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different and more warmer, symbolizing the joy and warmth typical to the
Brazilian people. The Paralympic Torch’s sinuous curves represent the highs and lows in the life of a Paralympic athlete, celebrating their determination and achievements. The quadrangular shape refers to the four Paralympic values – courage, determination, inspiration and equality – which are also written in Braille on the torch, along with the words “Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Torch Relay.”. Like the Olympic torch, the curves had colors that meant the values of this edition of the Games, The orange represents the courage of the Paralympic athletes, red represents the determination and the warmth and welcome of the Brazilian people. The purple represented the inspiration created by the Paralympic sport and also the expectations created in the country with the event and what the event could accomplish in Brazilian society. The dark blue represented equality, emphasized in the current
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