# 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 Paralympics since.
Until the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Brazilians have won a total of 467 Paralympic medals, of which 135 golds, 161 silvers and 171 bronzes. This places the country 16th on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table.
Brazil's first delegations experienced little success. No medals were won in 1972, and the country's only medal in 1976 was a silver, in the men's pairs in lawn bowls (through Robson S. Almeida and Luiz Carlos Costa). There were no medals either in 1980, but Brazilian Paralympians found notable success as from 1984, where they obtained their first gold: M. Ferraz won five silver medals and one gold in track and field; Márcia Malsar took three medals in athletics, of which the first gold for a Brazilian athlete; Luis Claúdio Pereira won four medals, of which two gold, in track and field; as did Amintas Piedade. Swimmer Maria Jussara Matas obtained three medals, of which one gold, while Marcelo Amorim won four medals (three swimming and a bronze), also in swimming.
Pereira won three of Brazil's four gold medals in 1988, the fourth coming from swimmer Graciana Moreira Alves. In 1992, four Brazilian athletes each won a gold medal in track and field, while the country's two gold in 1996 were won in swimming (José Arnulfo Medeiros) and Judo (Antônio Tenório). Da Silva took another gold in 2000, adding to Brazil's four golds in track and field and one in swimming that year. The 2004 Games saw the country's best result to date, with fourteen gold medals, of which five in athletics. Swimmer Clodoaldo Silva became Brazil's most successful Paralympian in history, winning six gold medals in the pool, and Brazil also started the men's football 5-a-side dominination, defeating Argentina in a penalty shoot-out in the final. (In the 7-a-side event, Brazil finished second, after a 1–4 defeat to Ukraine.) In 2008, athletics provided another four gold medals, boccia two, Judo one, and swimming eight (four each from Daniel Dias and André Brasil). In football, Brazil finished fourth in the 7-a-side event, with losses to Ukraine (0-6) and Iran (0-4) in the final round. The country did, however, successfully defend for the first time its Paralympic title in 5-a-side football, defeating China 2–1 in the final.
Brazil debuted at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, sending two athletes. This made Brazil the second tropical nation ever to have competed at the Winter Paralympics, after Uganda and the third country in South America to have done so, the others being Chile and Argentina.

## Medal tables
### Medals by Summer Games

This are the historical medal table for Brasil at the Summer Paralympics. This medal table also includes the 5 medals (1 gold, 3 silvers and 1 bronze) won at the 1992 Summer Paralympics for Intellectually Disabled, held in Madrid, who also organized by then International Coordenation Committee (ICC) and same Organizing Committee (COOB'92) who made the gestion of the 1992 Summer Paralympics held in Barcelona and also part of same event. But the results are not on the International Paralympic Committee 's (IPC) database.
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| 1960 Rome | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1964 Tokyo | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1968 Tel-Aviv | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1972 Heidelberg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1976 Toronto | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 1980 Arnhem | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984 Stoke Mandeville 1984 New York | 30 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 28 | 24 |
| 1988 Seoul | 59 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 24 |
| 1992 Barcelona-Madrid | 41 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 60 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 37 |
| 2000 Sydney | 63 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 24 |
| 2004 Athens | 96 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 33 | 14 |
| 2008 Beijing | 187 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 47 | 9 |
| 2012 London | 181 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 43 | 7 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 285 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 72 | 8 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 258 | 22 | 20 | 30 | 72 | 7 |
| 2024 Paris | 255 | 25 | 26 | 38 | 89 | 5 |
| 2028 Los Angeles | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| 2032 Brisbane | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| Total | 1,264 | 135 | 161 | 172 | 468 | 16 |

### Winter Paralympics

| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| 1976 Örnsköldsvik | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1980 Geilo | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1984 Innsbruck | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1988 Innsbruck | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1992 Tignes-Albertville | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1994 Lillehammer | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1998 Nagano | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2006 Turin | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2010 Vancouver | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2014 Sochi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2018 PyeongChang | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022 Beijing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026 Milan-Cortina | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events |
| 2030 French Alps | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events |
| 2034 Salt Lake City | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |

