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Rio 2016 Celebrates Four Years To Start Of Paralympics

The Rio 2016 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games is celebrating Brazilian Independence Day Friday and “four years to go” until the start of the 2016 Paralympic Games.

As part of the celebrations Rio 2016 unveiled plans for the Paralympic flag handover presentation, which will take place during the London 2012 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony on Sunday.

The theme of Rio 2016’s eight-minute presentation is “joyfulness” and will promote the concepts of cultural diversity, blissful harmony, and contagious energy – with an invitation to the nations of the world to come to Rio in four years.

Highlight of the handover performance will be a segment by the Brazilian dancers of the Royal Ballet Company, Thiago Soares and Roberta Marquez, who will conduct a routine with blind dancers of the Associacao de Ballet e Artes para Cegos Fernanda Bianchini.

Rio 2016’s CEO Leonardo Gryner said, “we were impressed by the organization of London 2012, which provided athletes and spectators with an amazing experience, and took the Paralympic Games to a new level of popularity. We go back to Rio soon with renewed energy to bring Brazilian joyfulness to the Games and transform the city and the country. We will ensure the great work here in London to promote inclusivity, accessibility and the great sport of the Paralympic Games will continue in Rio”.

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