympic Torch Relay!

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