The Rio 2016 Paralympic Torch will be lit up virtually by internet users around the world by sending hashtags related to the Paralympic and Rio 2016 values ©Getty Images All of the hashtags used will ...

Rio de Janeiro organizers unveiled the Olympic torch for the 2016 Games on Friday, saying it brings together "movement, innovation and Brazilian flavor." Organizers said the torch's design was ...

The Torch Relay for Rio 2016 has encountered further problems after a man attempted to throw a bucket of water on the Olympic Flame as it continued its journey through the Brazilian town of Maracaju.

The Brazilian torch relay for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics has kicked off with volleyball player Fabiana Claudino running the first leg after the torch was ignited by embattled President Dilma Rousseff ...

An impoverished section of Rio de Janeiro held a mock Olympic torch relay over the weekend to protest high crime rates and a government that they claim is neglecting their problems at the expense of ...

Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio are back in their homeland of Brazil to get in on the festivities of Rio's Summer Olympics. Ahead of the opening ceremony on Friday night, the supermodels got the ...