Brazil will compete at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan & Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, which will take place between 6–15 March 2026.
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.
Medallists
MedalNameSportEventDate Para cross-country skiing Men's sprint, sitting
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
SportMenWomenTotalPara biathlon4 2 6Para cross-country skiingPara snowboard 1 1 2 Total 5 3 8
Para biathlon
Brazil has qualified four para-biathletes for the following Paralympics events.
Men AthleteClassEventQualificationFinal Missed shots Time Rank Missed shots Time RankRobelson LulaLW12Individual, sittingcolspan=310 (1+3+4+2)48:54.926Sprint, sittingcolspan=34 (2+2)24:27.021Sprint pursuit, sitting4 (2+2)10:54.724 Q2 (0+2)13:56.621Guilherme RochaLW12Individual, sittingcolspan=33 (1+0+2+0)42:30.916Sprint, sittingcolspan=30 (0+0)22:48.916Sprint pursuit, sitting1 (0+1)9:57.719 Q2 (1+1)12:55.915
Women AthleteClassEventQualificationFinal Missed shots Time Rank Missed shots Time RankElena LW12Individual, sittingcolspan=36 (0+1+2+3)54:36.811Sprint, sittingcolspan=31 (1+0)27:43.214Sprint pursuit, sitting0 (0+0)12:12.212 Q3 (2+1)17:42.212Aline RochaLW10.5Sprint, sittingcolspan=32 (0+2)23:50.67
Para cross-country skiing
Brazil has qualified six para cross-country skiers for the following Paralympics events.
Individual AthleteClassEventQualificationSemifinalFinal Time Rank Time Rank Time RankWellington da SilvaLW8Men's sprint classical, standing2:48.2919Did not advanceMen's 10 km classical, standingcolspan=433:19.918Men's 20 km freestyle, standingcolspan=452:54.025Robelson LulaLW12Men's sprint, sitting2:25.0120Did not advanceMen's 10 km, sittingcolspan=426:46.315Men's 20 km, sittingcolspan=41:01:07.322Cristian RiberaLW11Men's sprint, sitting2:08.22 1 Q2:28.71 Q2:29.6Men's 10 km, sittingcolspan=424:31.15Men's 20 km, sittingcolspan=453:40.85Guilherme RochaLW12Men's sprint, sitting2:22.4118Did not advanceMen's 10 km, sittingcolspan=426:34.314Men's 20 km, sittingcolspan=458:49.419Elena de SenaLW12Women's sprint, sitting2:57.5216Did not advanceWomen's 10 km, sittingcolspan=433:33.816Women's 20 km, sittingcolspan=41:19:04.914Aline RochaLW10.5Women's sprint, sitting2:37.563 Q3:05.02 Q3:21.05Women's 10 km, sittingcolspan=428:37.35Women's 20 km, sittingcolspan=41:01:30.25
Relay Athletes Event Time RankCristian RiberaAline RochaWellington da SilvaWellington da Silva 4 × 2.5 km mixed relay27:00.57
Para snowboard
Brazil has qualified two para-snowboarders for the following Paralympics events. One of them qualified for Milan-Cortina 2026, by virtue in the Paralympic rankings in their respective class. And also secured one place under the bipartite invitation (one of the quotas not used by another continent).
Banked slalom Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Best RankAndré BarbieriMen's banked slalom, SB-LL11:16.311:11.861:11.8613Vitoria MachadoWomen's banked slalom, SB-LL21:21.681:16.421:16.4212
See also Brazil at the Paralympics Brazil at the 2026 Winter Olympics
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