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Brazil women's national basketball team

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FIBA ranking
  
8 1

Appearances
  
7

Coach
  
Antonio Carlos Barbosa

FIBA zone
  
FIBA Americas

Appearances
  
16

Location
  
Brazil

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Medals
  
Silver (1996) Bronze (2000)

Medals
  
Gold (1994) Bronze (1971)

National federation
  
Brazilian Basketball Confederation

Brazil women's national basketball team is the official women's basketball team for Brazil. They won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia.

Contents

Olympic Games

  • 1992: 7th place
  • 1996: 2nd place
  • 2000: 3rd place
  • 2004: 4th place
  • 2008: 11th place
  • 2012: 9th place
  • 2016: 11th place

    • FIBA Americas Championship

  • 1989: 2nd place
  • 1993: 2nd place
  • 1995: did not compete
  • 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

    • Pan American Games

  • 1955: 3rd place
  • 1959: 2nd place
  • 1963: 2nd place
  • 1967: 1st place
  • 1971: 1st place
  • 1975: 4th place
  • 1979: 4th place
  • 1983: 3rd place
  • 1987: 2nd place
  • 1991: 1st place
  • 1995: no competition
  • 1999: 4th place
  • 2003: 3rd place
  • 2007: 2nd place
  • 2011: 3rd place
  • 2015: 4th place

    • Current roster

    The following is the Brazil roster for the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

    Notable players

  • Hortência Marcari
  • Maria Paula Silva
  • Janeth Arcain
  • Silvinha
  • Leila Sobral
  • Marta Sobral
  • Alessandra Oliveira
  • Helen Luz
  • Érika de Souza
  • Adriana Moisés Pinto
  • Damiris Dantas do Amaral
  • Iziane Castro Marques

    • References

    Brazil women's national basketball team Wikipedia
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