Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

competed in the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, as host country, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.

Support

In September 2015, a representative from the country attended the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Chef de Mission seminar as part of the country's preparation efforts for the 2016 Games.

Disability classifications

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories;

amputation Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on indi ...

, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness;

cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be problems with sensa ...

;

wheelchair A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, problems related to old age, or disability. These can include spinal cord injuries ( paraplegia, hemiplegia, and quadriplegia), cerebr ...

athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories;

visual impairment Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment, is a medical definition primarily measured based on an individual's better eye visual acuity; in the absence of treatment such as correctable eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment� ...

, including

blindness Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment, is a medical definition primarily measured based on an individual's better eye visual acuity; in the absence of treatment such as correctable eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment� ...

;

Les autres Les Autres sport classification is system used in disability sport for people with locomotor disabilities not included in other classification systems for people with physical disabilities. The purpose of this system is to facilitate fair competiti ...

, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example

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. Each

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then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as

athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...

, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example

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, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.

Medalists

Archery

Brazil automatically gets four berths at the 2016 Paralympics as the host nation, but had the ability to qualify additional athletes. At the

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, several archers did just that. Francisco Cordeiro did this in the recurve men's open third round, while

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did it in the compound women's open by reaching the quarterfinal and Fabíola Lorenzi Dergovics added an extra spot as a result of her performance in the recurve women's open Paralympic secondary tournament. At the Parapan Games Brasil secured more spots with Thais Carvalho in the recurve women's open with a silver medal and Luciano Rezende with a gold medal and Diogo de Souza with the fourth place in the recurve men's open. All members of Brazilian archery team are participating at their first Paralympic Games as Brasil never before qualified an archer for the Paralympic Games, only

had participated in 2008 Beijing and the 2012 London Games in table tennis. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Athletics

Petrúcio Ferreira is expected to be part of the Brazilian athletics delegation. When he was 18 years old, he broke the world record in the 200m T46/47 world record.

Terezinha Guilhermina Terezinha Guilhermina (born 3 October 1978) is a Paralympic athlete from Brazil competing mainly in category T11 sprint events, T11 being the category for totally blind athletes. She has congenital retinitis pigmentosa, as do five of her twelve ...

will defend her three paralympic championships. ;Key ;Men's track ;Men's field ;Women's track ;Women's field

Boccia

Brazil qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport at the Montreal hosted 2015 BisFed Americas Pair and Team championship in the Pairs BC3 event. They claimed gold ahead of silver medalist Canada and bronze medalists Colombia.

Dirceu Pinto Dirceu José Pinto (10 September 1980 – 1 April 2020) was a Brazilian Paralympic boccia player with muscular dystrophy. He won individual and pairs gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympics in the BC4 category. At the 2016 Olympics he placed ...

goes to the Rio Games as the reigning 2008 and 2012 individual BC4 and pairs BC4 gold medalist. ;Individual ;Pairs and teams

Cycling

Road

Track

Equestrian

;Individual ;Team # Discarded score.

Football 5-a-side

Brazil qualified for the Paralympics by virtue of being hosts. They also qualified in their own right by winning the IBSA Blind Football World Championships 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. They would also have qualified by virtue of winning the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada, the regional qualifier for the Americas. ;Group stage ---- ---- ;Semifinal ;Gold medal match

Football 7-a-side

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Brazil automatically qualified as the host country. Jan Francisco Brito da Costa is the best player for Brazil, and dominated at the 2015 World Championships. His team finished third at the 2015 CP Football World Championships. The draw for the tournament was held on May 6 at the 2016 Pre Paralympic Tournament in

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. Brazil was put into Group A with Ukraine, Great Britain and Ireland. The tournament where the draw took place featured 7 of the 8 teams participating in Rio. It was the last major preparation event ahead of the Rio Games for all teams participating. Brazil finished second, after losing 0 - 2 to the Ukraine in the 1st place match. Going into the Rio Games, the country was ranked third in the world. ;Group stage ---- ---- ;Semifinal ;Bronze medal match

Goalball

Men

Romário Diego Marques is one of the members of the Brazil men's national goalball team. He is expected to be on the roster for Rio, after having been part of the silver medal-winning team at the

