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Aimee Mullins: Oportunidade na adversidade

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O dicionário de sinónimos pode associar "deficiente" a "inútil" e "mutilado", mas a corredora Aimee Mullins vem agora redefinir o significado desta palavra. Desafiando estes sinónimos, ela mostra como é que a adversidade --- no caso dela, tendo nascido sem tíbias -- lhe abriu as portas do 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 by Filipe Teixeira-Dias
Reviewed by Bruno Gomes
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