FIBA ranking | 11 3 (26 August 2024) [1] | ||
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FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | ||
National federation | Brazilian Basketball Confederation | ||
Coach | João Camargo | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 7 | ||
Medals | Silver (1996) Bronze (2000) | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 16 | ||
Medals | Gold (1994) Bronze (1971) | ||
FIBA AmeriCup | |||
Appearances | 16 | ||
Medals | Gold (1997, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2023) Silver (1989, 1993, 1999, 2005) Bronze (2007, 2013, 2019, 2021) | ||
Pan American Games | |||
Appearances | 17 | ||
Medals | Gold (1967, 1971, 1991, 2019, 2023) Silver (1959, 1963, 1987, 2007) Bronze (1955, 1983, 2003, 2011) | ||
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Medal record |
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.
Olympic Games | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | |
1976 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1980 | ||||||||
1984 | ||||||||
1988 | ||||||||
1992 | 7th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 385 | 398 | –13 | |
1996 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 693 | 600 | +93 | ||
2000 | 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 |
Year | Championship | Result |
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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 |
Roster for the 2024 South American Women's Basketball Championship.
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