Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro (born 10 March 1974), commonly known as Tânia Maria, Tânia Maranhão or simply Tânia, is a Brazilian former footballer. She played as a defender for Brazil's Saad EC, and is a member of the Brazilian National Team, for which she won a silver medal at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] She started on futsal team Eurosport, and also played for EC Bahia, Santa Isabel and Rayo Vallecano. In 1997 Tânia was playing for São Paulo FC.[2]
She was born in São Luís, Maranhão.