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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 ...
sent a delegation to compete at the
2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was f ...
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The country debuted in the
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1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
and 2008 was its 10th participation. Brazil also sent the largest number of athletes to the Paralympics in its history, with 188 athletes competing in 17 Paralympic sports. Brazil didn't include any competitors in the
archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In ...
and
wheelchair rugby Wheelchair rugby (originally murderball, and known as quad rugby in the United States) is a team sport for athletes with a disability. It is practised in over twenty-five countries around the world and is a summer Paralympic sport. The US na ...
. In the Opening Ceremony, the Brazilian Flag bearer was the judoka
Antônio Tenório Silva Antônio Tenório da Silva (born 24 October 1970) is a Brazilian judoka. As a child, he lost the vision in his left eye from an accident while playing with a slingshot. Six years later, an infection claimed the vision in his right eye, leaving hi ...
, who became four-time Paralympic champion in his category. In 2008, Brazil had its second strongest showing in the history of the Games, finishing in respectable 9th place.
André Brasil Andre Brasil Esteves (born May 23, 1984) is a Paralympic swimmer from Brazil. He had poliomyelitis as a child. He competes in the S10 classification. He won gold for Brazil at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. He also broke S10 world records in thr ...
and
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 winn ...
, both of
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and Lucas Prado of
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were Brazil's top medalists. Prado won three gold medals, Brasil won five medals (four golds and one silver) and Dias won nine medals (four golds, four silvers and one bronze).


Medalists


Sports


Athletics


Men's track


Men's field


Women's track


Women's field


Boccia


Cycling


Men's road


Men's track


Equestrian


Individual events


Team

* - denotes highest scores counted towards total score.


Football 5-a-side

The Brazilian football 5-a-side team won the gold medal after defeating
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in the gold medal match.


Players

* Ricardo Alves * Andreonni Farias Rego * Marcos Felipe * Jefferson Gonçalves * Mizael Oliveira * Damião Ramos * Fábio Ribeiro Vasconcelos * João Batista Silva * Severino Silva * Sandro Soares


Tournament

;Gold medal match


Football 7-a-side

The Brazilian football 7-a-side team didn't win any medals; they were defeated by
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in the bronze medal match.


Players

* Fabiano Bruzzi * Adriano Costa * Irineu Ferreira * Marcos Ferreira * José Guimarães *
Leandro Marinho Leandro Marinho is a Brazilian Paralympic footballer. Biography Leandro is a Paralympic footballer who a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. He also participated in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China ...
* Gilberto Moraes * Wanderson Oliveira * Antônio Rocha * Luciano Rocha *
Jean Rodrigues Jean Rodrigues is a Brazilian Paralympic footballer who won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated o ...
* Marcos Silva


Tournament

;Semi final ;Bronze medal match


Goalball


Men's tournament

The men's team didn't win any medals; they were 11th out of 12 teams. ;Players * Alexsander Celente * Thiago Henrique Firmino da Costa * Legy Freire * Paulo Homem *
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* Luiz Silva Filho ;Results ;11/12th classification


Women's tournament

The women's team didn't win any medals; they were 6th out of 8 teams. ;Players * Adriana Bonifácio Lino * Ana Carolina Duarte Ruas Custódio * Cláudia Paula Gonçalves de Amorim Oliveira *
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* Neuzimar Santos * Luana Silva ;Results


Judo


Men


Women


Powerlifting


Men


Women


Rowing


Shooting


Men


Swimming


Men


Women


Table tennis


Men


Women


Teams


Volleyball

The men's volleyball team didn't win any medals, they were 6th out of 8 teams.


Players

* Wellington Anunciação * Samuel Arantes * Giovani Freitas * Guilherme Gomes * Renato Leite * Rodrigo Mello * Wescley Oliveira * Diogo Rebolcas * Deivisson Santos *
Cláudio Silva Cláudio Silva (born 6 September 1982) is a Brazilian-British mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional since 2007, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, BAMMA, and the Super Fight ...
* Daniel Silva *
Gilberto Silva Gilberto Aparecido da Silva (; born 7 October 1976) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder most notably for English Premier League club Arsenal, Super League club Panathinaikos F.C., Clube Atlét ...


Tournament

---- ---- ;5th-8th Classification Semifinals ;5th/6th Classification


Wheelchair basketball


Men's tournament

The men's team didn't win any medals; they were 9th out of 12 teams. ;Players *Sérgio Alexandre * Everaldo Lima * Leandro Mirando * Irio Nunes * Nilton Pessoa * Heriberto Rocha * Douglas Silva *
Erick Silva Erick Vinicius Silva (born June 21, 1984) is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division. A professional from 2005 till 2019, he competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Bellator MMA, and Jungle Fight, ...
* José Marcos Silva * José Ricardo Silva * Gelson Silva Jr * Francisco Silva Sandoval ;Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Classification round semifinals ---- ---- ;Ninth place classification ---- ----


Women's tournament

The women's team didn't win any medals; they were 10th out of 10 teams. ;Players * Vileide Almeida * Mônica Andrade Santos * Débora Costa * Andreia Cristina Farias * Helena Ferrão * Elizabeth Gomes * Naildes Mafra * Jucilene Moraes * Ozineide Pantoja * Cleonete Reis * Rosália Silva Ramos * Lia Soares Martins ;Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;9-10th classification ---- ----


Wheelchair tennis


Men


See also

*
2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was f ...
*
Brazil at the Paralympics Brazil made its Paralympic Games debut at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, sending representatives to compete in track and field, archery, swimming and wheelchair basketball. The country has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralym ...
* Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics


External links


Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official SiteInternational Paralympic Committee


References

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Paralympics The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...