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Involvement, social impacts and subjective well-being: Brazilians’ experiences from Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games

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Pages 361-382 | Received 05 Feb 2021, Accepted 13 Dec 2021, Published online: 22 Mar 2022

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