The 24-year-old, who had to have part of his leg amputated following the crash, which killed 71 people, spent the day at the new facility to try Para-sport.

Follmann played sitting volleyball with Renato Leite, a member of the national team, and also watched the swimming and athletics squads train.

Accompanied by Brazilian National Paralympic Committee vice-president Mizael Conrado and Leite, Follmann spoke with a number of Paralympic medallists, including track and field athletes Yohansson do Nascimento, Lorena Spoladore and Ricardo Costa Oliveira.

"It was an extraordinary moment for me," Follmann said. 

"That is the kind of day I will take with me for the rest of my life. 

"I could get in touch with people from different sports and it was amazing. 

"I am glad to see that limitation is something that just exists in people's minds.

"Everybody in here is able to do more now than they did before their impairments. 

"That fuels me even more to work on the recovery and do a lot of stuff moving forward. 

"This was an unforgettable day."

Nineteen players and coaching staff from the Brazilian football club were among 71 people to die when their plane ran out of fuel and crashed into a mountain just outside of Medellín on November 28.

The team had been travelling to the Colombian city in order to play Atlético Nacional in the final of the Copa Sudamericana.

Follmann, as well as centre-back Neto and full-back Alan Ruschel, the only two other players to survive the crash, received the Copa Sudamericana trophy before their friendly against Palmeiras at a sold-out Arena Conda stadium last month.

It was their first match since the disaster.

"It is an honour to host Follmann here," Conrado said. 

"He has that mindset and is a person who shows a lot of resiliency. 

"Definitely someone who is special. 

"The Brazilian Paralympic Committee is entirely at his disposal and we believe, because of his physical potential and sports history that he can become a great Paralympic athlete."