Brazil competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. 70 competitors, 59 men and 11 women, took part in 41 events in 11 sports. A Brazilian medal was won for the first time since the country's debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics, with a bronze by the basketball team.
Algodão, João Francisco Bráz, Ruy de Freitas, Massinet Sorcinelli, Alfredo da Motta, Affonso Évora, Alberto Marson, Alexandre Gemignani, Marcus Vinícius Dias, and Nilton Pacheco — Basketball, Men's Team Competition
Men
Triple jump - Geraldo Silveira (5th), Adhemar da Silva (8th), Hélio Coutinho da Silva (11th)
100m - Hélio da Silva (round 2), Ivan Hausen (round 2), Aroldo da Silva (round 1)
200m - Hélio da Silva (semifinals), Rosalvo Ramos (round 2), Ivan Hausen (round 2)
400m - Rosalvo Ramos (semifinal)
4 × 100 m relay - Rosalvo Ramos, Hélio da Silva, Ivan Hausen, Aroldo da Silva
Women
Long jump - Gertrudes Morg
100m - Elisabeth Müller, Helena de Menezes, Benedita de Oliveira
200m - Lucila Pini, Helena de Menezes, Melânia Luz
Raúl Zumbano - Lightweight - 3rd round
Vicente dos Santos - Bantamweight - 1st round
Haroldo Mariano (16th springboard)
Gunnar Kemnitz (21st springboard)
Milton Busin (11th highboard)
Eventing
Aëcio Coelho (8th), Renyldo Ferreira (31st), Anísio da Rocha (DNQ)
Ruben Ribeiro Male 37 Equestrianism
Jumping
Francisco Pontes (10th), Eloy de Menezes (DNQ)
Seven fencers, all men, represented Brazil in 1948.
Men's foil
Lodovico Alessandri (round 2)
Salvatore Scianamea (round 1)
Men's épée
Mario Biancalana (semifinals)
Fortunato de Barros (round 1)
Henrique de Aguilar (round 1)
Men's team épée
Mario Biancalana, Fortunato de Barros, Henrique de Aguilar, Walter de Paula, Salvatore Scianamea (round 1)
Men's sabre
Etienne Molnar (round 2)
Three male pentathletes represented Brazil in 1948.
Aëcio Coelho (30th)
Aloysio Borges (38th)
Humberto Bedford (43rd)
Swallow, 10th (Victório Ferraz, Carlos Borchers)
Firefly, 11th (Wolfgang Richter)
Star Class, 14th (João José Bracony, Carlos Bittencourt Filho)
Seven shooters represented Brazil in 1948.
25 metre pistol
Pedro Simão (30th)
Álvaro dos Santos Filho (34th)
Allan Sobocinski (56th)
50 metre pistol
Silvino Ferreira (28th)
Álvaro dos Santos Filho (31st)
50 metre rifle
Antônio Guimarães (13th)
Manoel Braga (28th)
João de Faria (45th)
Men
Willy Otto Jordan - 200m breaststroke - 6th place
Sérgio Rodrigues, Rolf Kestener, Willy Otto Jordan, Aram Boghossian - 4 × 200 m freestyle relay - 8th place
Hélio Silva - 100m backstroke (semifinals)
100m freestyle - Aram Boghossian (semifinals), Plauto Guimarães (round 1), Sérgio Rodrigues (round 1)
Women
Piedade Coutinho - 400m freestyle (6th place), 100m freestyle (semifinals)
Eleonora Margarida J. Schimidt, Maria Angélica Leão Costa, Piedade Coutinho e Talita Alencar Rodrigues - 4 × 100 m freestyle relay - 6th place
Edith de Oliveira - 100m backstroke (first round)
