Brazil at the 2023 Parapan American Games
| Brazil at the 2023 Parapan American Games | |
|---|---|
| IPC code | BRA |
| NPC | Brazilian Paralympic Committee |
| in Santiago, Chile 17 November 2023 – 26 November 2023 | |
| Competitors | 327 in 17 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Claudiney Batista Mariana D'Andrea |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Nathan Torquato |
| Officials | 242 |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Parapan American Games appearances (overview) | |
Brazil is scheduled to compete in the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile from November 17 to November 26, 2023. This was Brazil's seventh appearance at the Parapan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games since the inaugural edition in 1999.
The Brazilian delegation sent to repent the country, was made up of 327 athletes, with Brazilian representation in all sports of these games.
Paralympic medalists in 2020 Summer Paralympics, the parathlete Claudiney Batista and powerlifter Mariana D'Andrea were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, parataekwondo practitioner Nathan Torquato was the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.
Brazil ended its historic participation in the Parapan, the country won 343 medals, with 156 gold, 98 silver and 89 bronze, finishing in first place in the overall medal table and had the best campaign in the history of the Parapan American Games. The country has never achieved as many achievements in this competition as in this one, winning medals in all sports of these games. The performance surpassed that of Lima 2019 record, when the Brazilian delegation when he had 124 golds and 308 medals.