Brazil women's national volleyball team explained

Brazil
Gender:	women
Nickname:	Canarinhas
Federation:	CBV
Website:	www.cbv.com.br
Confederation:	CSV
Coach:	Zé Roberto
Olympic Apps:	12
Olympic First:	1980
Olympic Best:	Gold : (2008, 2012)
World Champs Apps:	15
World Champs First:	1956
World Champs Best:	Silver : (1994, 2006, 2010, 2022)
World Cup Apps:	11
World Cup First:	1973
World Cup Best:	Silver : (1995, 2003, 2007)
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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]

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

Olympic Games

Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30
1964	Did not qualify
1968
1972
1976
1980	Quarterfinals	7th place	5	1	4	7	12
1984	Quarterfinals	7th place	5	1	4	6	12
1988	Quarterfinals	6th place	5	1	4	7	14
1992	Semifinals	4th place	6	3	3	11	10
1996	Semifinals	Bronze	8	7	1	23	6
2000	Semifinals	Bronze	8	7	1	23	4
2004	Semifinals	4th place	8	6	2	19	10
2008	Final	Gold	8	8	0	24	1
2012	Final	Gold	8	6	2	19	13
2016	Quarterfinals	5th place	6	5	1	17	3
2020	Final	Silver	8	7	1	21	7
2024	Semifinals	Bronze	6	5	1	17	4
Total	2 titles	12/16	81	58	23	194	96	—

World Championship

Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30
	Did not compete
	Group round	11th place	8	6	2	19	7
	Final round	5th place	6	2	4	9	12
1962	Final round	8th place	8	1	7	3	21
1967	Did not compete
1970	Group round	13th place	9	3	6	12	19
1974	Group round	15th place	11	6	5	21	17
1978	5th–8th places	7th place	9	5	4	15	18
1982	5th–8th places	8th place	9	4	5	15	17
1986	5th–8th places	5th place	8	5	3	21	8
	Quarterfinals	7th place	6	3	3	11	10
	Final	Runners-up	6	5	1	15	6
	Semifinals	4th place	8	5	3	17	9
	Quarterfinals	7th place	11	8	3	26	13
	Final	Runners-up	11	10	1	32	9
	Final	Runners-up	11	10	1	32	8
2014	Semifinals	3rd place	13	12	1	30	10
2018	Second Round	7th place	9	7	2	23	11
2022	Final	Runners-up	12	10	2	31	14
2025	Qualified
Total	0 titles	18/20	155	102	53	332	209	—

World Cup

Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

Year	Round	Position	width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30
1973	Round robin	9th place	5	1	4	3	13
1977	Did not compete
1981	Round robin	8th place	7	0	7	1	21
1985	Round robin	6th place	7	2	5	9	17
1989	Did not compete
1991	Round robin	8th place	5	2	3	10	9
1995	Round robin	Runners-up	11	10	1	30	4
1999	Round robin	3rd place	11	9	2	29	9
2003	Round robin	Runners-up	11	10	1	31	7
2007	Round robin	Runners-up	11	9	2	29	9
2011	Round robin	5th place	11	8	3	25	16
2015	Did not compete
2019	Round robin	4th place	11	7	4	24	16
Total	0 titles	11/14	97	64	33	209	128	—

