Brazil women's national basketball team
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FIBA ranking | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | ||||||||||||||||||||
National federation | Brazilian Basketball Federation (CBB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Paulo Bassul | ||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | Silver: 1996 Bronze: 2000 |
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World Championships for Women | |||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | Gold: 1994 Bronze: 1971 |
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Americas Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | Gold: 1997, 2001, 2003 Silver: 1989, 1993, 1999, 2005 Bronze: 2007 |
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Brazil women's national basketball team is the official women's basketball team for Brazil. They won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia.
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[edit] Current team
Drafted for the 2006 South American Basketball Championship.
- Érika de Souza – Atlanta Dream (USA)
- Jucimara Dantas (Mamá) – Villeneuve (France)
- Kelly Santos – Extremadura Dato (Spain)
- Graziane Coelho – Mizo Pécs (Hungria)
- Soeli Zakrzeski (Êga) – Mann Filter Zaragoza (Spain)
- Franciele Nascimento – Mann Filter Zaragoza (Spain)
- Karina Jacob – Açúcar Cometa/Unimed/Catanduva SP
- Tatiana Conceição – Colchões Castor/FIO/Unimed/Ourinhos SP
- Iziane Castro Marques – Atlanta Dream (USA)
- Patrícia Ferreira (Chuca) – Colchões Castor/FIO/Unimed/Ourinhos SP
- Micaela Jacintho – Colchões Castor/FIO/Unimed/Ourinhos SP
- Jaqueline Silvestre – Sport/Maurício de Nassau PE
- Karen Gustavo – Colchões Castor/FIO/Unimed/Ourinhos SP
- Karla Costa – Açúcar Cometa/Unimed/Catanduva SP
- Adriana Moisés (Adrianinha) – Gospic (Croatia)
- Cláudia das Neves (Claudinha) – Clermont Ferrand (France)
- Natália Burian – Açúcar Cometa/Unimed/Catanduva SP
[edit] Olympic Games record
[edit] FIBA World Championship record
- 1953 FIBA World Championship for Women: 4th
- 1957 FIBA World Championship for Women: 2nd
- 1964 FIBA World Championship for Women: 5nd
- 1967 FIBA World Championship for Women: 8th
- 1971 FIBA World Championship for Women: 3rd
- 19745 FIBA World Championship for Women: 6th
- 1979 FIBA World Championship for Women: 12th
- 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women: 5th
- 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women: 11th
- 1990 FIBA World Championship for Women: 10th
- 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women: 1st
- 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women: 4th
- 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women: 7th
- 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women: 4th
[edit] Notable players
- Hortência Marcari
- Maria Paula Silva
- Janeth Arcain
- Silvinha
- Leila Sobral
- Marta Sobral
- Alessandra Oliveira
- Helen Luz*