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Brazil women's national volleyball team

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Brazil
Nickname(s)Canarinhas
AssociationCBV
ConfederationCSV
Head coachZé Roberto
FIVB ranking 2 Steady (29 June 2025)[1]
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances12 (First in 1980)
Best result Gold : (2008, 2012)
World Championship
Appearances18 (First in 1956)
Best result Silver : (1994, 2006, 2010, 2022)
World Cup
Appearances12 (First in 1973)
Best result Silver : (1995, 2003, 2007)
www.cbv.com.br (in Portuguese)
Honours
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Summer Olympics 2 1 3
World Championship 0 4 2
World Cup 0 3 1
World Grand Champions Cup 2 2 1
World Grand Prix 12 5 2
Nations League 0 4 0
Pan American Games 4 4 2
Pan-American Cup 3 3 1
South American Championship 23 11 0
Total 46 37 12
Medal record
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1994 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 2006 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2010 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2022 Netherlands/Poland
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Italy
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Thailand
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1995 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2003 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2007 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Japan
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Japan
Gold medal – first place 2013 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2009 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2017 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Japan
Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nanjing
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rimini
Silver medal – second place 2022 Ankara
Silver medal – second place 2025 Łódź
World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1994 Shanghai
Gold medal – first place 1996 Shanghai
Gold medal – first place 1998 Hong Kong
Gold medal – first place 2004 Reggio Calabria
Gold medal – first place 2005 Sendai
Gold medal – first place 2006 Reggio Calabria
Gold medal – first place 2008 Yokohama
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tokyo
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sapporo
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tokyo
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bangkok
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nanjing
Silver medal – second place 1995 Shanghai
Silver medal – second place 1999 Yu Xi
Silver medal – second place 2010 Ningbo
Silver medal – second place 2011 Macau
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ningbo
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Quezon City
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Omaha
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chicago Team
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Havana Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Chile Team
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Mexico City Team
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan Team
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 San Juan
Gold medal – first place 2009 Mianmi
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ciudad Juárez
Silver medal – second place 2007 Colima
Silver medal – second place 2008 Tijuana/Mexicali
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ciudad Juárez
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Santo Domingo
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 1951 Rio de Janeiro
Gold medal – first place 1956 Montevideo
Gold medal – first place 1958 Porto Alegre
Gold medal – first place 1961 Lima
Gold medal – first place 1962 Santiago
Gold medal – first place 1969 Caracas
Gold medal – first place 1981 Santo André
Gold medal – first place 1991 Osasco
Gold medal – first place 1995 Porto Alegre
Gold medal – first place 1997 Lima
Gold medal – first place 1999 Valencia
Gold medal – first place 2001 Morón
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bogotá
Gold medal – first place 2005 La Paz
Gold medal – first place 2007 Santiago
Gold medal – first place 2009 Porto Alegre
Gold medal – first place 2011 Callao
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ica
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cartagena
Gold medal – first place 2017 Cali
Gold medal – first place 2019 Cajamarca
Gold medal – first place 2021 Barrancabermeja
Gold medal – first place 2023 Recife
Silver medal – second place 1967 Santos
Silver medal – second place 1971 Montevideo
Silver medal – second place 1973 Bucaramanga
Silver medal – second place 1975 Asunción
Silver medal – second place 1977 Lima
Silver medal – second place 1979 Rosario
Silver medal – second place 1983 São Paulo
Silver medal – second place 1985 Caracas
Silver medal – second place 1987 Punta del Este
Silver medal – second place 1989 Curitiba
Silver medal – second place 1993 Cusco
The Brazil women's national volleyball team in 2012

The Brazil women's national volleyball team is administered by the Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol (CBV) and takes part in international volleyball competitions. With a tally of 46 titles the Brazil women's volleyball national team is one of the most successful national teams of all time. They have won 6 olympic medals including two gold medals, in the 2008 Summer Olympics and in 2012 Summer Olympics. They also hold the record of FIVB World Grand Prix championship titles having won the competition 12 times. In regional competitions they have won gold four times in the Pan American Games, and have 23 titles in the Women's South American Volleyball Championship.

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.[2] Currently the team is ranked second in the FIVB World Rankings as of June 2025.[3]

Results

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Olympic Games

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Japan 1964 did not qualify
Mexico 1968
Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980 5th–8th places 7th place 5 1 4 7 12 Squad
United States 1984 5th–8th places 7th place 5 1 4 6 12 Squad
South Korea 1988 5th–8th places 6th place 5 1 4 7 14 Squad
Spain 1992 Semifinals 4th place 6 3 3 11 10 Squad
United States 1996 Semifinals Bronze 8 7 1 23 6 Squad
Australia 2000 Semifinals Bronze 8 7 1 23 4 Squad
Greece 2004 Semifinals 4th place 8 6 2 19 10 Squad
China 2008 Final Gold 8 8 0 24 1 Squad
United Kingdom 2012 Final Gold 8 6 2 19 13 Squad
Brazil 2016 Quarterfinals 5th place 6 5 1 17 3 Squad
Japan 2020 Final Silver 8 7 1 21 7 Squad
France 2024 Semifinals Bronze 6 5 1 17 4 Squad
United States 2028 to be determined
Australia 2032
Total 2 titles 12/18 81 58 23 194 96 —

World Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Soviet Union 1952 did not compete
France 1956 11th–17th places 11th place 8 6 2 19 7 Squad
Brazil 1960 Final round 5th place 6 2 4 9 12 Squad
Soviet Union 1962 Final round 8th place 8 1 7 3 21 Squad
Japan 1967 did not compete
Bulgaria 1970 9th–16th places 13th place 9 3 6 12 19 Squad
Mexico 1974 13th–18th places 15th place 11 6 5 21 17 Squad
Soviet Union 1978 5th–8th places 7th place 9 5 4 15 18 Squad
Peru 1982 5th–8th places 8th place 9 4 5 15 17 Squad
Czechoslovakia 1986 5th–8th places 5th place 8 5 3 21 8 Squad
China 1990 5th–8th places 7th place 6 3 3 11 10 Squad
Brazil 1994 Final Runners-up 7 6 1 18 6 Squad
Japan 1998 Semifinals 4th place 8 5 3 17 9 Squad
Germany 2002 5th–8th places 7th place 11 7 4 26 13 Squad
Japan 2006 Final Runners-up 11 10 1 32 9 Squad
Japan 2010 Final Runners-up 11 10 1 32 8 Squad
Italy 2014 Semifinals 3rd place 13 12 1 30 10 Squad
Japan 2018 Second Round 7th place 9 7 2 23 11 Squad
Netherlands Poland 2022 Final Runners-up 12 10 2 31 14 Squad
Thailand 2025 Semifinals 3rd place 7 6 1 20 8 Squad
Canada/United States 2027 to be determined
Philippines 2029
Total 0 titles 18/22 163 108 55 355 217 —

World Cup

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Uruguay 1973 Round robin 9th place 5 1 4 3 13 Squad
Japan 1977 did not compete
Japan 1981 Round robin 8th place 7 0 7 1 21 Squad
Japan 1985 Round robin 6th place 7 2 5 9 17 Squad
Japan 1989 did not compete
Japan 1991 Round robin 8th place 5 2 3 10 9 Squad
Japan 1995 Round robin Runners-up 11 10 1 30 4 Squad
Japan 1999 Round robin 3rd place 11 9 2 29 9 Squad
Japan 2003 Round robin Runners-up 11 10 1 31 7 Squad
Japan 2007 Round robin Runners-up 11 9 2 29 9 Squad
Japan 2011 Round robin 5th place 11 8 3 25 16 Squad
Japan 2015 did not compete
Japan 2019 Round robin 4th place 11 7 4 24 16 Squad
Total 0 titles 12/15 104 70 34 227 1135 —

World Grand Champions Cup

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Champions record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Japan 1993 did not qualify
Japan 1997 Round robin 3rd place 5 3 2 12 6 Squad
Japan 2001 Round robin 4th place 5 2 3 9 11 Squad
Japan 2005 Round robin Champions 5 5 0 15 2 Squad
Japan 2009 Round robin Runners-up 5 4 1 12 4 Squad
Japan 2013 Round robin Champions 5 5 0 15 2 Squad
Japan 2017 Round robin Runners-up 5 3 2 13 7 Squad
Total 2 titles 6/7 30 22 8 76 32 —

