Sports in Brazil are those that are widely practiced and popular in the country, as well as others which originated there or have some cultural significance. Brazilians are heavily involved in sports. Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. Other than football, sports like volleyball, mixed martial arts, basketball, tennis, and motor sports, especially Formula One, enjoy high levels of popularity.
Janeth dos Santos Arcain is a retired Brazilian professional women's basketball player. She played in the United States for the Houston Comets in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 to 2005.
The Brazil national basketball team is governed by the Brazilian Basketball Confederation, abbreviated as CBB.
They have been a member of the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA), since 1935. Brazil's national basketball team remains among the most successful in the Americas. It is the only team besides the United States, that has appeared at every FIBA Basketball World Cup, since it was first held in 1950.
The Brazilian Basketball Confederation, also known as Basketball Brazil, is the governing body of basketball in Brazil. The confederation represents Brazil in FIBA and FIBA Americas competitions. It organizes and oversees the Men's National Basketball Team and the Women's National Basketball Team. Since 2017, former national basketball player Guy Peixoto is the president. CBB contains 720 registered clubs, 36,000 licensed female players, 96,000 licensed male players, and 42,000 unlicensed players.
Silvia Andrea Santos Luz, nicknamed Silvinha, is a Brazilian women's basketball player. She represented her country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, and won a silver and a bronze medal with the Brazil women's national basketball team.
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva, known as Cristiane, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo and the Brazilian women's national team. A prolific forward, she was part of Brazil's silver medal-winning teams at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic football tournaments. In total she has participated in five FIFA Women's World Cups and four Olympics.
Welington Reginaldo "Nezinho" dos Santos, also commonly known simply as Nezinho is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. He also represented the senior Brazilian national team. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he played at the point guard position.
Natália María Bernardo dos Santos is an Angolan handball player for Primeiro de Agosto and the Angola women's national handball team.
Adriana Aparecida dos Santos is a Brazilian former basketball player. As part of the national team, Adriana was world champion in the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women, and appeared in three Olympic Games, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, and Sydney 2000, winning silver and bronze in the latter two.
Alessandra Santos de Oliveira is a Brazilian former basketball player who spent 17 years in the national team, winning the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women and two Olympic medals, silver in Atlanta 1996, and bronze in Sydney 2000, along with a fourth place in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 1998 and 2006 World Championships. She has also competed in 10 different countries, including three WNBA teams - Washington Mystics (1998–99), Indiana Fever (2000) and Seattle Storm (2001).
Cíntia "Tuiú" Silva dos Santos is a Brazilian former basketball player. In over a decade with the national team, she competed in three Olympics - 1996, 2000, and 2004 - winning two medals, and three World Championships, winning it all in 1994.
Thaís Duarte Guedes, commonly known as Thaís Guedes or Thaisinha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays either as a forward or as an attacking midfielder for Santos and the Brazil national team. With Brazil's youth teams she competed at the 2008 and 2010 editions of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, as well as the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. At senior international level, she played at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament. A skillful forward, her playing style has been compared to that of Neymar.
Clarissa Cristina dos Santos is a Brazilian professional basketball player previously played for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Most recently she has played for Basket Landes in the Euroleague Women.
Nádia Gomes Colhado is a Brazilian professional basketball player who currently plays for Gernika KESB of Spain's Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. She has competed for the Brazil women's national basketball team at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women, and FIBA Americas tournaments.
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, abbreviated as either S.C. Corinthians Paulista or S.C.C.P., is a Brazilian men's professional basketball club that is based in São Paulo, Brazil. It is a part of the multi-sports club S.C. Corinthians Paulista.
Jaqueline de Paula is a Brazilian basketball player for Pinheiros Santo André and the Brazilian national team, where she participated at the 2014 FIBA World Championship.
Edson Bispo dos Santos, also commonly known as Edson Bispo, was a Brazilian professional basketball player and coach.
Aristides Josuel dos Santos, also commonly known as Josuel dos Santos, is a Brazilian former professional basketball player.
Letícia Santos de Oliveira, commonly known as Letícia Santos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Corinthians and the Brazil women's national team.
Guilherme Carvalho dos Santos is a Brazilian professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
