the national shooting centre of rio de janeiro is named after guilherme paraense who was the first Brazilian to receive an olympic gold medal - he earned the medal in the 1920 summer olympics in antwerp, belguim during the rapid-fire pistol event.

the national shooting centre tenete guilherme paraense is located at campo de instrução de gericino, parque olimpico de deodoro av. brasil, 27195 and can be contacted by calling (21) 2016-2016.

along with facilities for hockey, archery and equestrian the sports complex, including the national shooting centre, is anticipated to be a bustling place for the 2016 olympics and beyond.