The 2016 Simmer Paralympics (Brazilian Portuguese: Jogos Paralímpicos de Verão de 2016), the fifteent Simmer Paralympic Gemmes, war a major internaitional multi-sport event for athletes wi disabilities govrened bi the Internaitional Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, frae 7 September tae 18 September 2016. The Gemmes merked the first time a Laitin American an Sooth American ceety hostit the event, the seicont Soothren Hemisphere ceety an naition, the first ane bein the 2000 Simmer Paralympics in Sydney, an an aa the first time a Lusophone (Portuguese-speakin) kintra hostit the event. These Gemmes saw the introduction o twa new sports tae the Paralympic program: canoein an the paratriathlon.