Natal will be one of 105 Brazilian cities to host the second edition of the Loterias Caixa 2025 Paralympic Festival, one of the largest events to promote the Paralympic Movement in the country. Around 200 children and young people, aged between 7 and 20, are expected to participate in the event, which will take place next Saturday (20), the eve of the National Day of Struggle for Persons with Disabilities, at the DED Gymnasium in Lagoa Nova.

To participate, you must register in advance using the form. online (click here to access). The Paralympic Festival provides children and young people with and without disabilities with the opportunity to experience Paralympic sports in a recreational and fun way, as well as spreading the Paralympic Movement throughout the country.

In this edition in Natal, participants will be able to try out bocce, archery, and sitting volleyball. The event is promoted by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) and, in the capital of Rio Grande do Norte, is supported by the Santos Dumont Institute (ISD), through the ISD/Macaíba Paralympic Reference Center.

Held for the first time in 2018, the Paralympic Festival brought together more than 7,000 children in 48 locations. In 2025, the first edition took place in July, simultaneously mobilizing more than 20,000 participants across the country.

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Caixa Lottery Paralympic Festival 2025

Location: DED Gymnasium – Christmas Nativity Scene (Av. Prudente de Morais – Lagoa Nova, Natal)
Hours: 8am to 12pm

Registrations: click here to access the form
Target audience: children and young people between 7 and 17 years old (with or without disabilities)
Modalities: bocce, archery and sitting volleyball
Vacancies: 200

About ISD

The Santos Dumont Institute is a Social Organization linked to the Ministry of Education (MEC) and includes the Edmond and Lily Safra International Neuroscience Institute and the Anita Garibaldi Health Education and Research Center, both in Macaíba. ISD's mission is to promote education for life, forming citizens through integrated teaching, research and extension actions, in addition to contributing to a fairer and more humane transformation of Brazilian social reality.