World Grand Prix

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Prix record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Hong Kong 1993 Final round 4th place 12 8 4 27 19 Squad
China 1994 Final round Champions 12 10 2 34 12 Squad
China 1995 Final round Runners-up 15 10 5 39 22 Squad
China 1996 Final round Champions 15 12 3 39 22 Squad
Japan 1997 did not enter
Hong Kong 1998 Final Champions 11 8 3 28 13 Squad
China 1999 Final Runners-up 8 7 1 21 9 Squad
Philippines 2000 Semifinals 3rd place 11 8 3 26 12 Squad
Macau 2001 Final round 5th place 12 7 5 27 24 Squad
Hong Kong 2002 Final round 4th place 12 6 6 22 21 Squad
Italy 2003 Preliminary round 7th place 5 3 2 11 7 Squad
Italy 2004 Final Champions 13 12 1 38 10 Squad
Japan 2005 Final round Champions 14 12 2 36 12 Squad
Italy 2006 Final Champions 13 13 0 39 6 Squad
China 2007 Final round 5th place 14 9 5 33 17 Squad
Japan 2008 Final round Champions 14 13 1 41 7 Squad
Japan 2009 Final round Champions 14 14 0 42 11 Squad
China 2010 Final round Runners-up 14 11 3 38 11 Squad
Macau 2011 Final round Runners-up 14 13 1 39 6 Squad
China 2012 Final Runners-up 14 11 3 36 15 Squad
Japan 2013 Final round Champions 14 13 1 40 8 Squad
Japan 2014 Final round Champions 14 13 1 41 6 Squad
United States 2015 Final round 3rd place 14 12 2 36 10 Squad
Thailand 2016 Final Champions 13 11 2 35 12 Squad
China 2017 Final Champions 13 9 4 29 21 Squad
Total 12 titles 24/25 305 245 60 797 313 —

Nations League

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Nations League record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
China 2018 Semifinals 4th place 19 14 5 46 26 Squad
China 2019 Final Runners-up 19 13 6 49 24 Squad
Italy 2021 Final Runners-up 17 14 3 46 14 Squad
Turkey 2022 Final Runners-up 15 12 3 37 17 Squad
United States 2023 Quarterfinals 5th place 13 8 5 29 21 Squad
Thailand 2024 Semifinals 4th place 15 13 2 43 15 Squad
Poland 2025 Final Runners-up 15 13 2 40 16 Squad
N/A 2026 qualified
Total — 7/7 113 87 26 290 133 —

Pan American Games

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Pan American Games record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Mexico 1955 Double round robin Bronze 6 2 4 14 13
United States 1959 Double round robin Gold 6 6 0 18 2
Brazil 1963 Double round robin Gold 4 4 0 12 2
Canada 1967 Round robin 4th place 5 2 3 9 10
Colombia 1971 Round robin 4th place 8 6 2 20 9
Mexico 1975 Round robin 5th place 6 2 4 9 12
Puerto Rico 1979 Final round Bronze 7 4 3 13 13
Venezuela 1983 Semifinals 4th place 8 3 5 12 16
United States 1987 Semifinals 4th place 6 2 4 7 13
Cuba 1991 Final Silver 7 4 3 11 11 Squad
Argentina 1995 Group round 6th place 6 0 6 1 18 Squad
Canada 1999 Final Gold 7 7 0 21 4 Squad
Dominican Republic 2003 Semifinals 4th place 5 2 3 11 10 Squad
Brazil 2007 Final Silver 5 4 1 14 3 Squad
Mexico 2011 Final Gold 5 5 0 15 4 Squad
Canada 2015 Final Silver 5 4 1 12 10 Squad
Peru 2019 Semifinals 4th place 5 2 3 8 9 Squad
Chile 2023 Final Silver 5 4 1 12 5 Squad
Total 4 titles 18/18 106 63 43 219 164 —

Pan-American Cup

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Pan-American Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Mexico 2002 did not compete
Mexico 2003 Semifinals 4th place 6 3 3 10 9 Squad
Mexico 2004 Semifinals 4th place 6 3 3 12 10 Squad
Dominican Republic 2005 Semifinals 3rd place 7 5 2 17 10 Squad
Puerto Rico 2006 Final Champions 7 6 1 20 6 Squad
Mexico 2007 Final Runners-up 7 5 2 15 7 Squad
Mexico 2008 Final Runners-up 7 6 1 20 4 Squad
United States 2009 Final Champions 6 5 1 17 5 Squad
Mexico 2010 Group round 8th place 7 2 5 11 15 Squad
Mexico 2011 Final Champions 7 7 0 21 3 Squad
Mexico 2012 Final Runners-up 7 6 1 20 4 Squad
Peru 2013 Semifinals 4th place 6 3 3 10 12 Squad
Mexico 2014 withdrew
Peru 2015 Group round 7th place 7 4 3 18 9 Squad
Dominican Republic 2016 did not compete
Peru 2017
Dominican Republic 2018 Semifinals 4th place 5 3 2 9 10 Squad
Total 3 titles 13/18 85 58 27 200 104 —

