The Venezuela national football team represents Venezuela in men's international football and is controlled by the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF), the governing body for football in Venezuela. They are nicknamed La Vinotinto. When playing at home in official games, they usually rotate between three stadiums: The Polideportivo Cachamay in Puerto Ordaz, the Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui in Puerto La Cruz and the Estadio Pueblo Nuevo in San Cristóbal. In friendly matches, they tend to rotate between the rest of the stadiums in the country.
Rafael Augusto Sóbis do Nascimento is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
The Brazil national tennis team represents Brazil in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Brazilian Tennis Confederation.
Rafael Estevão "Rafa" Hettsheimeir is a Brazilian-Spanish professional basketball player who currently plays for Flamengo in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) and the BCL Americas. He was also member of the Brazilian national basketball team.
Rafael Bastos is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Brazilian League club Jacuipense.
Rafael Souza dos Anjos is a Brazilian and American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight and Lightweight divisions in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2004, he is a former UFC Lightweight Champion. As of December 5, 2023, he is #11 in the UFC lightweight rankings.
Rafael Pereira da Silva, commonly known as Rafael or Rafael da Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo. He normally plays as a right-back, but he has also been deployed as a midfielder. He and his twin brother, Fábio, began their careers with Fluminense before joining Manchester United in January 2008. After seven years in England that included three Premier League titles, Rafael joined Lyon in August 2015 for a fee of up to £2.5 million.
Rafael de Souza Pereira, known as Rafael Carioca, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Tigres UANL.
Rafael Tolói is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Atalanta and the Italy national team.
Rafael Cabral Barbosa, known as Rafael Cabral or simply Rafael, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cruzeiro.
Alba Roballo was a Uruguayan lawyer, poet, and politician, who served three consecutive terms from 1958 to 1971 in the Senate of Uruguay and a fourth term in the early 1990s. After graduating with a law degree from the Universidad de la República in Montevideo, she began to write. In 1942, her first book, Se levanta el sol, won first prize from the Ministry of Education. Later she founded two journals, Mujer Batllista and El Pregón. In 1954 she became the first woman to sit on the Montevideo Departmental Council and was elected Senator for the Colorado Party. A prominent Afro-Uruguayan, she was the first woman in South America to serve as a cabinet minister, appointed in 1968; she resigned this post following authoritarian actions by the government. She was a founder of the Frente Amplio in 1971 and though she ran for re-election, that year she was defeated.
Rafael Carlos da Silva is a Brazilian heavyweight judoka. He has two Olympic bronze medals in addition to having 4 individual medals in World Judo Championships, in addition to being a six-time Pan American Judo champion.
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold was a mixed martial arts event held on May 18, 2013, at the Arena Jaraguá in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. The event was broadcast live on FUEL TV and FX.
José Rafael Vivian, known as Zé Rafael, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Série A club Palmeiras.
Rafael Santos Borré Maury is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen, on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt, and represents the Colombia national team. He will join Série A club Internacional on an unspecified date, prior to 10 July 2024.
Rafael Rogerio da Silva, commonly known as Rafael Ratão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bahia.
Rafael Fabris de Matos is a Brazilian professional tennis player.
Rafael Silva Guanaes is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of Operário Ferroviário.
