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Brazil women's national handball team
Women's national handball team of Brazil
Women's national handball team of Brazil
| Field | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| country | Brazil | |||
| type | W | |||
| Badge | brazil handball.png | |||
| Badge_size | 150 px | |||
| Association | Confederação Brasileira de Handebol | |||
| Coach | Cristiano Silva | |||
| Assistant coach | Álvaro Herdeiro | |||
| Captain | Bruna de Paula | |||
| Most caps | Ana Paula Belo (230) | |||
| Most goals | Ana Paula Belo (806) | |||
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| Summer Olympics apps | 7 | |||
| Summer Olympics first | 2000 | |||
| Summer Olympics best | 5th (2016) | |||
| World cup apps | 16 | |||
| World cup first | 1995 | |||
| World cup best | 1st (2013) | |||
| Regional name | Pan American Championship | |||
| Regional cup apps | 14 | |||
| Regional cup first | 1986 | |||
| Regional cup best | [[File:Gold medal america.svg | 16px]] 1st (1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) |
The Brazil women's national handball team is the national team of Brazil. It is governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Handebol and takes part in international handball competitions.
History
In December 2013, the team won the World Championship for the first time in history after defeating Serbia 22–20 in the final. The Brazilian team won all nine games played in the tournament and became the first nation from Americas, as well as the Southern Hemisphere and only the second non-European country (after South Korea) to win the title.
Results
Olympic Games
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 6/13 | 42 | 15 | 2 | 25 | 1074 | 1151 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN 1976 Montreal | did not qualify | |||||||||||||||
| SOV 1980 Moscow | ||||||||||||||||
| USA 1984 Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||||
| KOR 1988 Seoul | ||||||||||||||||
| SPA 1992 Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||
| USA 1996 Atlanta | ||||||||||||||||
| AUS 2000 Sydney | Match for 7th place | 8th of 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 180 | 238 | ||||||||
| GRE 2004 Athens | 7th of 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 178 | 192 | |||||||||
| CHN 2008 Beijing | Preliminary round | 9th of 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 124 | 137 | ||||||||
| GBR 2012 London | Quarter-finals | 6th of 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 143 | ||||||||
| BRA 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 5th of 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 161 | 149 | |||||||||
| JPN 2020 Tokyo | Preliminary round | 11th of 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 133 | 141 | ||||||||
| FRA 2024 Paris | Quarterfinals | 7th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 142 | 151 |
World Championships
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Total | 16/27 | 1 title | 107 | 59 | 6 | 42 | 2917 | 2707 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia 1957 | did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
| ROM 1962 | |||||||||||||||||
| FRG 1965 | |||||||||||||||||
| NED 1971 | |||||||||||||||||
| YUG 1973 | |||||||||||||||||
| URS 1975 | |||||||||||||||||
| TCH 1978 | |||||||||||||||||
| HUN 1982 | |||||||||||||||||
| NED 1986 | |||||||||||||||||
| KOR 1990 | |||||||||||||||||
| NOR 1993 | |||||||||||||||||
| AUTHUN 1995 | Preliminary round | 17th–20th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 109 | |||||||||
| GER 1997 | Preliminary round | 23rd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 104 | 155 | |||||||||
| DENNOR 1999 | Round of 16 | 16th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 127 | 153 | |||||||||
| ITA 2001 | Round of 16 | 12th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 155 | 168 | |||||||||
| CRO 2003 | Preliminary round | 20th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 136 | 155 | |||||||||
| RUS 2005 | Placement matches | 7th | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 240 | 244 | |||||||||
| FRA 2007 | Placement matches | 14th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 184 | 128 | |||||||||
| CHN 2009 | Placement matches | 15th | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 288 | 224 | |||||||||
| BRA 2011 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 291 | 228 | |||||||||
| SRB 2013 | Final | 1st | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 197 | |||||||||
| DEN 2015 | Round of 16 | 10th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 120 | |||||||||
| GER 2017 | Placement matches | 18th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 165 | 172 | |||||||||
| JPN 2019 | Placement matches | 17th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 173 | 152 | |||||||||
| ESP 2021 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 201 | 176 | |||||||||
| DEN/NOR/SWE 2023 | Main round | 9th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 196 | 143 | |||||||||
| GER/NED 2025 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 201 | 183 | |||||||||
| HUN 2027 | to be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| ESP 2029 | |||||||||||||||||
| CZE/POL 2031 |
Pan American Games
