“Twittando” sobre os jogos paralímpicos Rio/2016: uma análise do sentimento paralímpico sob o ponto de vista de internautas

Abstract

Paralympic sport over the years has been gaining visibility in the different media, and along with this growth, the participation of the public as consumer and producer of information is also highlighted by the interaction allowed through the digital convergence. The purpose of this study was to characterize the contents that were produced and circulated about the sport and paralympic athletes during the opening and closing of the JP of Rio / 2016 on the social network Twitter. We conducted an observational and descriptive research based on the official hashtags of the open channel Tv Brasil and the cable channel Sportv, official stations of the megaevento (#vemprapara and #jogosparalimpicosnoSportv, respectively), during the previous days and the days of the opening and closure ceremonies of the JP, on 06, 07, 17 and 18 of september of 2016. We conclude that the postings revealed a sense of emotion, affection and enchantment, or recognition of athletes' abilities and skills, as well as a critique of the formatting of paralympic sport as a space of inclusion and accessibility.