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Ádria Santos
Ádria Rocha Santos (born 11 August 1974) is a retired Paralympic sprinter from Brazil. Born nearly blind, she completely lost her vision by 1994. She competed in category T11 (classification), T11 events at six consecutive Paralympics from 1988 to 2008 and won at least one medal on each occasion. She was one of the final torchbearers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony. In 2003 Santos married Rafael, a former pole vaulter who served as her guide and coach. The couple has a daughter. References External links * 1974 births Living people Paralympic athletes for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Brazil Paralymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanuque
Nanuque is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, in the southeastern region of Brazil, belonging to Mucuri Valley and the Nanuque region. The relief consists of inselbergs and seas of hills, and the Serra dos Aimorés as predominant characteristic. It is the 79th most populous city in the state, and the 2nd within its region, with 40,665 inhabitants according to the 2020 estimate. Geography Nanuque is located in the valley of the Mucuri River at an elevation of 131 meters. It lies in a corner of Minas Gerais with the boundary lines of Bahia to the north and east, and that of Espírito Santo to the south. The Serra dos Aimorés lies to the north. Neighboring municipalities are: Medeiros Neto (BA), Lajedão (BA) (north); Montanha (ES), Mucurici (ES) (south); Serra dos Aimorés (MG), Mucuri (BA) (east) and Carlos Chagas (MG) (west). The distance to Belo Horizonte is 603 km. The climate is humid tropical with temperatures varying between maximums of 39° and minim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |