<P> The 2016 Summer Paralympics ( Brazilian Portuguese : Jogos Paralímpicos de Verão de 2016 ) , the 15th Summer Paralympic Games , were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee , held in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , from 7 September to 18 September 2016 . The Games marked the first time a Latin American and South American city hosted the event , the second Southern Hemisphere city and nation , the first one being the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney , and also the first time a Lusophone ( Portuguese - speaking ) country hosted the event . These Games saw the introduction of two new sports to the Paralympic program : canoeing and the paratriathlon . </P>
<P> The 2016 Summer Paralympics ( Brazilian Portuguese : Jogos Paralímpicos de Verão de 2016 ) , the 15th Summer Paralympic Games , were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee , held in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , from 7 September to 18 September 2016 . The Games marked the first time a Latin American and South American city hosted the event , the second Southern Hemisphere city and nation , the first one being the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney , and also the first time a Lusophone ( Portuguese - speaking ) country hosted the event . These Games saw the introduction of two new sports to the Paralympic program : canoeing and the paratriathlon . </P>
where was the opening ceremony of the rio paralympics 2016 held
where was the opening ceremony of the rio paralympics 2016 held
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil