Brazil women's national basketball team

For the men's team, see Brazil national basketball team.

Brazil
FIBA ranking9 Increase 1 (8 August 2025)[1]
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationBrazilian Basketball Confederation
CoachPokey Chatman
Olympic Games
Appearances7
Medals Silver (1996)
Bronze (2000)
World Cup
Appearances16
MedalsGold Gold (1994)
Bronze Bronze (1971)
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances17
Medals Gold (1997, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2023)
Silver (1989, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2025)
Bronze (2007, 2013, 2019, 2021)
Pan American Games
Appearances17
Medals Gold (1967, 1971, 1991, 2019, 2023)
Silver (1959, 1963, 1987, 2007)
Bronze (1955, 1983, 2003, 2011)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
First international
  22–23 France 
(Santiago, Chile; March 7, 1953)
Biggest win
  143–50 Malaysia 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; July 17, 1990)
Biggest defeat
  59–99 United States 
(São Paulo, Brazil; September 23, 2006)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1994 Australia
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Brazil
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place 1997 Brazil
Gold medal – first place 2001 Brazil
Gold medal – first place 2003 Mexico
Gold medal – first place 2009 Brazil
Gold medal – first place 2011 Colombia
Gold medal – first place 2023 Mexico
Silver medal – second place 1989 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 1993 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 1999 Cuba
Silver medal – second place 2005 Dominican Republic
Silver medal – second place 2025 Chile
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Chile
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mexico
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Puerto Rico
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Puerto Rico

The Brazil women's national basketball team represents Brazil in international women's basketball.

Brazil won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Olympic Games
Year Position Pld W L PF PA PD
1976 Did not qualify
1980
1984
1988
1992 7th 5 2 3 385 398 −13
1996 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 7 1 693 600 +93
2000 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 4 4 562 527 +35
2004 4th 8 4 4 634 583 +51
2008 11th 5 1 4 337 354 −17
2012 9th 5 1 4 329 354 −25
2016 11th 5 0 5 335 384 −49
2020 Did not qualify
2024
2028 Future games
2032
Total 44 19 25 3275 3200 +75

FIBA World Championship

Year Championship Result
1953 Chile 4th[2]
1957 Brazil 4th[3]
1959 USSR Did not qualify[4]
1964 Peru 5th[5]
1967 Czechoslovakia 8th[6]
1971 Brazil  Bronze[7]
1975 Colombia 6th[8]
1979 Seoul 12th[9]
1983 Brazil 5th[10]
1986 Soviet Union 11th[11]
1990 Malaysia 10th[12]
1994 Australia  Gold[13]
1998 Germany 4th[14]
2002 China 7th[15]
2006 Brazil 4th[16]
2010 Czech Republic 9th[17]
2014 Turkey 11th
2018 Spain Did not qualify
2022 Australia Did not qualify
2026 Germany TBD

FIBA AmeriCup

  • 1989 – 2nd place
  • 1993 – 2nd place
  • 1997 – 1st place
  • 1999 – 2nd place
  • 2001 – 1st place
  • 2003 – 1st place
  • 2005 – 2nd place
  • 2007 – 3rd place
  • 2009 – 1st place
  • 2011 – 1st place
  • 2013 – 3rd place
  • 2015 – 4th place
  • 2017 – 4th place
  • 2019 – 3rd place
  • 2021 – 3rd place
  • 2023 – 1st place
  • 2025 – 2nd place

Pan American Games

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.[18][19]

Brazil women's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SF 5 Ayla McDowell 18 – (2007-02-09)9 February 2007 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) South Carolina Gamecocks United States
G 8 Bella Nascimento 22 – (2002-08-21)21 August 2002 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) William & Mary Tribe United States
C 10 Kamilla Cardoso 24 – (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Chicago Sky United States
SF 11 Emanuely Oliveira 25 – (1999-12-11)11 December 1999 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) SESI Araraquara Brazil
PF 12 Damiris Dantas (C) 32 – (1992-11-17)17 November 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Indiana Fever United States
G 17 Carina Martins 33 – (1992-02-17)17 February 1992 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Sampaio Brazil
PF 18 Aline Moura 27 – (1997-07-04)4 July 1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) SESI Araraquara Brazil
C 21 Manu Alves 19 – (2006-01-02)2 January 2006 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Illinois Fighting Illini United States
F 22 Vitória Marcelino 29 – (1996-06-05)5 June 1996 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) SESI Araraquara Brazil
PG 24 Alana Gonçalo 30 – (1994-09-23)23 September 1994 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Corinthians Brazil
F 26 Thayná Silva 29 – (1996-01-27)27 January 1996 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Sampaio Brazil
SF 30 Catarina Ferreira 24 – (2001-01-14)14 January 2001 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Oregon State Beavers United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Brazil Léo Figueiró
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 June 2025

Notable players

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  2. ^ FIBA Archive. 1953 World Championship for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  3. ^ FIBA Archive. 1957 World Championship for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  4. ^ FIBA Archive. 1959 World Championship: Tournament for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. ^ FIBA Archive. 1964 World Championship: Tournament for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  6. ^ FIBA Archive. 1967 World Championship for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  7. ^ FIBA Archive. 1971 World Championship for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  8. ^ FIBA Archive. 1975 World Championship for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  9. ^ FIBA Archive. 1979 World Championship: Tournament for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  10. ^ FIBA Archive. 1983 World Championship: Tournament for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  11. ^ FIBA Archive. 1986 World Championship: Tournament for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  12. ^ FIBA Archive. 1990 World Championship: Tournament for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  13. ^ FIBA Archive. 1994 World Championship: Tournament for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  14. ^ FIBA Archive. 1998 World Championship: Tournament for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  15. ^ FIBA Archive. 2002 World Championship: Tournament for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  16. ^ FIBA Archive. 2006 World Championship: Tournament for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  17. ^ FIBA Archive. 2010 World Championship: Tournament for Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  18. ^ "Brasil define as 12 para a AmericupW em Santiago" (in Portuguese). cbb.com.br. 23 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Team roster: Brazil" (PDF). FIBA. 28 June 2025. p. 2.
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