Brazil women's national handball team explained

Country:	Brazil
Type:	W
Badge:	brazil handball.png
Badge Size:	150 px
Association:	Confederação Brasileira de Handebol
Coach:	Cristiano Rocha
Assistant Coach:	Álvaro Herdeiro Gabriel Maroja
Captain:	Bruna de Paula
Most Caps:	Ana Paula Belo (230)
Most Goals:	Ana Paula Belo (806)
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Summer Olympics Apps:	7
Summer Olympics First:	2000
Summer Olympics Best:	5th (2016)
World Cup Apps:	15
World Cup First:	1995
World Cup Best:	1st (2013)
Regional Name:	Pan American Championship
Regional Cup Apps:	14
Regional Cup First:	1986
Regional Cup Best:	1st (1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)

The Brazil women's national handball team is the national team of Brazil. It is governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Handebol and takes part in international handball competitions.

History

In December 2013, the team won the World Championship for the first time in history after defeating Serbia 22–20 in the final. The Brazilian team won all nine games played in the tournament and became the first nation from Americas, Southern Hemisphere and only the second non-European country (after South Korea) to win the title.

Results

Olympic Games

Games	Round	Position
1976 Montreal	did not qualify
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney	Match for 7th place	8th of 10	7	1	0	6	180	238
2004 Athens	Match for 7th place	7th of 10	7	2	0	5	178	192
2008 Beijing	Preliminary round	9th of 12	5	1	1	3	124	137
2012 London	Quarter-finals	6th of 12	6	4	0	2	156	143
2016 Rio de Janeiro	Quarter-finals	5th of 12	6	4	0	2	161	149
2020 Tokyo	Preliminary round	11th of 12	5	1	1	3	133	141
2024 Paris	Quarterfinals	7th of 12	6	2	0	3	142	151
Total	6/13		42	15	2	25	1074	1151

World Championships

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1957	did not enter
1962
1965
1971
1973
1975
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993
1995	Preliminary round	17th–20th	4	0	0	4	63	109
1997	Preliminary round	23rd	5	0	0	5	104	155
1999	Round of 16	16th	6	1	1	4	127	153
2001	Round of 16	12th	6	3	0	3	155	168
2003	Preliminary round	20th	5	1	0	4	136	155
2005	Placement matches	7th	8	5	0	3	240	244
2007	Placement matches	14th	6	3	1	2	184	128
2009	Placement matches	15th	9	6	0	3	288	224
2011	Quarter-finals	5th	9	8	0	1	291	228
2013	Final	1st	9	9	0	0	253	197
2015	Round of 16	10th	6	4	1	1	140	120
2017	Placement matches	18th	7	2	2	3	165	172
2019	Placement matches	17th	7	3	1	3	173	152
2021	Quarter-finals	6th	7	5	0	2	201	176
// 2023	Main round	9th	6	4	0	2	196	143
/ 2025	align=center colspan=8 rowspan=4	to be determined
2027
2029
/ 2031
Total	15/28	1 title	100	54	6	40	2716	2524

Pan American Games

Games	Round	Position
1987 Indianapolis	Bronze medal match	3rd	5	3	0	2	112	95
1991 Havana	Women's competitions not held
1995 Mar del Plata	Bronze medal match	3rd	5	3	0	2	126	110
1999 Winnipeg	Final	1st	7	6	1	0	217	154
2003 Santo Domingo	Final	1st	7	7	0	0	186	97
2007 Rio de Janeiro	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	183	83
2011 Guadalajara	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	201	70
2015 Toronto	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	185	92
2019 Lima	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	174	78
2023 Santiago	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	164	63
Total	9/9	7 titles	49	44	1	4	1548	842

Pan American Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
	Round robin	3rd
	Round robin	3rd	3	1	0	2	72	53
	Round robin	3rd	5	3	0	2	178	73
	Final	1st	6	6	0	0	179	65
	Round robin	1st	5	5	0	0	148	80
	Round robin	1st	5	5	0	0	210	81
	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	199	60
	Round robin	1st	5	5	0	0	166	56
	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	188	60
	Final	2nd	5	4	0	1	173	84
	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	179	83
	Final	1st	6	6	0	0	269	89
	Final	1st	7	7	0	0	208	116
	Final	1st	6	6	0	0	237	95
Total	14/14	10 titles	68	63	0	5	2406	995

South and Central American Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	GS	GA
	Round robin	1st	4	4	131	54
	Round robin	1st	5	5	159	79
	Round robin	1st	4	4	139	72
Total	3/3	1 titles	13	13	429	205

South American Games

Games	Round	Position
2002 São Bernardo do Campo	Round robin	1st	4	4	0	0	130	58
2006 Mar del Plata	did not enter
2010 Medellin	Round robin	2nd	5	4	0	1	195	89
2014 Santiago	Round robin	1st	4	3	1	0	133	66
2018 Cochabamba	Final	1st	4	4	0	0	114	59
2022 Asunción	Round robin	1st	5	5	0	0	176	73
Total	5/6	4 titles	22	20	1	1	748	345

Other tournaments

GF World Cup 2006 – Seventh place
2014 International Tournament of Spain –
2015 Angola 40 Years Tournament – Third place
2015 Carpathian Trophy – Fourth place
2016 Firenasjonersturneringer – Fourth place
2016 Women's Four Nations Tournament –
2017 Women's Four Nations Tournament –
2017 Carpathian Trophy – Third place

2018 World University Handball Championship –
2018 Women's International Tournament of Spain – Second place
2019 Women's International Tournament of Spain – Third place
2019 Intersport Cup – Third place
2019 Japan Cup – Third place
2021 HEP Croatia Cup - Second place
2022 Intersport Cup – Fourth place

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Head coach history

!Period!Coach
	Alexandre Trevisan Schneider
2009–2016	Morten Soubak^[1]
2017–2021	Jorge Dueñas^[2]
2021–present	Cristiano Silva

External links

- IHF profile

Notes and References

Web site: 2017-05-16. NEW ERA IN ANGOLA with Morten Soubak: It looks very exciting. 2021-11-13. Handball Planet. en-US.
Web site: handball-world. Jorge Duenas` Contract Not Extended - Brazil`s Women Need New National Coach. 2021-11-13. handball-world. en.