Vanessa Cristina de Souza (born 20 November 1989)[1] is a Brazilian wheelchair racer, who came fourth at the 2021 Boston and Chicago Marathons.

At the age of 24, de Souza was involved in a motorcycle accident, and had her left leg amputated.

[2] De Souza started competing in wheelchair racing eight months after her motorcycle accident.

[3] In Brazil, de Souza has won the Saint Silvester Road Race on three occasions, most recently in 2019.

[6] In 2018, she won the Lisbon Half Marathon in a photo finish with Margriet van den Broek; both racers were given the same time of 58:43.