### Medals by Sport 1960–2024

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Athletics | 59 | 84 | 68 | 211 |
| Swimming | 47 | 48 | 56 | 151 |
| Judo | 9 | 11 | 13 | 33 |
| Boccia | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Football 5-a-side | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Powerlifting | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Paracanoeing | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Parataekwondo | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Goalball | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Wheelchair fencing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Football 7-a-side | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lawn bowls | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paratriathlon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Badminton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | 135 | 161 | 172 | 468 |
Best results in non-medalling sports:
Summer :
| Sport | Rank | Athlete | Event & Year |
| Archery | 4th | Luciano Rezende | Men's individual recurve open in 2016 |
| Wheelchair basketball | 5th | Brazil men's team | Men's tournament in 2016 |
| Wheelchair rugby | 8th | Brazil mixed team | Mixed tournament in 2016 |
| Wheelchair tennis | 4th | Leandro Pena & Ymanitu Silva | Quad doubles in 2024 |
| Winter ||||
| Sport | Rank | Athlete | Event & Year |
| Alpine skiing | 28th | André Pereira | Men's snowboard cross in 2014 |
| Biathlon | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Cross-country skiing | 6th | Cristian Ribera | Men's 15 km sitting in 2018 |
| Para ice hockey | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Snowboarding | 10th | André Cintra | Men's banked slalom SB-LL1 in 2018 |
| Snowboarding | 10th | André Cintra | Men's snowboard cross SB-LL1 in 2018 |
| Wheelchair curling | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |

## Flagbearers

Summer Paralympics :
| Games | Athlete | Sport |
| 1960 Rome | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1964 Tokyo | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1968 Tel-Aviv | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1972 Heidelberg | Not documented | Not documented |
| 1976 Toronto | Not documented | Not documented |
| 1980 Arnhem | Not documented | Not documented |
| 1984 New York 1984 Stoke Mandeville | Not documented | Not documented |
| 1988 Seoul | Not documented | Not documented |
| 1992 Barcelona | Not documented | Not documented |
| 1996 Atlanta | Anderson Santos | Athletics |
| 2000 Sydney | Ádria Santos | Athletics |
| 2000 Sydney | Luís Silva | Swimming |
| 2004 Athens | José Afonso Medeiros | Swimming |
| 2008 Beijing | Antônio Tenório Silva | Judo |
| 2012 London | Daniel Dias | Swimming |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Shirlene Coelho | Athletics |
| 2020 Tokyo | Evelyn de Oliveira | Boccia |
| 2020 Tokyo | Petrúcio Ferreira | Athletics |
| 2024 Paris | Elizabeth Gomes | Athletics |
| 2024 Paris | Gabriel Araújo | Swimming |
Winter Paralympics :
| Games | Athlete | Sport |
| 1976 Örnsköldsvik | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1980 Geilo | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1984 Innsbruck | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1988 Innsbruck | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1992 Tignes-Albertville | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1994 Lillehammer | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1998 Nagano | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2006 Turin | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2010 Vancouver | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2014 Sochi | André Pereira | Alpine skiing |
| 2018 PyeongChang | Aline Rocha | Cross-country skiing |
| 2022 Beijing | Cristian Ribera | Cross-country skiing |
| 2022 Beijing | Aline Rocha | Cross-country skiing |

## Multi-medalists

Brazilian athletes who have won at least three gold medals or five or more medals of any colour.
| No. | Athlete | Sport | Years | Games | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Daniel Dias | Swimming | 2008-2020 | 4 | M | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | Clodoaldo Silva | Swimming | 2000-2016 | 5 | M | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Carol Santiago | Swimming | 2020-2024 | 2 | F | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | André Brasil | Swimming | 2008-2016 | 3 | M | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Gabriel Araújo | Swimming | 2020-2024 | 2 | M | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Ádria Santos | Athletics | 1988-2008 | 6 | F | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Antônio Tenório Silva | Judo | 1996-2016 | 6 | M | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Dirceu Pinto | Boccia | 2008-2016 | 3 | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Ricardinho | Football | 2008-2024 | 5 | M | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Terezinha Guilhermina | Athletics | 2004-2016 | 4 | F | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | Petrúcio Ferreira | Athletics | 2016-2024 | 3 | M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Lucas Prado | Athletics | 2008-2016 | 3 | M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Claudiney Batista | Athletics | 2012-2024 | 4 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Yeltsin Jacques | Athletics | 2016-2024 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Felipe Gomes | Athletics | 2008-2024 | 5 | M | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Talisson Glock | Swimming | 2016-2024 | 3 | M | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 17 | Jerusa Geber dos Santos | Athletics | 2008-2024 | 5 | F | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 18 | Gabriel Bandeira | Swimming | 2020-2024 | 2 | M | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 | Yohansson Nascimento | Athletics | 2008-2016 | 3 | M | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |