Vitor Abdala      Reporter Agência Brasil

Rio de Janeiro – The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, received the Paralympic flag Sunday evening at the end of the closing ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. The passing of the flag was followed by an eight-minute presentation of regional Brazilian dances, ballet and some funk. Popular singers Carlinhos Brown and Thalma de Freitas (dressed as Carmen Miranda) were the stars of the show.

The Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games will take place between September 7 and 18, 2016. Some 4,200 athletes from 150 countries are expected to participate. They will compete in a record total of 22 sports, including two new ones: a paratriathlon and paracanoeing.

Allen Bennett – translator/editor The News in English

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