Brazil women's national basketball team

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

Brazil

FIBA ranking	9 1 (8 August 2025) [1]
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Brazilian Basketball Confederation
Coach	Pokey Chatman
Olympic Games
Appearances	7
Medals	Silver (1996) Bronze (2000)
World Cup
Appearances	16
Medals	Gold (1994) Bronze (1971)
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances	17
Medals	Gold (1997, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2023) Silver (1989, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2025) 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)
Home Away
First international
Brazil 22–23 France   (Santiago, Chile; March 7, 1953)
Biggest win
Brazil 143–50 Malaysia   (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; July 17, 1990)
Biggest defeat
Brazil 59–99 United States   (São Paulo, Brazil; September 23, 2006)
Medal record Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team 2000 Sydney Team World Cup 1994 Australia 1971 Brazil FIBA AmeriCup 1997 Brazil 2001 Brazil 2003 Mexico 2009 Brazil 2011 Colombia 2023 Mexico 1989 Brazil 1993 Brazil 1999 Cuba 2005 Dominican Republic 2025 Chile 2007 Chile 2013 Mexico 2019 Puerto Rico 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		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

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

• 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
• 1999 – 4th place
• 2003 – 3rd place
• 2007 – 2nd place
• 2011 – 3rd place
• 2015 – 4th place
• 2019 – 1st place
• 2023 – 1st place

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 G 8 Bella Nascimento 22 – (2002-08-21)21 August 2002 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) William & Mary Tribe C 10 Kamilla Cardoso 24 – (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Chicago Sky SF 11 Emanuely Oliveira 25 – (1999-12-11)11 December 1999 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) SESI Araraquara PF 12 Damiris Dantas  (C) 32 – (1992-11-17)17 November 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Indiana Fever G 17 Carina Martins 33 – (1992-02-17)17 February 1992 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Sampaio PF 18 Aline Moura 27 – (1997-07-04)4 July 1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) SESI Araraquara C 21 Manu Alves 19 – (2006-01-02)2 January 2006 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Illinois Fighting Illini F 22 Vitória Marcelino 29 – (1996-06-05)5 June 1996 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) SESI Araraquara PG 24 Alana Gonçalo 30 – (1994-09-23)23 September 1994 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Corinthians F 26 Thayná Silva 29 – (1996-01-27)27 January 1996 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Sampaio SF 30 Catarina Ferreira 24 – (2001-01-14)14 January 2001 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Oregon State Beavers	Head coach Pokey Chatman Assistant coach(es) Léo Figueiró Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes current club Age – describes age on 28 June 2025

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

See also

• Brazil women's national under-19 basketball team
• Brazil women's national under-17 basketball team
• Brazil men's national basketball team
• Brazil women's national 3x3 team

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.

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• FIBA profile
• Latinbasket – Brazil Women National Team
• Brazil Basketball Records at FIBA Archive Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine