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Phelipe Rodrigues is a Paralympic legend in Brazil. After the 2016 Rio Games, where he won four medals, he said he witnessed a shift in the public perception of Para-athletes in his home nation. "The people started to treat us like proper athletes. That was the ground zero for Para-sport in Brazil," he says.
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Phelipe Rodrigues is a Paralympic legend in Brazil. After the 2016 Rio Games, where he won four medals, he said he witnessed a shift in the public perception of Para-athletes in his home nation. "The people started to treat us like proper athletes. That was the ground zero for Para-sport in Brazil," he says.
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