Olympic torch relay begins in Brazil

Children cheer on Brazilian volleyball player Fabiana Claudino, the first runner in the Brazilian leg of the Olympic torch relay, in Brasilia on May 3, 2016. The flame, which arrived by plane the same day, will travel across 327 cities by approximately 12,000 participants before arriving in Rio de Janeiro for the opening ceremony of the Games on Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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