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 Silva (#4) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||
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| Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||
| Born | 1 June 1983 | ||||||||||
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| Number | 4 | ||||||||||
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Adria Jesus da Silva (born 1 June 1983) is a Brazilian Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Brazil women's national sitting volleyball team.
She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, [1] finishing 5th, and the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [2]
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