Tande
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Alexandre Ramos Samuel, nickname Tande, (born March 20, 1970) is a Brazilian volleyball player. He began playing volleyball for the Botafogo team, when he was 12 years old.
His first major achievement was as a gold medal from the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In 1995, he played with the Brazilian team and got the 5th place at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In 1997 he switched to beach volleyball, to play with his former teammate, Giovane. By 1999, was awarded as "the king of the beach".