Brazil women's national volleyball team

The Brazil women's national volleyball team is administered by the Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol (CBV) and takes part in international volleyball competitions. It is ranked second in the FIVB World Rankings as of August 2021.[1][2] 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. The team also got a gold four times in the Pan American Games, and three other Olympic medals, the latest a silver in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Brazil
Nickname(s)Canarinhas
AssociationCBV
ConfederationCSV
Head coachJosé Roberto Guimarães
FIVB ranking4 (as of 31 July 2023)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances10 (First in 1980)
Best result Gold : (2008, 2012)
World Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1956)
Best result Silver : (1994, 2006, 2010, 2022)
World Cup
Appearances11 (First in 1973)
Best result Silver : (1995, 2003, 2007, 2023)
www.cbv.com.br (in Portuguese)
Honours
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1994 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 2006 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2010 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2022 Netherlands/Poland
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Italy
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1995 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2003 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2007 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2023 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Japan
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Japan
Gold medal – first place 2013 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2009 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2017 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Japan
Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nanjing
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rimini
Silver medal – second place 2022 Ankara
World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1994 Shanghai
Gold medal – first place 1996 Shanghai
Gold medal – first place 1998 Hong Kong
Gold medal – first place 2004 Reggio Calabria
Gold medal – first place 2005 Sendai
Gold medal – first place 2006 Reggio Calabria
Gold medal – first place 2008 Yokohama
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tokyo
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sapporo
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tokyo
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bangkok
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nanjing
Silver medal – second place 1995 Shanghai
Silver medal – second place 1999 Yu Xi
Silver medal – second place 2010 Ningbo
Silver medal – second place 2011 Macau
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ningbo
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Quezon City
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Omaha
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago Team
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Havana Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Mexico City Team
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan Team
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 San Juan
Gold medal – first place 2009 Mianmi
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ciudad Juárez
Silver medal – second place 2007 Colima
Silver medal – second place 2008 Tijuana/Mexicali
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ciudad Juárez
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Santo Domingo
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1951 Rio de Janeiro
Gold medal – first place 1956 Montevideo
Gold medal – first place 1958 Porto Alegre
Gold medal – first place 1961 Lima
Gold medal – first place 1962 Santiago
Gold medal – first place 1969 Caracas
Gold medal – first place 1981 Santo André
Gold medal – first place 1991 Osasco
Gold medal – first place 1995 Porto Alegre
Gold medal – first place 1997 Lima
Gold medal – first place 1999 Valencia
Gold medal – first place 2001 Morón
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bogotá
Gold medal – first place 2005 La Paz
Gold medal – first place 2007 Santiago
Gold medal – first place 2009 Porto Alegre
Gold medal – first place 2011 Callao
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ica
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cartagena
Gold medal – first place 2017 Cali
Gold medal – first place 2019 Cajamarca
Gold medal – first place 2021 Barrancabermeja
Gold medal – first place 2023 Recife
Silver medal – second place 1967 Santos
Silver medal – second place 1971 Montevideo
Silver medal – second place 1973 Bucaramanga
Silver medal – second place 1975 Asunción
Silver medal – second place 1977 Lima
Silver medal – second place 1979 Rosario
Silver medal – second place 1983 São Paulo
Silver medal – second place 1985 Caracas
Silver medal – second place 1987 Punta del Este
Silver medal – second place 1989 Curitiba
Silver medal – second place 1993 Cusco

The most successful coaches for Brazil are Bernardo Rezende, who led the team from 1990 to 2000, and José Roberto Guimarães, who has managed the team since 2004.[4]

Results edit

Olympic Games edit

  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 Final Silver 8 7 1 21 7 Squad
  2024 Qualified
Total 2 titles 11/15 75 53 22 177 92

World Championship edit

  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 Final Runners-up 12 10 2 31 14 Squad
  2025 Qualified
Total 0 titles 18/20 155 102 53 332 209

World Cup edit

  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
  2023 Round robin Runners-up 7 6 1 18 7 Squad
Total 0 titles 11/14 97 64 33 209 128

World Grand Champions Cup edit

  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 edit

  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 edit

  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
  2021 Final Runners-up 17 14 3 46 14 Squad
  2022 Final Runners-up 15 12 3 37 17 Squad
  2023 Quarterfinals 5th place 13 8 5 29 21 Squad
Total 5/5 83 61 22 207 102

Pan American Games edit

  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 edit

  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
Total 3 titles 13/18 85 58 27 200 104

South America Championship edit

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

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
  2021 Round robin Champions 4 3 1 10 4
  2023 Round robin Champions 3 3 0 9 0
Total 23 titles 33/34 162 148 14 444 57

U23 team edit

World Championship edit

South America Championship edit

  •   Gold: 2014, 2016

U20 team edit

World Championship edit

South America Championship edit

  •   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

U18 team edit

World Championship edit

South America Championship edit

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

U16 team edit

South America Championship edit

Team edit

Current squad edit

The following is the Brazilian roster as of 2022:

Head coach: José Roberto Guimarães

No. Name Date of birth Height 2021–2022 club
2 Carol Gattaz 27 July 1981 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)   Minas
3 Júlia Kudiess 2 January 2003 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)   Minas
4 Ana Carolina da Silva 8 April 1991 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)   Praia Clube
5 Priscila Daroit 10 August 1988 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)   Minas
6 Nyeme Costa 11 October 1998 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)   Minas
7 Rosamaria Montibeller 9 April 1994 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)   Busto Arsizio Volley
8 Macris Carneiro 3 March 1989 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)   Fenerbahçe
9 Roberta Ratzke 28 April 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)   ŁKS Łódź
10 Gabriela Guimarães 19 May 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)   VakıfBank
12 Ana Cristina de Souza 7 April 2004 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)   Fenerbahçe
14 Natália Araujo 10 April 1997 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)   Osasco
15 Lorena Viezel 21 July 1999 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)   Associação Vôlei Bauru
16 Kisy Nascimento 28 January 2000 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)   Minas
17 Júlia Bergmann 21 February 2001 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)   Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
18 Mayany de Souza 24 November 1996 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)   Associação Vôlei Bauru
20 Lorrayna Marys 19 June 1999 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)   Volley Bergamo
24 Lorenne Teixeira 8 January 1996 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)   Lokomotiv Kaliningrad

Notable players edit

 
Brazil team gold medal winner in London 2012 Olympics

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FIVB Senior World Ranking – Women – As per 3 August 2021". FIVB and Hypercube. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "FIVB Senior World Ranking – Women". Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ^ Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. "TOKYO 2020 VOLLEYBALL RESULTS".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ volleyballworld.com. "Ze Roberto earns Coach of the Year award in Brazil". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2023-06-08.

External links edit