Home favourite Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos produced a late surge to win the men’s T47 100 metres Paralympic title in a world record time ©Getty Images

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The United States' Tatyana McFadden won her first gold of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, but is targeting five more ©Getty Images
The United States' Tatyana McFadden won her first gold of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, but is targeting five more ©Getty Images
Allysa Seely led an American one-two-three in the women's triathlon PT2 class ©Getty Images
Allysa Seely led an American one-two-three in the women's triathlon PT2 class ©Getty Images
New Zealand’s Sophie Pascoe claimed the eighth Paralympic title of her career after winning the women’s 200m individual medley SM10 final ©Getty Images
New Zealand’s Sophie Pascoe claimed the eighth Paralympic title of her career after winning the women’s 200m individual medley SM10 final ©Getty Images
Uzbekistan's Fotimakhon Amilova set a world record on her way to victory in the women’s 100m breaststroke SB13 ©Getty Images
Uzbekistan's Fotimakhon Amilova set a world record on her way to victory in the women’s 100m breaststroke SB13 ©Getty Images
The Netherlands' Tristian Bangma and Teun Mulder won the men's B 1,000m time trial ©Getty Images
The Netherlands' Tristian Bangma and Teun Mulder won the men's B 1,000m time trial ©Getty Images
The gold medals for the LTA mixed coxed four event went to defending champions Great Britain ©Getty Images
The gold medals for the LTA mixed coxed four event went to defending champions Great Britain ©Getty Images
Canada, meanwhile, had to settle for bronze ©Getty Images
Canada, meanwhile, had to settle for bronze ©Getty Images
Hosts Brazil beat Turkey 2-0 in Pool A of the football five-a-side competition ©Getty Images
Hosts Brazil beat Turkey 2-0 in Pool A of the football five-a-side competition ©Getty Images
The US overcame Japan 5-3 in Group C of the women's goalball event ©Getty Images
The US overcame Japan 5-3 in Group C of the women's goalball event ©Getty Images