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Parade of athletes and national delegations at the opening ceremony of the 15th Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Event date: 07.09.2016
- Date published: 08.09.2016
- Author: Vladimir Astapkovich
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4812x2742px, 8Mb