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Full name | Maiara Regina Pereira Barreto |
Born | Jacareí, Brazil | 6 July 1987
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Brazil |
Sport | Paralympic swimming |
Disability | Spinal cord injury |
Disability class | S3 |
Maiara Regina Pereira Barreto (born 6 July 1987) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international elite competitions. She is a double Parapan American Games silver medalist and has competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Barreto became a paraplegic in 2009 after a motorcycle accident.[1][2]
Barreto is a pharmacist[1] by training and a graduate of the University of São Paulo. Her capstone project assessed adverse effects of vancomycin use in a hospital setting.[3]