title: Reflections on the career of Brazilian Paralympic athletes.
abstract: The proximity of the Paralympic Games Rio 2016 opens the discussion about the possibility of building a career in Paralympic sport. This study aims to present the characteristics and challenges present in the sporting career of the Brazilian Paralympic athlete. The study was structured under three main guiding topics: the different moments of Paralympic Sport, the career characteristics of paralympians and the consequences of sports results for their careers. Currently, Paralympic sports has its focus on high performance, as the constant necessity for good results is an ever present reality. The characteristics and challenges of sporting careers reveal the current situation for Brazilian Paralympic sports in all of its stages (pre-transition, transition and post-transition). Upon reflecting on the career of the Brazilian paralympic athlete a debate opens up concerning future perspectives and particularly on an understanding of the existing challenges for consolidation. Structural problems such as venues for training, lack of awareness on the part of the private sector and the non-renewal of human resources, seem to be the main obstacles for the consolidation of paralympic careers in Brazil.
authors: Departamento de Educação Física, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Sergipe. Cidade Universitária Prof. José Aloísio Campos, Jardim Rosa Elze. 49100-000 São Cristóvão SE Brasil. haiachi@ufs.br.
authors: Marcelo de Castro
authors: MC
authors: Haiachi
authors: Curso de Educação Física, Universidade Estadual de Roraima. Boa Vista RR Brasil.
authors: Vinícius Denardin
authors: VD
authors: Cardoso
authors: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências do Movimento Humano, Escola de Educação Física, Fisioterapia e Dança, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre RS Brasil.
authors: Alberto Reinaldo
authors: AR
authors: Reppold
authors: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências do Movimento Humano, Escola de Educação Física, Fisioterapia e Dança, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre RS Brasil.
authors: Adroaldo Cezar Araújo
authors: AC
authors: Gaya
mesh_terms: D054874:Athletic Performance; D001938:Brazil; D002321:Career Choice; D006801:Humans; D064846:Sports for Persons with Disabilities