Brazil women's national volleyball team

The Brazil women's national volleyball team is administrated by the Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol (CBV) and takes part in international volleyball competitions. It is ranked fourth in the FIVB World Rankings as of August 2016.[1] They are the current record holder of FIVB World Grand Prix champion titles, having won it for the eleventh time in 2016 and are the gold medalists of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Brazil

Association	CBV
Confederation	CSV
Head coach	José Roberto Guimarães
FIVB ranking	4 (as of September, 2019)
Uniforms
Home Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	10 (First in 1980)
Best result	Gold : (2008, 2012)
World Championship
Appearances	15 (First in 1956)
Best result	Silver : (1994, 2006, 2010)
World Cup
Appearances	9 (First in 1973)
Best result	Silver :(1995, 2003, 2007)
www.cbv.com.br (in Portuguese)
Honours Summer Olympics 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team 1996 Atlanta Team 2000 Sydney Team World Championship 1994 Brazil 2006 Japan 2010 Japan 2014 Italy World Cup 1995 Japan 2003 Japan 2007 Japan 1999 Japan World Grand Champions Cup 2005 Japan 2013 Japan 2009 Japan 2017 Japan 1997 Japan Nations League 2019 Nanjing World Grand Prix 1994 Shanghai 1996 Shanghai 1998 Hong Kong 2004 Reggio Calabria 2005 Sendai 2006 Reggio Calabria 2008 Yokohama 2009 Tokyo 2013 Sapporo 2014 Tokyo 2016 Bangkok 2017 Nanjing 1995 Shanghai 1999 Yu Xi 2010 Ningbo 2011 Macau 2012 Ningbo 2000 Quezon City 2015 Omaha Pan American Games 1959 Chicago Team 1963 São Paulo Team 1999 Winnipeg Team 2011 Guadalajara Team 1991 Havana Team 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team 2015 Toronto Team 1955 Mexico City Team 1979 San Juan Team Pan American Cup 2006 San Juan 2009 Mianmi 2011 Ciudad Juárez 2007 Colima 2008 Tijuana/Mexicali 2012 Ciudad Juárez 2005 Santo Domingo South American Championship 1951 Rio de Janeiro 1956 Montevideo 1958 Porto Alegre 1961 Lima 1962 Santiago 1969 Caracas 1981 Santo André 1991 Osasco 1995 Porto Alegre 1997 Lima 1999 Valencia 2001 Morón 2003 Bogotá 2005 La Paz 2007 Santiago 2009 Porto Alegre 2011 Callao 2013 Ica 2015 Cartagena 2017 Cali 2019 Cajamarca 1967 Santos 1971 Montevideo 1973 Bucaramanga 1975 Asunción 1977 Lima 1979 Rosario 1983 São Paulo 1985 Caracas 1987 Punta del Este 1989 Curitiba 1993 Cusco

Results

Olympic Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1964	Did not qualify
1968
1972
1976
1980	Quarterfinals	7th Place	5	1	4	7	12	Squad
1984	Quarterfinals	7th Place	5	1	4	6	12	Squad
1988	Quarterfinals	6th Place	5	1	4	7	14	Squad
1992	Semifinals	4th Place	6	3	3	11	10	Squad
1996	Semifinals	Bronze	8	7	1	23	6	Squad
2000	Semifinals	Bronze	8	7	1	23	4	Squad
2004	Semifinals	4th Place	8	6	2	19	10	Squad
2008	Final	Gold	8	8	0	24	1	Squad
2012	Final	Gold	8	6	2	19	13	Squad
2016	Quarterfinals	5th Place	6	5	1	17	3	Squad
2020	Qualified
Total	2 Titles	11/15	67	45	22	156	85	—

World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1952	Did not compete
1956	Group Round	11th Place	8	6	2	19	7	Squad
1960	Final Round	5th Place	6	2	4	9	12	Squad
1962	Final Round	8th Place	8	1	7	3	21	Squad
1967	Did not compete
1970	Group Round	13th Place	9	3	6	12	19	Squad
1974	Group Round	15th Place	11	6	5	21	17	Squad
1978	5th–8th places	7th Place	9	5	4	15	18	Squad
1982	5th–8th places	8th Place	9	4	5	15	17	Squad
1986	5th–8th places	5th Place	8	5	3	21	8	Squad
1990	Quarterfinals	7th Place	6	3	3	11	10	Squad
1994	Final	Runners-Up	6	5	1	15	6	Squad
1998	Semifinals	4th Place	8	5	3	17	9	Squad
2002	Quarterfinals	7th Place	11	8	3	26	13	Squad
2006	Final	Runners-Up	11	10	1	32	9	Squad
2010	Final	Runners-Up	11	10	1	32	8	Squad
2014	Semifinals	3rd Place	13	12	1	30	10	Squad
2018	Second Round	7th Place	9	7	2	23	11	Squad
2022	TBD
Total	0 Titles	16/18	143	92	51	301	195	—

World Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1973	Round Robin	9th Place	5	1	4	3	13	Squad
1977	Did not compete
1981	Round Robin	8th Place	7	0	7	1	21	Squad
1985	Round Robin	6th Place	7	2	5	9	17	Squad
1989	Did not compete
1991	Round Robin	8th Place	5	2	3	10	9	Squad
1995	Round Robin	Runners-Up	11	10	1	30	4	Squad
1999	Round Robin	3rd Place	11	9	2	29	9	Squad
2003	Round Robin	Runners-Up	11	10	1	31	7	Squad
2007	Round Robin	Runners-Up	11	9	2	29	9	Squad
2011	Round Robin	5th Place	11	8	3	25	16	Squad
2015	Did not compete
2019	Round Robin	4th Place	11	7	4	24	16	Squad
Total	0 Titles	10/13	90	58	32	191	121	—

World Grand Champions Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Champions record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1993	Did not qualify
1997	Round Robin	3rd Place	5	3	2	12	6	Squad
2001	Round Robin	4th Place	5	2	3	9	11	Squad
2005	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	2	Squad
2009	Round Robin	Runners-Up	5	4	1	12	4	Squad
2013	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	2	Squad
2017	Round Robin	Runners-Up	5	3	2	13	7	Squad
Total	2 Titles	6/7	30	22	8	76	32	—

World Grand Prix

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Prix record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1993	Final Round	4th Place	12	8	4	27	19	Squad
1994	Final Round	Champions	12	10	2	34	12	Squad
1995	Final Round	Runners-Up	15	10	5	39	22	Squad
1996	Final Round	Champions	15	12	3	39	22	Squad
1997	Did not enter
1998	Final Round	Champions	11	8	3	28	13	Squad
1999	Final Round	Runners-Up	8	7	1	21	9	Squad
2000	Final Round	3rd Place	11	8	3	26	12	Squad
2001	Final Round	5th Place	12	7	5	27	24	Squad
2002	Final Round	4th Place	12	6	6	22	21	Squad
2003	Preliminary Round	8th Place	5	3	2	11	7	Squad
2004	Final Round	Champions	13	12	1	38	10	Squad
2005	Final Round	Champions	14	12	2	36	12	Squad
2006	Final Round	Champions	13	13	0	39	6	Squad
2007	Final Round	5th Place	14	9	5	33	17	Squad
2008	Final Round	Champions	14	13	1	41	7	Squad
2009	Final Round	Champions	14	14	0	42	11	Squad
2010	Final Round	Runners-Up	14	11	3	38	11	Squad
2011	Final Round	Runners-Up	14	13	1	39	6	Squad
2012	Final Round	Runners-Up	14	11	3	36	15	Squad
2013	Final Round	Champions	14	13	1	40	8	Squad
2014	Final Round	Champions	14	13	1	41	6	Squad
2015	Final Round	3rd Place	14	12	2	36	10	Squad
2016	Final	Champions	13	11	2	35	12	Squad
2017	Final	Champions	13	9	4	29	21	Squad
Total	12 Titles	24/25	305	245	60	797	313	—

Nations League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Nations League record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
2018	Semifinals	4th Place	19	14	5	46	26	Squad
2019	Final	Runners-Up	19	13	6	49	24	Squad
2020	Qualified
Total	—	3/3	38	27	11	95	50	—

