Mozambique sent a delegation to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

[8] Mozambique finished tied for twelfth among African countries for total gold medals and seventy-sixth overall, winning one bronze.

[11] Her disability is congenital; she was born with a visual impairment that has rendered her unable to see farther than 50 m (160 ft).

[13] She earned automatic qualification to the Games through her performance at the Tunisian International Meeting in March 2016, where she won two gold medals.

[13] She received sponsorship to make the Games,[11] and immediately began training after her qualification was guaranteed.

[14] She told Radio France Internationale in June 2016 about her participation in Rio de Janeiro, "I'm going to win.

"[14] On 7 September, Governo competed in the women's 100 metres T12 competition with her guide Filipe Chaimite.