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 9/9 | 7 titles | 49 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 1548 | 842 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA 1987 Indianapolis | Bronze medal match | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 95 | |||||||||
| CUB 1991 Havana | Women's competitions not held | ||||||||||||||||
| ARG 1995 Mar del Plata | Bronze medal match | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 110 | |||||||||
| CAN 1999 Winnipeg | Final | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 217 | 154 | |||||||||
| DOM 2003 Santo Domingo | Final | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 97 | |||||||||
| BRA 2007 Rio de Janeiro | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 83 | |||||||||
| MEX 2011 Guadalajara | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 70 | |||||||||
| CAN 2015 Toronto | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 92 | |||||||||
| PER 2019 Lima | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 78 | |||||||||
| CHI 2023 Santiago | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 63 |
Pan American Championship
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Total | 14/14 | 10 titles | 68 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 2406 | 995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA 1986 | Round robin | 3rd | |||||||||||||||
| USA 1989 | Round robin | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 53 | |||||||||
| BRA 1991 | Round robin | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 178 | 73 | |||||||||
| BRA 1997 | Final | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 65 | |||||||||
| ARG 1999 | Round robin | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 80 | |||||||||
| BRA 2000 | Round robin | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 81 | |||||||||
| BRA 2003 | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 60 | |||||||||
| BRA 2005 | Round robin | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 56 | |||||||||
| DOM 2007 | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 60 | |||||||||
| CHI 2009 | Final | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 84 | |||||||||
| BRA 2011 | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 83 | |||||||||
| DOM 2013 | Final | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 89 | |||||||||
| CUB 2015 | Final | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 116 | |||||||||
| ARG 2017 | Final | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 95 |
South and Central American Championship
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Total | 4/4 | 3 titles | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 624 | 274 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA 2018 | Round robin | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 54 | |||||||||
| PAR 2021 | Round robin | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 79 | |||||||||
| ARG 2022 | Round robin | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 72 | |||||||||
| BRA 2024 | Round robin | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 69 |
South American Games
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 5/6 | 4 titles | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 748 | 345 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA 2002 São Bernardo do Campo | Round robin | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 58 | |||||||||
| ARG 2006 Mar del Plata | did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
| COL 2010 Medellin | Round robin | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 89 | |||||||||
| CHI 2014 Santiago | Round robin | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 66 | |||||||||
| BOL 2018 Cochabamba | Final | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 59 | |||||||||
| PAR 2022 Asunción | Round robin | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 73 |
Other tournaments
- GF World Cup 2006 – Seventh place
- 2014 International Tournament of Spain – [[Image:gold medal icon.svg]]
- 2015 Angola 40 Years Tournament – Third place
- 2015 Carpathian Trophy – Fourth place
- 2016 Firenasjonersturneringer – Fourth place
- 2016 Women's Four Nations Tournament – [[Image:gold medal icon.svg]]
- 2017 Women's Four Nations Tournament – [[Image:gold medal icon.svg]]
- 2017 Carpathian Trophy – Third place
- 2018 World University Handball Championship – [[Image:silver medal icon.svg]]
- 2018 Women's International Tournament of Spain – Second place
- 2019 Women's International Tournament of Spain – Third place
- 2019 Intersport Cup – Third place
- 2019 Japan Cup – Third place
- 2021 HEP Croatia Cup - Second place
- 2022 Intersport Cup – Fourth place
- 2024 Carpathian Trophy - [[Image:silver medal icon.svg]]
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Cristiano Silva
Head coach history
| Period | Coach |
|---|---|
| BRA Alexandre Trevisan Schneider | |
| 2009–2016 | DEN Morten Soubak |
| 2017–2021 | ESP Jorge Dueñas |
| 2021–present | BRA Cristiano Silva |
References
References
- (22 December 2013). "Brazil World Champions for the first time". ihf.info.
- (6 November 2025). "Seleção brasileira de handebol é convocada para Mundial Feminino".
- (27 November 2025). "Team roster: Brazil". ihf.info.
- (2017-05-16). "NEW ERA IN ANGOLA with Morten Soubak: It looks very exciting".
- handball-world. "Jorge Duenas
Contract Not Extended - Brazils Women Need New National Coach".
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