2. The opening ceremony for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games brought
together some 4,350 athletes from over 170 nations for a dazzling
event which went under the motto "A New World".
15. The cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony Ueslei Marcelino/ Reuters
16. A performer takes part in the opening ceremony Carlos Garcia Rawlins/ Reiters
17. A performer dances with a robotic arm during the opening ceremony Ueslei Marcelino/ Reuters
18. Amy Purdy dances with a robot. Photograph: Alexandre Loureiro/Getty Images
19. Brazilian Paralympic runner Marcia Malsar is
assisted after falling while carrying the torch as
rain falls during the opening ceremony Ueslei
Marcelino/ Reuters
37. National flags are seen during the opening ceremony Jason O'Brien/ Reuters
38. Participants react as fireworks go off. Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images
39. Brazilian judoka Rafaela Silva, who won the gold
medal during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, holds up
the torch for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in front
of the statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Mount
Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro on September 6, 2016.
(Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)
40. The Paralympic symbol, Agitos, on Copacabana beach. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images
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