Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Brazil competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, 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, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport 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, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, 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 2015 World Archery Para Championships, several archers did just that. Francisco Cordeiro did this in the recurve men's open third round, while Jane Karla Gogel 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 Jane Karla Gogel had participated in 2008 Beijing and the 2012 London Games in table tennis.;Men
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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 will defend her three paralympic championships.
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;Men's track
;Men's field
;Women's track
;Women's field
| Athlete | Event | Mark | Rank |
| Izabela Campos | Shot put F11–12 | 10.11 | 11 |
| Izabela Campos | Discus throw F11 | 32.60 | |
| Sheila Finder | Long jump T47 | 5.00 | 9 |
| Shirlene Coelho | Shot put F37 | 10.91 RR | 4 |
| Shirlene Coelho | Discus throw F37–38 | 33.91 RR | |
| Shirlene Coelho | Javelin throw F37 | 37.57 | |
| Verônica Hipólito | Long jump T38 | 4.37 | 8 |
| Poliana Jesus | Shot put F54 | 5.70 | 6 |
| Poliana Jesus | Javelin throw F53–54 | 13.96 | 5 |
| Raíssa Rocha Machado | Javelin throw F55–56 | 18.57 | 6 |
| Marivana Oliveira | Shot put F35 | 9.28 RR | |
| Silvânia Costa de Oliveira | Long jump T11 | 4.98 | |
| Kelly Cristina Peixoto | Shot put F41 | 7.94 RR | 5 |
| Roseane Santos | Shot put F56–57 | 8.36 | 7 |
| Roseane Santos | Discus throw F56–57 | 25.16 | 7 |
| Thalita Vitória Simplício da Silva | Long jump T11 | 4.54 | 5 |
| Ana Cláudia Maria da Silva | Long jump T42 | 3.62 | 5 |
| Jenifer Santos | Long jump T38 | 4.43 | 7 |
| Lorena Salvatini Spoladore | Long jump T11 | 4.71 |
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 goes to the Rio Games as the reigning 2008 and 2012 individual BC4 and pairs BC4 gold medalist.
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;Pairs and teams
Equestrian
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# 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
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;Gold medal match
Football 7-a-side
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 Salou, Spain. 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 Ukraine in the 1st place match.
Going into the Rio Games, the country was ranked third in the world.
| Player | Class | Date of birth | Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Marcos dos Santos Ferreira | FT7 |  Tooltip|DF|Defenderbirth date and age2|2016|09|07|1992|10|25Goalball;SummaryMenRomário 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 2012 Summer Paralympics 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 WomenThe Brazil women's national goalball team 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. Brazil's women enter the tournament ranked 2nd in the world.;Group stage ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ;Semifinal ;Bronze medal match Judo;Men;Women ParacanoeingQualification Legend: FA = Qualify to medal final; SF = Qualify to semifinalParatriathlonFernando Aranha, cross-country skier who competed in the 2014 Winter Paralympics, 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 Winter and Summer Paralympics.
Powerlifting
RowingOne 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 ; FB=Final B ; R=Repechage SailingLegend: DNC=Did not come; DNF=Did not finish; DNS=Did not start; STP=Standard PenaltyShootingThe 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;SummaryMenBrazil men's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2016 Games as the host nation.
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