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and the gold medal-winning team at the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships. The team automatically qualified as hosts, but they would have qualified in their own right as winners of the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships. Brazil's men enter the tournament ranked 5th in the world. ;Group stage ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ;Semifinal ;Bronze medal match

Women

The

Brazil women's national goalball team Brazil women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Brazil. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a visual impairment, vision impairment. The team takes part in international goalball competitions. ...

qualified for the Rio Games as hosts of the competition. They would have qualified in their own right after finishing second at the

2015 Parapan American Games The 2015 Parapan American Games, officially the V Parapan American Games and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 ParaPan-Am Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, celebrated in the tradition of the Pa ...

. Brazil's women enter the tournament ranked 2nd in the world. ;Group stage ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ;Semifinal ;Bronze medal match

Judo

;Men ;Women

Paracanoeing

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to medal final; SF = Qualify to semifinal

Paratriathlon

Fernando Aranha, cross-country skier who competed in the

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, returns to make his debut in the Summer Paralympics competing in the Paratriathlon. He became the first Brazilian paralympic athlete to compete in both the

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and

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Powerlifting

Rowing

One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top eight finish at the 2015 FISA World Rowing Championships in a medal event. Brazil qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the AS Men's Single Sculls event with a seventh-place finish in a time of 04:57.010. Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Sailing

Legend: DNC=Did not come; DNF=Did not finish; DNS=Did not start; STP=Standard Penalty

Shooting

The last direct qualifying event for Rio in shooting took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning in November. Alexandre Galgani earned a qualifying spot for their country at this competition in the R4 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 event. Qualification Legend: QG = Qualified for Gold Medal Match; QB = Qualified for Bronze Medal Match

Sitting volleyball

Men

Brazil men's national sitting volleyball team Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's List of countries and dependencie ...

qualified for the 2016 Games as the host nation. ;Group stage ---- ---- ;Semifinal ;Bronze medal match

Women

Brazil women's national sitting volleyball team Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's List of countries and dependencie ...

qualified for the 2016 Games as the host nation. ;Group stage ---- ---- ;Semifinal ;Bronze medal match

Swimming

Daniel Dias Daniel de Faria Dias (born 24 May 1988) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer. Having learnt to swim in 2004 after being inspired by Clodoaldo Silva at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, he entered his first international competition two years later winni ...

is a favorite Brazilian swimmer going into the Rio Paralympics. Brazilian swimmers competed at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships as part of their Rio readiness efforts. ;Key ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Table tennis

;Men ;Women

Wheelchair basketball

Men

The

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has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics by virtue of being the host nation. Brazil had the choice of which group they wanted to be in. They were partnered with Spain, who would be in the group Brazil did not select. Brazil chose Group B, which included Iran, the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Algeria. , - , style="text-align:center;" , G, , style="text-align:center", 4, , Gomes dos Santos, Dwan, , 23 – January 24, 1993 , , style="text-align:center", 1.0 , , ADFEGO , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , F, , style="text-align:center", 5, , Vieira, Pedro Henrique, , 22 – November 27, 1993 , , style="text-align:center", 4.0 , , Magic Hands , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , F, , style="text-align:center", 6, , da Silva,Erick, , 37 – October 5, 1978 , , style="text-align:center", 3.5 , ,

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, , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , F, , style="text-align:center", 7, , Suursoo, Celestino Luciano, , 38 – March 10, 1978 , , style="text-align:center", 4.5 , ,

, , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , C, , style="text-align:center", 8, , dos Santos, Paulo César, , 43 – November 18, 1972 , , style="text-align:center", 2.0 , ,

, , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , F, , style="text-align:center", 9, , do Bonfim, Edjúnior José, , 34 – August 30, 1982 , , style="text-align:center", 4.5 , , América Tigres , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , C, , style="text-align:center", 10, , Dauinheimer, Paulo Roberto, , 32 – February 22, 1984 , , style="text-align:center", 1.5 , , AFADEFI , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , G, , style="text-align:center", 11, , Arão de Carvalho, Rodrigo, , 38 – July 7, 1978 , , style="text-align:center", 1.0 , , Magic Hands , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , G, , style="text-align:center", 12, , Alves Viana, Amauri, , 26 – April 13, 1990 , , style="text-align:center", 1.5 , , Magic Hands , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , F, , style="text-align:center", 13, , de Miranda, Leandro, , 34 – August 27, 1982 , , style="text-align:center", 4.5 , , GADECAMP , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , C, , style="text-align:center", 14, , Sanchez, Marcos Cândido, , 34 – July 20, 1982 , , style="text-align:center", 3.0 , , GADECAMP , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , F, , style="text-align:center", 14, , da Silva Júnior, Gelson, , 36 – March 6, 1980 , , style="text-align:center", 3.0 , , Magic Hands , , style="text-align:right;" , ;Group stage ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ;Fifth place match

Women

The

Brazil women's national wheelchair basketball team Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area an ...

has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. As hosts, Brazil got to choose which group they were put into. They were partnered with Algeria, who would be put in the group they did not choose. Brazil chose Group A, which included Canada, Germany, Great Britain and Argentina. Algeria ended up in Group B with the United States, the Netherlands, France and China. , - , style="text-align:center;" , C, , style="text-align:center", 4, , Silva, Ivanilde, , 26 – April 24, 1990 , , style="text-align:center", 3.5 , , IREFES , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , G, , style="text-align:center", 5, , Farias, Andreia, , 30 – April 23, 1986 , , style="text-align:center", 1.0 , , ADM , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , C, , style="text-align:center", 6, , Assunção, Perla, , 30 – January 28, 1986 , , style="text-align:center", 2.0 , , Allstar Rodas , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , G, , style="text-align:center", 7, , Costa, Lucicléia, , 36 – August 16, 1980 , , style="text-align:center", 2.5 , , Allstar Rodas , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , G, , style="text-align:center", 8, , Ramos, Rosália, , 46 – January 22, 1970 , , style="text-align:center", 1.5 , , Riopretense , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , C, , style="text-align:center", 9, , Rosa, Ana Aurélia, , 27 – September 10, 1988 , , style="text-align:center", 3.5 , , Riopretense , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , C, , style="text-align:center", 10, , Santana, Jéssica, , 23 – December 7, 1992 , , style="text-align:center", 2.5 , , IREFES , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , F, , style="text-align:center", 11, , Vieira, Geisa, , 24 – August 27, 1992 , , style="text-align:center", 4.0 , , GAADIN , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , F, , style="text-align:center", 12, , Martins, Lia, , 29 – June 9, 1987 , , style="text-align:center", 4.5 , , GAADIN , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , G, , style="text-align:center", 13, , Maia, Geisiane, , 34 – February 15, 1982 , , style="text-align:center", 3.0 , , IREFES , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , F, , style="text-align:center", 14, , Klokler, Paola, , 25 – January 26, 1991 , , style="text-align:center", 4.0 , , ADDECE , , style="text-align:right;" , , - , style="text-align:center;" , F, , style="text-align:center", 14, , Almeida, Vileide, , 24 – November 2, 1991 , , style="text-align:center", 4.5 , , Allstar Rodas , , style="text-align:right;" , ;Group stage ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ;Seventh place match

Wheelchair fencing

;Men ;Women

Wheelchair rugby

The

Brazil national wheelchair rugby team Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's List of countries and dependencie ...

has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics by virtue of being the host nation. Brazil was scheduled to open play in Rio against Canada on September 14. Their second game was scheduled to be against Australia on September 15. Their final game of group play as against the Great Britain on September 16. Brazil entered the tournament ranked number nineteen in the world. ;Group stage ---- ---- ;Seventh place match

Wheelchair tennis

;Singles ;Doubles

References

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2016 in Brazilian sport

Support

Disability classifications

Medalists

Archery

Athletics

Boccia

Cycling

Road

Track

Equestrian

Football 5-a-side

Football 7-a-side

Goalball

Men

Women

Judo

Paracanoeing

Paratriathlon

Powerlifting

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Sitting volleyball

Men

Women

Swimming

Table tennis

Wheelchair basketball

Men

Women

Wheelchair fencing

Wheelchair rugby

Wheelchair tennis

See also

References