South America Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

South America Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Brazil 1951 Round robin Champions 3 3 0 6 1
Uruguay 1956 Round robin Champions 3 3 0 6 1
Brazil 1958 Round robin Champions 4 4 0 12 0
Peru 1961 Double round robin Champions 6 6 0 18 1
Chile 1962 Round robin Champions 3 3 0 9 0
Argentina 1964 did not compete
Brazil 1967 Round robin Runners-up 4 3 1 10 3
Venezuela 1969 Round robin Champions 5 5 0 15 2
Uruguay 1971 Round robin Runners-up 7 6 1 18 3
Colombia 1973 Round robin Runners-up 6 5 1 15 3
Paraguay 1975 Round robin Runners-up 5 4 1 12 4
Peru 1977 Round robin Runners-up 7 6 1 18 4
Argentina 1979 Final round Runners-up 5 4 1 13 3
Brazil 1981 Round robin Champions 5 5 0 15 2
Brazil 1983 Round robin Runners-up 5 4 1 12 3
Venezuela 1985 Double round robin Runners-up 6 4 2 14 6
Uruguay 1987 Round robin Runners-up 6 5 1 15 3
Brazil 1989 Round robin Runners-up 5 4 1 12 4
Brazil 1991 Final Champions 4 4 0 12 1
Peru 1993 Final Runners-up 6 4 2 13 6
Brazil 1995 Final Champions 4 4 0 12 0
Peru 1997 Final Champions 4 4 0 12 0
Venezuela 1999 Final Champions 4 4 0 12 2
Argentina 2001 Final Champions 4 4 0 12 0
Colombia 2003 Final round Champions 3 3 0 9 0
Bolivia 2005 Round robin Champions 6 6 0 18 0
Chile 2007 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 0
Brazil 2009 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 0
Peru 2011 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 0
Peru 2013 Round robin Champions 5 5 0 15 0
Colombia 2015 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 0
Colombia 2017 Round robin Champions 5 5 0 15 0
Peru 2019 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 1
Colombia 2021 Round robin Champions 4 3 1 10 4
Brazil 2023 Round robin Champions 3 3 0 9 0
Total 23 titles 33/34 162 148 14 444 57 —

U23 team

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World Championship

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South America Championship

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  • Gold: 2014, 2016

U20 team

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World Championship

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South America Championship

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  • 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

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World Championship

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South America Championship

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  • Gold: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016
  • Silver: 1978, 1980, 1996, 2012

U16 team

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South America Championship

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Team

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Current squad

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Roster for the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.[4]

No. Name Position Age Height Club
3 Macris Carneiro Setter 35 1,77 m Brazil Praia Clube
9 Roberta Ratzke Setter 35 1,85 m Turkey Türk Hava Yolları SK
2 Diana Duarte Middle Blocker 26 1,94 m Brazil Sesi Vôlei Bauru
4 Lorena Viezel Middle Blocker 26 1,90 m Brazil Sesc/Flamengo
8 Julia Kudiess Middle Blocker 22 1,92 m Brazil Minas Tênis Clube
11 Luzia Nezzo Middle Blocker 22 1,99 m Brazil Paulistano/Barueri
10 Gabi Guimarães (C) Outside Hitter 31 1,80 m Italy Imoco Conegliano
15 Helena Wenk Outside Hitter 20 1,99 m Brazil Sesc/Flamengo
17 Júlia Bergmann Outside Hitter 24 1,91 m Turkey Türk Hava Yolları SK
7 Rosamaria Montibeller Opposite 31 1,85 m Japan Denso Airybees
16 Kisy Nascimento Opposite 25 1,90 m Russia Lokomotiv Kaliningrad
19 Tainara Santos Opposite 25 1,90 m Brazil Sesc/Flamengo
22 Laís Vasques Libero 29 1,74 m Brazil Sesc/Flamengo
30 Marcelle Arruda Libero 23 1,68 m Brazil Fluminense

Past squads

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Notable players

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Brazil team gold medal winner in London 2012 Olympics

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  2. ^ volleyballworld.com. "Ze Roberto earns Coach of the Year award in Brazil". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  3. ^ "FIVB Senior World Ranking – Women". FIVB.
  4. ^ "Brazil - Players". Retrieved 2025-09-01.
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