Brazil at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

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IPC codeBRA
NPCBrazilian Paralympic Committee
Competitors8 (5 men and 3 women) in 3 sports
Flagbearers (opening)Cristian Ribera
Aline Rocha
Brazil at the
2026 Winter Paralympics
Flag of Brazil
IPC codeBRA
NPCBrazilian Paralympic Committee
in Milan & Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
6 March 2026 (2026-03-06) – 15 March 2026 (2026-03-15)
Competitors8 (5 men and 3 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Cristian Ribera
Aline Rocha
Flag bearer (closing)André Barbieri
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

Brazil will compete at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan & Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, which will take place between 6–15 March 2026.[1]

Para cross-country skier & para-biathlete Aline Rocha and para cross-country skier Cristian Ribera were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers. Meanwhile, the para-snowboarder André Barbieri was the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.

On 10 March 2026, Brazil won the first medal in their Winter Paralympics history, with Cristian Ribera's silver medal in the Men's sprint - sitting. It was also the first medal for a tropical nation and South America at the Winter Games.[2]

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverCristian RiberaPara cross-country skiingMen's sprint, sitting10 March

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Para biathlon 426
Para cross-country skiing
Para snowboard 112
Total538

Para biathlon

Brazil has qualified four para-biathletes for the following Paralympics events.

Men
Athlete Class Event Qualification Final
Missed shots Time Rank Missed shots Time Rank
Robelson Lula LW12 Individual, sitting N/a 10 (1+3+4+2) 48:54.9 26
Sprint, sitting N/a 4 (2+2) 24:27.0 21
Sprint pursuit, sitting 4 (2+2) 10:54.7 24 Q 2 (0+2) 13:56.6 21
Guilherme Rocha LW12 Individual, sitting N/a 3 (1+0+2+0) 42:30.9 16
Sprint, sitting N/a 0 (0+0) 22:48.9 16
Sprint pursuit, sitting 1 (0+1) 9:57.7 19 Q 2 (1+1) 12:55.9 15
Women
Athlete Class Event Qualification Final
Missed shots Time Rank Missed shots Time Rank
Elena de Sena LW12 Individual, sitting N/a 6 (0+1+2+3) 54:36.8 11
Sprint, sitting N/a 1 (1+0) 27:43.2 14
Sprint pursuit, sitting 0 (0+0) 12:12.2 12 Q 3 (2+1) 17:42.2 12
Aline Rocha LW10.5 Sprint, sitting N/a 2 (0+2) 23:50.6 7

Para cross-country skiing

Brazil has qualified six para cross-country skiers for the following Paralympics events.

Individual
Athlete Class Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Wellington da Silva LW8 Men's sprint classical, standing 2:48.29 19 Did not advance
Men's 10 km classical, standing N/a 33:19.9 18
Men's 20 km freestyle, standing N/a 52:54.0 25
Robelson Lula LW12 Men's sprint, sitting 2:25.01 20 Did not advance
Men's 10 km, sitting N/a 26:46.3 15
Men's 20 km, sitting N/a 1:01:07.3 22
Cristian Ribera LW11 Men's sprint, sitting 2:08.22 1 Q 2:28.7 1 Q 2:29.6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's 10 km, sitting N/a 24:31.1 5
Men's 20 km, sitting N/a 53:40.8 5
Guilherme Rocha LW12 Men's sprint, sitting 2:22.41 18 Did not advance
Men's 10 km, sitting N/a 26:34.3 14
Men's 20 km, sitting N/a 58:49.4 19
Elena de Sena LW12 Women's sprint, sitting 2:57.52 16 Did not advance
Women's 10 km, sitting N/a 33:33.8 16
Women's 20 km, sitting N/a 1:19:04.9 14
Aline Rocha LW10.5 Women's sprint, sitting 2:37.56 3 Q 3:05.0 2 Q 3:21.0 5
Women's 10 km, sitting N/a 28:37.3 5
Women's 20 km, sitting N/a 1:01:30.2 5
Relay
Athletes Event Time Rank
Cristian Ribera
Aline Rocha
Wellington da Silva
Wellington da Silva		 4 × 2.5 km mixed relay 27:00.5 7

Para snowboard

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