The 2018 Winter Paralympics, the 12th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), that was held in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea, from 9 to 18 March 2018. They were the second Paralympics to be held in South Korea, following the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul.
Jaqueline Mourão is a Brazilian cyclist, biathlete, and cross-country skier. Born and raised in the mountainous city of Belo Horizonte, she only began cross-country skiing at the age of 29 and competed in a XC-Ski race for the first time in December 2005. She participated in four Winter Olympics—Torino (XC-Ski), Vancouver (XC-Ski), Sochi, and Pyeongchang (XC-Ski)—as well as in three Summer Olympics, Athens (MTB), Beijing (MTB), and Tokyo (MTB). At her fifth Olympic Games, she competed at the 2014 Sochi Olympics in both cross-country skiing and biathlon, and carried the Brazilian flag during the Opening Ceremony.
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.
The 2022 Winter Paralympics, officially known as the XIII Paralympic Winter Games and commonly known as the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games, are an international winter multi-sport parasports event scheduled to take place in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 4 to 13 March 2022. Beijing was selected as host city in 2015 at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, marking its second time hosting the Paralympics, and the last of three consecutive Paralympics hosted in East Asia. Having previously hosted the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Beijing is the first city to host the Summer and Winter Paralympics. The venues for the Games were concentrated upon Beijing, its suburb Yanqing District, and Zhangjiakou, with some events repurposing venues originally built for Beijing 2008. China will become the third country in Asia to host the Winter Paralympics after Japan and South Korea.
Brazil sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, held between 7–16 March 2014. This marked the country's first entry into the Winter Paralympic Games. Brazil sent two athletes, snowboarder Andre Pereira in Alpine skiing and Fernando Rocha in cross-country skiing. The country's best performance in any event was 15th, achieved by Rocha in the 15 km sitting competition.
Edson Luques Bindilatti is a decathlete and bobsledder from Brazil.
Edson Ricardo Martins is a bobsledder from Brazil. He competed for Brazil at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the four-man competition where he placed in 29th position out of 30 teams along with.
Odirlei Carlos Pessoni was a Brazilian bobsledder. He competed for Brazil at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the four-man competition and at the 2018 Winter Olympics also in the four-man where he placed in 29th position out of 30 teams along with Edson Bindilatti, Edson Martins and Fábio Gonçalves Silva.
Portugal competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Mozambique sent a delegation to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. This was the country's second time competing at a Summer Paralympic Games after making its debut at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Mozambique was represented by one athlete, Edmilisa Governo, a short-distance sprinter. She competed in two events, the women's 100 metres T12 competition and the women's 400 metres T12. Governo reached the semi-finals of the women's 100 metres T12 and took Mozambique's first Paralympic Games medal in the women's 400 metres T12 by placing third in the final of the competition.
Cape Verde sent a delegation to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. This was the nations' fourth appearance at a Summer Paralympic Games since it made its debut at the 2004 Athens Summer Paralympics. Cape Verde was represented by two athletes in Rio de Janeiro: sprinter Gracelino Barbosa and javelin thrower Márcio Fernandes, who qualified for the Games by meeting the qualification standards of their events. Barbosa won the country's first Paralympic medal with his third-place finish in the men's 400 metres T20 competition and Fernandes came ninth in the F44 men's javelin event.
Susana Schnarndorf Ribeiro is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer. In 2005, after a lengthy triathlon career, at the age of 37, Schnarndorf began to experience the first symptoms of a mysterious degenerative disease that was later diagnosed as multiple system atrophy (MSA). After a break from professional athletics, Schnarndorf returned to the sports world as a swimmer and is presently a member of the Brazilian Paralympic Swimming Team.
Astrid Fina Paredes is a Spanish Paralympic snowboarder. Her greatest achievement has been the silver medal of the World Cup of snowboarding.
Argentina sent competitors to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The people were Carles Codina and Enrique Plantey. Codina competed in para-snowboarding. Plantey competed in para-alpine skiing.
Mexico participated in the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Their sole competitor is para-alpine skier Arly Velásquez. This marks their fourth Winter Paralympics. They first went to the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin. Mexico's best winter sport is para-alpine skiing.
Spain sent competitors to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The team from Spain had 4 people. They included 2 snowboarders and 2 skiers. Blind skier Jon Santacana and guide skier Miguel Galindo Garces competed at the Paralympics before in 2002, 2006, 2010 and the 2014. Astrid Fina Paredes went to the 2014 Winter Paralympics. Snowboarder Víctor González will be going to his first Paralympic Games.
Brazil competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Edmilsa Governo is a Mozambican athlete, who won a bronze medal in the women's 400 metres T12 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She also won a gold medal in the 200 metres T12 event at the 2015 African Games, and a bronze medal in the 400 metres T12 event at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.
Aline dos Santos Rocha is a Brazilian wheelchair racer and skier, who came third at the 2021 Berlin Marathon. She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
Edwarda de Oliveira Dias is a Brazilian Paralympic volleyball player. She won the bronze medal playing for the Brazilian Women's National Team in sitting volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. It was the first medal of Brazil in sitting volleyball at the Paralympics.
