| Noc: | BRA |
| Nocname: | Brazilian Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1932 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Los Angeles |
| Competitors: | 67 (66 men, 1 woman) |
| Sports: | 6 |
| Flagbearer: | Antônio Lira |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Brazil competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Brazil returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1928 Summer Olympics.
As the Great Depression had struck the country, the delegation of 82 athletes travelled in a ship, the Itaquicê, selling coffee along the way to fund the trip.[1] Since the San Pedro authorities charged one dollar for each person who disembarked in the Port of Los Angeles, the organizers only let out of the ship the athletes they felt had a chance to win medals plus swimmer Maria Lenk – the first South American woman to compete in the Olympics – to spend less.[2] Afterwards, the Itaquicê went to San Francisco to sell more coffee, and there the water polo, rowing and athletics competitors got financed.[3]
See main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics. 18 men competed. The most notable case was Adalberto Cardoso, who hitched a ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles and only arrived at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ten minutes prior to the 10,000 m race he would run. Cardoso competed barefoot and finished last, but was cheered by the audience and earned a special medal.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| José de Almeida | 100 m | 11.0 | 2 | 10.8 | 4 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | ||
| Mario Marques | 100 m | 11.5 | 5 | align=center colspan=6 | did not advance | ||||
| Ricardo Guimarães | 100 m | 11.4 | 4 | align=center colspan=6 | did not advance | ||||
| Domingos Puglisi | 400 m | 50.8 | 3 | 50.1 | 5 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | ||
| 800 m | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 1:59.4 | 6 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |||
| Nestor Gomes | 800 m | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 2:00.5 | 5 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | ||
| 1500 m | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | DNF | AC | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | |||
| Armando Bréa | 1500 m | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | DNF | AC | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | ||
| Adalberto Cardoso | 10,000m | align=center colspan=6 | N/A | Unknown | 13th | ||||
| Antônio Giusfredi | 110 m hurdles | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 15.3 | 5 | align=center colspan=6 | did not advance | ||
| Sylvio Padilha | 110 m hurdles | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 15.4 | 4 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | ||
| 400 m hurdles | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 55.1 | 4 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | |||
| Carlos dos Reis Filho | 400 m hurdles | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 55.8 | 4 | align=center colspan=6 | did not advance | ||
| Carlos Woebcken | Decathlon | align=center colspan=6 | N/A | DNF | AC | ||||
| João Clemente da Silva | Marathon | align=center colspan=6 | N/A | 3h02:06 | 19th | ||||
| Matheus Marcondes | Marathon | align=center colspan=6 | N/A | DNF | AC | ||||
| Lúcio de Castro | Pole vault | align=center colspan=6 | N/A | 3.90 | 6th | ||||
| Carlos Joel Nelli | Pole vault | align=center colspan=6 | N/A | NH | AC | ||||
| Clóvis Raposo | Long jump | align=center colspan=6 | N/A | 6.43 | 6th | ||||
| Antônio Lira | Shot put | align=center colspan=6 | N/A | — | |||||
| Carmine Giorgi | Hammer throw | align=center colspan=6 | N/A | 36.45 | 13th | ||||
| Heitor Medina | Javelin throw | align=center colspan=6 | N/A | 58 | 11th | ||||
See main article: Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics. 18 men competed in four different boats.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Rower | Cox | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Estevan Strata José Ramalho | Francisco de Bricio | Coxed pair | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 8:53.2 | 4th | ||
| Osório Pereira Olivério Popovitch Durval Lima João Francisco de Castro | Americo Fernandes | Coxed four | 7:29.4 | 4th | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | ||
| Henrique Tomassini Adamor Gonçalves | N/A | Double sculls | 7:38.8 | 3 | 7:57.8 | 3 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance |
| Vasco de Carvalho Joaquim Faria Osório Pereira Cláudionor Provenzano Antônio Rebello Júnior Fernando de Abreu José de Campos José Mò | Amaro da Cunha | Eight | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 6:52.4 | 4th | align=center colspan=2 | Withdrew |
See main article: Shooting at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Six Brazilian shooters competed.
| Shooter | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Eugenio do Amaral | 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 17 | 13th |
| Bráz Magaldi | 15 | 17th | |
| Antônio da Silveira | |||
| Manoel Braga | 50 m rifle, prone | 284 | 19th |
| Antônio Guimarães | 282 | 20th | |
| José Castro | 277 | 24th | |
See main article: Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics. 7 men and one woman competed.
| Swimmer | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Maria Lenk | Women's 100 metres Freestyle | 1:25.8 | 5th | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | ||
| Women's 100 metres Backstroke | N/A | N/A | 4th | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | ||
| Women's 200 metres Breaststroke | N/A | 3:26.6 | 4th | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | ||
See main article: Water polo at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Brazil made its debut at water polo, but the team was disqualified after the players assaulted officials at the end of the match with Germany.
Team: Mario De Lorenzo, Pedro Theberge, Salvador Amendola, Jefferson Maurity Souza, Luis Henrique Da Silva, Carlos Castello Branco, Antonio Ferreira Jacobina, Adhemar Serpa