Rio de Janeiro will receive the Paralympic Order

Philip Craven, president of the International Paralympic Committee, congratulated the organization of Rio 2016 for organizing a "good" Paralympics and revealed that the carioca city will host the Paralympic Order, the highest honor you can give the body.

Craven announced this recognition for Rio 2016 after praising the organization of the Games at the closing ceremony of the Paralympics.

The Organizing Committee of the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro 2016 presented today, on the last day of competitions, the balance of the paralympic appointment and highlighted the sporting legacy that was left for Brazil , country who fulfilled his goal of a daily gold medal.

The country finished in eighth place with 72 medals and despite not reaching the fifth waiting in the overall medal, got an average of at least one gold medal per day with a total of fourteen in twelve days competitions. The rest were 29 silver and as many bronze.

London 2012, Brazil ended 43 medals, until then the best performance of the South American country

"We consider it is the best our participation in the Paralympic Games," said Andrew Parsons, president of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB).

China , United Kingdom, Ukraine , United States , Australia , Germany and the Netherlands exceeded, in order, to homeowners in the medal, in the absence through suspension of Russia , second in the Paralympics in London 2012, made ​​one think in a better position to Brazil.

Modalities such as rowing, cycling, weightlifting and sitting volleyball for the first time won medals for Brazil.

Parsons said the budget for Rio 2016 Paralympic cycle, seventy million reais a year (21.3 million dollars), will be increased to 180 million reais ($ 54.9 million) for each of the four years 2020 Tokyo preparation.

Minister of Sport, Leonardo Picciani, guaranteed official resources for the preparation and highlighted the record number of participants, which went from 182 in 2012 to 286 in London this edition.

Rio dismisses the Paralympics with music and appealing to biodiversity

The closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro became, like the opening in a feast of light and color in Maracana music that appealed to the concept of biodiversity the organization wanted to relate to the country carioca.

The ceremony began with the dance that a group of sixteen people in wheelchairs gave the audience that filled Maracana and simultaneously vibrated with guitars Armandinho and Andreas Kisser, leader of the Brazilian band Sepultura heavy metal.

After the greeting of the President of the International Paralympic Committee, Philip Craven, came a very emotional moment when the singer Saulo Lucas, who suffers from autism, intoned from the center of the stadium anthem of Brazil .

Then began the parade of the 160 participating countries with the ensigns who carried their flag bearers.

The directors of the gala tried to reflect metaphorically projected dresses artists and musical styles the concept of biodiversity. To this were protruding from different parts of the stadium, and separately for their performances, the group Nação Zumbi, the soloist Vanessa da Mata and singer Céu, who with his pace made the audience dance.

The organization wanted to recognize the American sportsman of Russian descent, Tatyana McFadden, who has won thirteen medals in Games and is a leading activist for equality and inclusion of the disabled. Also the Syrian swimmer Ibrahim Al Hussein, who lost a leg when he went to help a friend in his country and, as a refugee in Greece, competed as an independent.

With this recognition, and the International Paralympic Committee anthem played by the musicians Daniel Santiago, Pedro Martins and Mestrinho, the transition from Rio to Tokyo 2020 began.

First sounded the anthem of Japan, then picked up the flag of the Games Governor of Tokyo, Yoriko Koike, then took the stage several dancers, some in wheelchairs, who played metaphorically with the concept of opening doors as a symbol of positivism and integration for the disabled.

After that show of futuristic dyes came the turn of the official speeches. First he spoke Carlos Arthur Nuzman, president of the Organizing Committee of Rio 2016, which ensured that the organization of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has been "spectacular" and said that its closure was "just a magical cycle" that makes a years seemed "unthinkable".

Then Philip Craven, president of the International Paralympic Committee, revealed that Brazil as a country and as a city Rio de Janeiro will receive for their good organization Paralympic Order, the highest honor that can be granted.

The ceremony continued with musical performances by Saul, singer Black do Borel and funk carioca group Dream Team do Passinho.

Then he came on Gaby Amarantos, Latin Grammy winner in the category of "Best Album Brazilian Roots" with his album Treme, who played three songs: "Ex mai love", "forcas As gives nature" and "Nao vá embora ".

The grand finale of the gala put Ivete Sangalo, Brazilian artist internationally known for his collaborations with Miguel Bosé and Laura Pausini. Juazeiro singer danced to the public Maracana with the version of "paralympic Theme" Culum played with Scott and with songs like "Big Sorte" and "Tempo of joy".