Sport Club Internacional, commonly known as Internacional, Inter de Porto Alegre or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the Brazilian league, as well as in Campeonato Gaúcho Série A, the first level of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league. The team's home stadium, known as Estádio Beira-Rio ("Riverside"), was one of the twelve 2014 FIFA World Cup venues and has a capacity of 50,128.
Fluminense Football Club is a Brazilian sports club based in neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. Competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football, and the Campeonato Carioca, the state league of Rio de Janeiro. The word "fluminense" is the gentilic given to people born in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil.
José Roberto Gama de Oliveira, known as Bebeto, is a Brazilian former professional football player who played as a forward. He entered politics in the 2010 Brazilian general elections and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro representing the Democratic Labour Party.
The Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, also known as Jacarepaguá after the neighbourhood in which it was located, and also as the Autódromo Riocentro, was a motorsport circuit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Opened in January 1978, a few weeks before the 1978 Brazilian Grand Prix, it hosted the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix on ten occasions, and was also used for CART, motorcycle racing and stock car racing. In 2012, it was demolished to make way for facilities to be used at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Volleyball has been part of the Summer Olympics program for both men and women consistently since 1964.
Carlos Roberto de Oliveira, known as Roberto Dinamite, was a Brazilian footballer and politician. He was born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state. With a career as centre forward spanning over twenty years, Roberto is Vasco da Gama's player with the most appearances and all-time top goalscorer, as well as the overall leading scorer in the Brazilian Série A and the Rio de Janeiro State Championship. At the national level, Roberto Dinamite played in the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cups and the 1972 Olympic Games. He was president of Vasco da Gama from 2008 to 2014.
André Luciano da Silva, commonly known as Pinga, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Gilmar Luís Rinaldi, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a current football agent of such players as Adriano.
José Lázaro Robles, best known as Pinga was a Brazilian footballer.
Washington César Santos was a Brazilian footballer who played as a striker. He was born in Valença, Bahia State, and died in Curitiba.
Arnaldo de Oliveira da Silva is a former Brazilian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He is a four-time Olympian.
The Brazil national under-23 football team represents Brazil in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). Brazil U23 is one of the most successful teams in the Olympic football tournament, having won it twice and securing a record total of seven medals, including two golds, three silvers, and two bronzes.
Paulo Roberto de Freitas, best known as Bebeto, was a Brazilian volleyball coach and football manager. He was the president of Botafogo FR football club.
Bernardo Rocha de Rezende, known as Bernardo Rezende and nicknamed Bernardinho, is a Brazilian volleyball coach and former player. He is the current coach of the female volleyball team Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube. Rezende is one of the most successful coaches in the history of volleyball, accumulating more than 30 major titles in a twenty-year career directing the Brazilian male and female teams.
Frank Joseph McLaughlin is a Canadian sailor and three time Olympian. Frank was a three time Canadian under 20 Youth Champion and placed 8,9 and 5th in the World Youth Championships from 1977 to 1979. Frank won the International 14 World Championship in 1981 with John Millen in Annapolis Maryland. Frank and John placed 3rd in the 1986 Flying Dutchman World Championships in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and 2nd in the 1986 European Championships in Yugoslavia. Frank won a bronze medal in the Flying Dutchman Class at the 1988 Summer Olympics in South Korea with John Millen. He also finished 9th in the same category at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Frank placed 15th at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in the 470 class with Martin Ten hove. Frank and Martin won a bronze medal in the 470 class at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas Venezuela. Frank's father Paul was a two time Olympian and represented Canada in the Firefly class at the 1948 Olympics in Torquay England, and in the Finn class at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki Finland. Frank's brother Terry won a silver medal in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles with Evert Bastett.
Colin Kenneth Beashel is an Australian sailor who crewed on the winning America's Cup team Australia II in 1983 and competed at six Olympics between 1984 and 2004, winning bronze in 1996. He became, jointly with Brazilian Torben Grael, the eighth sailor to compete at six Olympics. He helmed Australia Challenge at the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup.
Oscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt, nicknamed Mão Santa, is a Brazilian retired professional basketball player. Schmidt primarily played the power forward and small forward position, was 2.06 m tall and weighed 109 kg (240 lbs). Along with his home country, Schmidt also played in Italy for JuveCaserta and Pavia, and Spain for Fórum Valladolid. He was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Brazil was the host nation of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twenty-second appearance at the Summer Olympics, having competed in all editions in the modern era from 1920 onwards, except the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Setting a milestone in Olympic history, Brazil became the first South American country to host the Summer Olympics, and the second Latin American host following the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.
Ítalo Ferreira da Costa is a Brazilian professional surfer hailing from a small community of Baía Formosa, in Rio Grande do Norte on the northeastern coast of Brazil.
Fernanda Porto Venturini is a Brazilian former volleyball player and a four-time Olympian. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she won the bronze medal with the Brazilian women's national volleyball team. She is regarded as one of the best setters of all time.
