Scheduled to run from tomorrow until December 13, the event will be the last of the World Boccia season as players look to end 2021 on a high.

Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, he United States, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Brazil have all entered athletes into the six-day event which will be staged at the Paralympic Training Center - home of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee.

Brazil’s world number two José Carlos Chagas de Oliveira, who won bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, headlines the men’s BC1 event but is expected face a challenge from Mexico’s Eduardo Reyes.

In the BC2 class, Brazil’s Natali Faria and Canada’s Maciel dos Santos, ranked third in the world's female and male rankings respectively, will be gunning for gold in Sao Paulo.

"I never missed a competition that happened in CT [Paralympic Training Center]," said Santos, who won gold at London 2012 and silver at Tokyo 2020.

"Since it opened in 2016, I've never lost it here.

"CT is our home, without a doubt it is a hope of many medals."

Three of the four best female BC3 players in the world are set to play in Sao Paulo as Brazilian duo Evelyn de Oliveira and Evani Calado and Argentina’s Stefania Ferrando prepare to battle it out for top spot.

In the BC4 category, world number one Alison Levine of Canada will be expected to deliver gold in the women’s contest, while world number four Eliseu dos Santos is the top seed in the men’s event.

Pool-stage matches are due to be held tomorrow and on Thursday (December 9) while the quarter-finals and semi-finals are set to take place on Friday (December 10).

Gold- and bronze-medal matches are scheduled to be staged on Saturday (December 11) before attention turns to the teams and pairs events for the final two days of the tournament.