By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At a press conference on Sunday, September 18th, Brazil’s Minister of Sport, Leonardo Picciani, celebrated Team Brazil’s Paralympic accomplishments at the recently concluded Rio 2016 Paralympics. Minister Picciani also revealed the federal government’s new ten-year sports initiative that aims to further improve the country’s Olympic and Paralympic performance for Tokyo 2020 and beyond.
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