The 37-year-old was given a zero chance of survival after he was born with the astonishing condition, but he has defied medical odds to become an inspirational public speaker.
Claudio suffers from various disabilities, including badly deformed legs, almost no use of his arms and hands and his neck folded back on itself.
Doctors had given up hope of his survival shortly after his birth and even told his mother, Maria Jose, to stop feeding him.
But this inspirational man, from Monte Santo, Brazil, has proven them all wrong by overcoming his extreme disadvantages to graduate from university as an accountant and become a public speaker.
He said: "Since I was a child I've always liked to keep myself busy and work - I don't like to depend totally on other people.
"I do a bit of accounting, research for clients and consulting.
"I have learned to turn on the TV, pick up my cell phone, turn on the radio, use the internet, my computer - I do it all by myself."
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