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Aimee Mullins: A oportunidade da adversidade

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Embora o dicionário de sinônimos equipare "incapaz" a sinônimos como "inútil" e "mutilado", a inovadora corredora Aimee Mullins está determinada a redefinir a palavra. Desafiando essas associações, ela mostra como a adversidade -- no caso dela, ter nascido sem as tíbias -- pode, na verdade, abrir as portas para o potencial humano.

A record-breaker at the Paralympic Games in 1996, Aimee Mullins has built a career as a model, actor and advocate for women, sports and the next generation of prosthetics. Full bio »

Translated into Portuguese, Brazilian by RAINER HARTMANN
Reviewed by Luiz Carlos Teruya
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