Pan American Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1955	Double Round Robin	Bronze	6	2	4	14	13
1959	Double Round Robin	Gold	6	6	0	18	2
1963	Double Round Robin	Gold	4	4	0	12	2
1967	Round Robin	4th Place	5	2	3	9	10
1971	Round Robin	4th Place	8	6	2	20	9
1975	Round Robin	5th Place	6	2	4	9	12
1979	Final Round	Bronze	7	4	3	13	13
1983	Semifinals	4th Place	8	3	5	12	16
1987	Semifinals	4th Place	6	2	4	7	13
1991	Final	Silver	7	4	3	11	11	Squad
1995	Group Round	6th Place	6	0	6	1	18	Squad
1999	Final	Gold	7	7	0	21	4	Squad
2003	Semifinals	4th Place	5	2	3	11	10	Squad
2007	Final	Silver	5	4	1	14	3	Squad
2011	Final	Gold	5	5	0	15	4	Squad
2015	Final	Silver	5	4	1	12	10	Squad
2019	Semifinals	4th Place	5	2	3	8	9	Squad
Total	4 Titles	17/17	101	59	42	207	159	—

Pan-American Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Pan-American Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
2002	Did not compete
2003	Semifinals	4th Place	6	3	3	10	9	Squad
2004	Semifinals	4th Place	6	3	3	12	10	Squad
2005	Semifinals	3rd Place	7	5	2	17	10	Squad
2006	Final	Champions	7	6	1	20	6	Squad
2007	Final	Runners-Up	7	5	2	15	7	Squad
2008	Final	Runners-Up	7	6	1	20	4	Squad
2009	Final	Champions	6	5	1	17	5	Squad
2010	Group Round	8th Place	7	2	5	11	15	Squad
2011	Final	Champions	7	7	0	21	3	Squad
2012	Final	Runners-Up	7	6	1	20	4	Squad
2013	Semifinals	4th Place	6	3	3	10	12	Squad
2014	Withdrew
2015	Group Round	7th Place	7	4	3	18	9	Squad
2016	Did not compete
2017
2018	Semifinals	4th Place	5	3	2	9	10	Squad
2019	Did not compete
Total	3 Titles	13/18	85	58	27	200	104	—

South America Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

1951 and 1956 played best of three sets

South America Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1951	Round Robin	Champions	3	3	0	6	1
1956	Round Robin	Champions	3	3	0	6	1
1958	Round Robin	Champions	4	4	0	12	0
1961	Double Round Robin	Champions	6	6	0	18	1
1962	Round Robin	Champions	3	3	0	9	0
1964	Did not compete
1967	Round Robin	Runners-Up	4	3	1	10	3
1969	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	2
1971	Round Robin	Runners-Up	7	6	1	18	3
1973	Round Robin	Runners-Up	6	5	1	15	3
1975	Round Robin	Runners-Up	5	4	1	12	4
1977	Round Robin	Runners-Up	7	6	1	18	4
1979	Final Round	Runners-Up	5	4	1	13	3
1981	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	2
1983	Round Robin	Runners-Up	5	4	1	12	3
1985	Double Round Robin	Runners-Up	6	4	2	14	6
1987	Round Robin	Runners-Up	6	5	1	15	3
1989	Round Robin	Runners-Up	5	4	1	12	4
1991	Final	Champions	4	4	0	12	1
1993	Final	Runners-Up	6	4	2	13	6
1995	Final	Champions	4	4	0	12	0
1997	Final	Champions	4	4	0	12	0
1999	Final	Champions	4	4	0	12	2
2001	Final	Champions	4	4	0	12	0
2003	Final Round	Champions	3	3	0	9	0
2005	Round Robin	Champions	6	6	0	18	0
2007	Final	Champions	5	5	0	15	0
2009	Final	Champions	5	5	0	15	0
2011	Final	Champions	5	5	0	15	0
2013	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	0
2015	Final	Champions	5	5	0	15	0
2017	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	0
2019	Final	Champions	5	5	0	15	1
Total	21 Titles	32/33	155	142	13	425	53	—

World Championship

• Gold: 2015

South America Championship

• Gold: 2014, 2016

World Championship

• Gold: 1987, 1989, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007
• Silver: 1991, 1995, 1999, 2011, 2015
• Bronze: 2009, 2013

South America Championship

• Gold: 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
• Silver: 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988

World Championship

• Gold: 1997, 2005, 2009
• Silver: 1989, 1991, 1999, 2001
• Bronze: 2003, 2013

South America Championship

• Gold: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016
• Silver: 1978, 1980, 1996, 2012

South America Championship

• Gold: 2011, 2013

Team

Current squad

The following is the Brazilian roster in the 2019 World Cup.[2]

