Brazil women's national basketball team

 Brazil

FIBA ranking	17 3 (6 December 2021)[1]
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Brazilian Basketball Confederation
Coach	José Neto
Olympic Games
Appearances	7
Medals	Silver (1996) Bronze (2000)
World Cup
Appearances	16
Medals	Gold (1994) Bronze (1971)
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances	15
Medals	Gold (1997, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011) Silver (1989, 1993, 1999, 2005) Bronze (2007, 2013, 2019, 2021)
Pan American Games
Appearances	16
Medals	Gold (1967, 1971, 1991, 2019) Silver (1959, 1963, 1987, 2007) Bronze (1955, 1983, 2003, 2011)
Home Away

The Brazil women's national basketball team won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia.

Achievements[]

Olympic Games[]

• 1992 – 7th place
• 1996 – 2nd place
• 2000 – 3rd place
• 2004 – 4th place
• 2008 – 11th place
• 2012 – 9th place
• 2016 – 11th place
• 2020 – Did not qualify

FIBA World Championship[]

Year	Championship	Result
1953	Chile	4th[2]
1957	Brazil	4th[3]
1959	USSR	Did not qualify[4]
1964	Peru	5th[5]
1967	Czechoslovakia	8th[6]
1971	Brazil	Bronze[7]
1975	Colombia	6th[8]
1979	Seoul	12th[9]
1983	Brazil	5th[10]
1986	Soviet Union	11th[11]
1990	Malaysia	10th[12]
1994	Australia	Gold[13]
1998	Germany	4th[14]
2002	China	7th[15]
2006	Brazil	4th[16]
2010	Czech Republic	9th[17]
2014	Turkey	11th
2018	Spain	Did not qualify
2022	Australia	TBD

FIBA AmeriCup[]

• – 2nd place
• – 2nd place
• – 1st place
• – 2nd place
• – 1st place
• – 1st place
• – 2nd place
• 2007 – 3rd place
• 2009 – 1st place
• 2011 – 1st place
• 2013 – 3rd place
• 2015 – 4th place
• 2017 – 4th place
• 2019 – 3rd place
• 2021 – 3rd place

Pan American Games[]

• 1955 – 3rd place
• 1959 – 2nd place
• 1963 – 2nd place
• 1967 – 1st place
• 1971 – 1st place
• 1975 – 4th place
• 1979 – 4th place
• 1983 – 3rd place
• 1987 – 2nd place
• 1991 – 1st place
• 1999 – 4th place
• 2003 – 3rd place
• 2007 – 2nd place
• 2011 – 3rd place
• 2015 – 4th place
• 2019 – 1st place

Team[]

Current roster[]

Roster for the 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.^[18][19]

Brazil women's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 0 20 – (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) South Carolina Gamecocks SF 4 24 – (1997-03-06)6 March 1997 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) F 5 26 – (1995-01-28)28 January 1995 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Sampaio Basquete SG 6 Tássia Carcavalli 29 – (1992-05-31)31 May 1992 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) SG 7 Patrícia Teixeira 30 – (1990-09-28)28 September 1990 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) G 8 Tainá Paixão 29 – (1991-11-29)29 November 1991 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) PF 11 Clarissa dos Santos 33 – (1988-03-10)10 March 1988 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq C 14 Érika de Souza 39 – (1982-03-09)9 March 1982 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) PG 18 Débora Costa 29 – (1991-08-12)12 August 1991 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Sampaio Basquete PG 23 26 – (1994-09-23)23 September 1994 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) SF 26 25 – (1996-01-27)27 January 1996 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) PF 97 23 – (1997-10-12)12 October 1997 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Head coach José Neto Assistant coach(es) João Camargo Virgil López Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 11 June 2021

Notable players[]

• Hortência Marcari
• Maria Paula Silva
• Janeth Arcain
• Silvinha
• Leila Sobral
• Marta Sobral
• Alessandra Oliveira
• Helen Luz
• Érika de Souza
• Adriana Moisés Pinto
• Damiris Dantas do Amaral
• Iziane Castro Marques

See also[]

• Brazil women's national under-19 basketball team
• Brazil women's national under-17 basketball team
• Brazil men's national basketball team
• Brazil women's national 3x3 team

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• FIBA profile
• Latinbasket – Brazil Women National Team
• Brazil Basketball Records at FIBA Archive