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.
Marílson Gomes dos Santos is a Brazilian long-distance runner.
Sérgio Dutra dos Santos, known as Serginho or Escadinha is a Brazilian former volleyball player and four-time Olympian. As a member of the Brazilian national volleyball team, he won gold medals at the 2004 and 2016 Olympics, and silver medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
Association football is the most popular sport in almost all South American countries. There are a wide range of sports played in the continent of South America. Popular sports include rugby union, baseball, basketball, tennis, golf, volleyball, hockey, beach volleyball, motorsports and cricket. South America held its first Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016. Two years prior to this, major cities in Brazil hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Bárbara Elisabeth Arenhart is a Brazilian female handball goalkeeper for RK Krim and the Brazilian national team.
Valentina Kogan is an Argentine handball goalkeeper. She plays for Vilo and the Argentina national team and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil.
The 2014 Pan American Men's Handball Championship, was the 16th official competition for senior men's national handball teams of North, Center, Caribbean and South America. It was held from 23 to 29 June 2014 in Uruguay. It also acted as the qualifying competition for the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship, securing three vacancies for the World Championship.
Thiagus Petrus Gonçalves dos Santos is a Brazilian professional handball player for FC Barcelona and the Brazilian national team.
Brazil competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Hamilton, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015. The Brazilian Olympic Committee selected a team of 590 athletes, 314 men and 276 women. This is the 17th appearance of the country in the Pan American Games. The goal of the Brazilian Olympic Committee is to finish among top 3 countries on total medals, as part of preparations for the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, and to surpass the number of medals of Guadalajara (141). Women's field hockey, baseball, racquetball and speed skating competitions will be the only sports without Brazilian representation at these games.
Henrique Selicani Teixeira is a Brazilian handball player for CSM București and the Brazil national team.
Lucas Benedito Cândido is a Brazilian handball player for Ciudad de Guadalajara and the Brazilian handball team.
José Guilherme de Toledo is a Brazilian handball player who plays for Recoletas Atlético Valladolid and the Brazilian national team.
Vinícius Santos Teixeira is a Brazilian handball player for Handebol Taubaté and the Brazilian national team.
César Augusto Oliveira de Almeida is a Brazilian handball goalkeeper for BM Granollers and the Brazilian national team.
Handebol Clube Taubaté is a handball club from Taubaté, Brazil. Currently, they compete in the Brazilian National League and it is the current vice champion.
The 2016 Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship was held in Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires 25–29 May. It acts as the Pan American qualifying tournament for the 2016 IHF Super Globe.
Oswaldo Maestro dos Santos Guimarães is a Brazilian handball player for Balonmano Torrelavega and the Brazilian handball team.
André Soares is a Brazilian handball player for HC Taubaté and the Brazilian handball team. He won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games and competed at the 2016 Olympics.
Marcos Paulo "Marcão" dos Santos is a Brazilian male handball player. He was a member of the Brazil men's national handball team, playing as a goalkeeper. He was a part of the team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. On club level he played for Metodista in Brazil. His brother Maik Ferreira dos Santos was also an international handball player who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The 2018 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the 18th official competition for senior men's national handball teams of North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. It was held from 16 to 24 June 2018 in Nuuk, Greenland. It also acted as the qualifying competition for the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship in Denmark and Germany, securing three vacancies for the World Championship.