World Grand Champions Cup

Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

Year	Round	Position	width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30
1993	Did not qualify
1997	Round robin	3rd place	5	3	2	12	6
2001	Round robin	4th place	5	2	3	9	11
2005	Round robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	2
2009	Round robin	Runners-up	5	4	1	12	4
2013	Round robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	2
2017	Round robin	Runners-up	5	3	2	13	7
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	width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30
1993	Final round	4th place	12	8	4	27	19
1994	Final round	Champions	12	10	2	34	12
1995	Final round	Runners-up	15	10	5	39	22
1996	Final round	Champions	15	12	3	39	22
1997	Did not enter
1998	Final round	Champions	11	8	3	28	13
1999	Final round	Runners-up	8	7	1	21	9
2000	Final round	3rd place	11	8	3	26	12
2001	Final round	5th place	12	7	5	27	24
2002	Final round	4th place	12	6	6	22	21
2003	Preliminary round	8th place	5	3	2	11	7
2004	Final round	Champions	13	12	1	38	10
2005	Final round	Champions	14	12	2	36	12
2006	Final round	Champions	13	13	0	39	6
2007	Final round	5th place	14	9	5	33	17
2008	Final round	Champions	14	13	1	41	7
2009	Final round	Champions	14	14	0	42	11
2010	Final round	Runners-up	14	11	3	38	11
2011	Final round	Runners-up	14	13	1	39	6
2012	Final round	Runners-up	14	11	3	36	15
2013	Final round	Champions	14	13	1	40	8
2014	Final round	Champions	14	13	1	41	6
2015	Final round	3rd place	14	12	2	36	10
2016	Final	Champions	13	11	2	35	12
2017	Final	Champions	13	9	4	29	21
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	width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30
	Semifinals	4th place	19	14	5	46	26
	Final	Runners-up	19	13	6	49	24
	Final	Runners-up	17	14	3	46	14
	Final	Runners-up	15	12	3	37	17
	Quarterfinals	5th place	13	8	5	29	21
	Semifinals	4th place	15	13	2	43	15
Total	—	6/6	83	61	22	207	102	—

Pan American Games

Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30
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
1995	Group round	6th place	6	0	6	1	18
1999	Final	Gold	7	7	0	21	4
2003	Semifinals	4th place	5	2	3	11	10
2007	Final	Silver	5	4	1	14	3
2011	Final	Gold	5	5	0	15	4
2015	Final	Silver	5	4	1	12	10
2019	Semifinals	4th place	5	2	3	8	9
2023	Final	Silver	5	4	1	12	5
Total	4 titles	18/18	106	63	43	219	164	—

Pan-American Cup

Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

Pan-American Cup record
Year	Round	Position	width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30
2002	Did not compete
2003	Semifinals	4th place	6	3	3	10	9
2004	Semifinals	4th place	6	3	3	12	10
2005	Semifinals	3rd place	7	5	2	17	10
2006	Final	Champions	7	6	1	20	6
2007	Final	Runners-up	7	5	2	15	7
2008	Final	Runners-up	7	6	1	20	4
2009	Final	Champions	6	5	1	17	5
2010	Group round	8th place	7	2	5	11	15
2011	Final	Champions	7	7	0	21	3
2012	Final	Runners-up	7	6	1	20	4
2013	Semifinals	4th place	6	3	3	10	12
2014	Withdrew
2015	Group round	7th place	7	4	3	18	9
2016	Did not compete
2017
2018	Semifinals	4th place	5	3	2	9	10
Total	3 titles	13/18	85	58	27	200	104	—

South America Championship

Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

South America Championship record
Year	Round	Position	width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30
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
	Final	Champions	5	5	0	15	1
	Round robin	Champions	4	3	1	10	4
	Round robin	Champions	3	3	0	9	0
Total	23 titles	33/34	162	148	14	444	57	—

U23 team

World Championship

• Gold: 2015

South America Championship

• Gold: 2014, 2016

U20 team

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

U18 team

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

U16 team

South America Championship

• Gold: 2011, 2013

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Notable players

• 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 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 Natália Pereira
• 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

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIVB Senior World Ranking – Women – As per 3 August 2021 . FIVB and Hypercube . 3 August 2021.
2. Web site: FIVB Senior World Ranking – Women . 21 June 2017.
3. Web site: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 . Tokyo 2020 Volleyball Results .
4. Web site: volleyballworld.com . Ze Roberto earns Coach of the Year award in Brazil . 2023-06-08 . volleyballworld.com . en.