Head coach: José Roberto Guimarães

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2019–20 club
1	Fabiana Claudino (c)	24 January 1985	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	314 cm (124 in)	293 cm (115 in)	Praia Clube
2	Mara Leão	26 July 1991	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	301 cm (119 in)	Osasco-Audax
3	Macris Carneiro	3 March 1989	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	292 cm (115 in)	275 cm (108 in)	Minas T.C.
4	Lara Filomeno	11 February 1989	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	306 cm (120 in)	290 cm (110 in)	SESC-Rio
5	Ana Paula da Cruz	20 October 1993	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	290 cm (110 in)	Fluminense F.C.
6	Gabriela Candido	22 May 1996	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	296 cm (117 in)	285 cm (112 in)	Vôlei Bauru
7	Amanda Francisco	16 August 1988	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	304 cm (120 in)	286 cm (113 in)	SESC-Rio
9	Roberta Ratzke	28 April 1990	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	287 cm (113 in)	278 cm (109 in)	Osasco-Audax
10	Gabriela Guimarães	19 May 1994	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	289 cm (114 in)	VakıfBank S.K.
11	Tainara Santos	9 March 2000	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	306 cm (120 in)	289 cm (114 in)	Barueri
12	Natália Pereira (c)	4 April 1989	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	311 cm (122 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Eczacıbaşı VitrA
13	Sheilla Castro	1 July 1983	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	302 cm (119 in)	284 cm (112 in)	Minas T.C.
14	Fabiola de Souza	3 February 1983	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	300 cm (120 in)	285 cm (112 in)	SESC-Rio
15	Ana Carolina da Silva	8 April 1991	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	290 cm (110 in)	Praia Clube
16	Tandara Caixeta	30 October 1988	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	297 cm (117 in)	SESC-Rio
17	Suelen Pinto	4 October 1987	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	256 cm (101 in)	238 cm (94 in)	Praia Clube
18	Camila Brait	28 October 1988	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	271 cm (107 in)	256 cm (101 in)	Osasco-Audax
19	Léia Silva	1 March 1985	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	275 cm (108 in)	269 cm (106 in)	Minas T.C.
20	Ana Beatriz Corrêa	7 February 1992	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	298 cm (117 in)	292 cm (115 in)	Osasco-Audax
21	Drussyla Costa	1 July 1996	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	304 cm (120 in)	286 cm (113 in)	SESC-Rio
23	Maira Claro	7 March 1995	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	300 cm (120 in)	278 cm (109 in)	Barueri
24	Lorenne Teixeira	8 January 1996	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	306 cm (120 in)	289 cm (114 in)	Barueri
26	Natália Araujo	10 April 1997	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	228 cm (90 in)	215 cm (85 in)	SESC-Rio
27	Juma Silva	17 January 1993	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	280 cm (110 in)	Barueri
28	Mayany de Souza	24 November 1996	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	293 cm (115 in)	282 cm (111 in)	Barueri

Notable Squads

Notable players

Brazil team winner Gold medalist in 2012 London

• Adenízia da Silva
• Ana Beatriz Moser
• Ana Margarida Alvares (Ida)
• Ana Paula Connelly
• Ana Paula Lima
• Andrea Moraes
• Andreia Marras
• Camila Brait
• Caroline Gattaz
• Danielle Lins
• Edna Veiga
• Erika Coimbra
• Estefania Souza
• Fabiana Berto
• Fabiana Claudino
• Fabiana Oliveira
• Fernanda Doval
• Fernanda Rodrigues (Fe Garay)
• Fernanda Venturini
• Gabriela Guimarães
• Hélia Souza (Fofão)
• Hilma Caldeira
• Jackie Silva
• Jaqueline Carvalho
• Janina Conceiçao
• Leila Barros
• Marcia Cunha (Marcia Fu)
• Maria Isabel Alencar
• Marianne Steinbrecher
• Paula Pequeno
• Sheilla Castro
• Tandara Caixeta
• Thaisa Menezes
• Vera Mossa
• Virna Dias
• Walewska Oliveira
• Welissa Gonzaga (Sassá)

See also

• Brazil men's national volleyball team
• Brazil women's national under-23 volleyball team
• Brazil women's national under-20 volleyball team
• Brazil women's national under-18 volleyball team

References

1. "FIVB Senior World Ranking – Women". Retrieved 21 June 2017.
2. "Team Roster - Brazil". FIVB. Retrieved 13 September 2019.

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile