The agreement will see the team take part in a training camp over nine days in August 2012, with around 170 athletes and 80 staff making use of facilities at Sportcity including the athletics track, gym, national squash centre and national tennis centre.
Sheldon Phillips, Head of Regional Major Events at the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) said: “Brazil is one of the largest Paralympic teams to compete at London 2012, so to have the team training here in Manchester is very prestigious
Beijing 2008 was the Brazilian Paralympic team’s most successful display to date finishing in the top ten with 47 medals.
The agreement follows the announcement that the Australian Olympic Swimming team will use the state-of the-art facilities at Manchester Aquatics Centre to prepare for the Games.
Read the full media release at the North West Regional Development Agency website.
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