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Representing Brazil in the Olympics and the Paralympics Games

The Olympics and the Paralympics Games are sport competitions that symbolize the healthy and harmonious relationship between countries all around the world. These events, in their modern version, take place every four years and one city is chosen as the host in a very prestigious ceremony. Let’s get to know some of the Brazilian athletes that represented Brazil in these Olympic and Paralympic Games?

Fotografia de busto de uma mulher sorrindo enquanto segura uma medalha de ouro ao lado do rosto. Ela é negra, está com cabelos presos e usa roupa nas cores azul e amarelo.
Beatriz Souza is a Brazilian judoka who was born in 1998. She started her Judo career when she was just a kid, her father being the one who supported her from the very beginning. She won her first Olympic gold medal in Paris 2024.

Crédito da imagem: Mike Egerton/Alamy/Fotoarena

Fotografia de um homem segurando uma bandeira do Brasil por trás do corpo. Ele é branco, não tem parte de um dos braços e usa uma camiseta em tons de verde com a escrita Brasil, Rio 2016.
Petrúcio Ferreira is a Brazilian athlete who first competed in the Paralympics Games in 2016, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On that occasion, he won two silver medals and one gold medal, making him a strong contestant from the start. Petrúcio suffered an accident when he was only two years old, making him lose part of his left arm.

Crédito da imagem: Celso Pupo/Shutterstock.com

Fotografia de uma mulher durante uma partida de tênis de mesa. Ela é branca, tem várias tatuagens no braço esquerdo e não tem o braço direito. Usa uma camiseta nas cores verde e amarelo enquanto olha para a bolinha que está no ar, acima da raquete, que ela segura com a mão esquerda.
Bruna Alexandre is the first Brazilian Paralympic athlete to compete in the Olympic Games. She started playing table tennis when she was seven. Bruna had her right arm amputated when she was only six months old due to medical malpractice. During her career, Bruna has won a total of five bronze medals and one silver medal in the Paralympic games.

Crédito da imagem: JUNG Yeon-je/AFP

Fotografia de busto de um homem de etnia asiática sorrindo enquanto segura uma medalha de bronze. Ele usa blusa na cor azul.
Augusto Akio is a Brazilian skateboarder who represented Brazil in the Paris Olympic Games, where he won a bronze medal. Augusto started skateboarding when he was seven, in Curitiba, the capital of Paraná state. Besides skateboarding, Augusto is very proficient at juggling.

Crédito da imagem: Rodolfo Buhrer/AGIF/AFP

These important international competitions celebrate peace between nations. The thousands of athletes chosen to represent their country are very proud to be picked as Olympians because they are competing against hundreds of other people who also dedicate their life to that sport. What about you? Do you have a favorite athlete that inspires you? Share with your teacher and your classmates.