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| Full name | Camila Maria Leiria de Castro | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 May 1982 (age 41) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Camila Maria Leiria de Castro (born 8 May 1982 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian sitting volleyball player. She is a member of the Brazil women's national sitting volleyball team. [1]
She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, winning the bronze medal, [2] and 2020 Summer Paralympics, winning a bronze medal. [3]
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