Brazil women's national handball team

Olympic Games

More information Games, Round ...

Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1976 Montreal	did not qualify
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney	Match for 7th place	8th of 10	7	1	0	6	180	238
2004 Athens		7th of 10	7	2	0	5	178	192
2008 Beijing	Preliminary round	9th of 12	5	1	1	3	124	137
2012 London	Quarter-finals	6th of 12	6	4	0	2	156	143
2016 Rio de Janeiro		5th of 12	6	4	0	2	161	149
2020 Tokyo	Preliminary round	11th of 12	5	1	1	3	133	141
2024 Paris	Quarterfinals	7th of 12	6	2	0	4	142	151
Total	6/13		42	15	2	25	1074	1151

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World Championships

More information Year, Round ...

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1957	did not enter
1962
1965
1971
1973
1975
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993
1995	Preliminary round	17th–20th	5	0	0	5	79	139
1997	Preliminary round	23rd	5	0	0	5	104	155
1999	Round of 16	16th	6	1	1	4	127	153
2001	Round of 16	12th	6	3	0	3	155	168
2003	Preliminary round	20th	5	1	0	4	136	155
2005	Placement matches	7th	9	6	0	3	276	265
2007	Placement matches	14th	6	3	1	2	184	128
2009	Placement matches	15th	9	6	0	3	288	224
2011	Quarter-finals	5th	9	8	0	1	291	228
2013	Final	1st	9	9	0	0	253	197
2015	Round of 16	10th	6	4	1	1	140	120
2017	Placement matches	18th	7	2	2	3	165	172
2019	Placement matches	17th	7	3	1	3	173	152
2021	Quarter-finals	6th	7	5	0	2	201	176
// 2023	Main round	9th	6	4	0	2	196	143
/ 2025	Quarter-finals	6th	7	5	0	2	201	183
2027	to be determined
2029
/ 2031
Total	16/27	1 title	109	60	6	43	2969	2758

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Pan American Games

More information Games, Round ...

Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1987 Indianapolis	Bronze medal match	3rd	5	3	0	2	112	95
1991 Havana	Women's competitions not held
1995 Mar del Plata	Bronze medal match	3rd	5	3	0	2	126	110
1999 Winnipeg	Final	1st	7	6	1	0	217	154
2003 Santo Domingo	Final	1st	7	7	0	0	186	97
2007 Rio de Janeiro	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	183	83
2011 Guadalajara	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	201	70
2015 Toronto	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	185	92
2019 Lima	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	174	78
2023 Santiago	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	164	63
Total	9/9	7 titles	49	44	1	4	1548	842

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Pan American Championship

More information Year, Round ...

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1986	Round robin	3rd
1989	Round robin	3rd	3	1	0	2	72	53
1991	Round robin	3rd	5	3	0	2	178	73
1997	Final	1st	6	6	0	0	179	65
1999	Round robin	1st	5	5	0	0	148	80
2000	Round robin	1st	5	5	0	0	210	81
2003	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	199	60
2005	Round robin	1st	5	5	0	0	166	56
2007	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	188	60
2009	Final	2nd	5	4	0	1	173	84
2011	Final	1st	5	5	0	0	179	83
2013	Final	1st	6	6	0	0	269	89
2015	Final	1st	7	7	0	0	208	116
2017	Final	1st	6	6	0	0	237	95
Total	14/14	10 titles	68	63	0	5	2406	995

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South and Central American Championship

More information Year, Round ...

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2018	Round robin	1st	4	4	0	0	131	54
2021	Round robin	1st	5	5	0	0	159	79
2022	Round robin	1st	4	4	0	0	139	72
2024	Round robin	1st	5	5	0	0	195	69
Total	4/4	3 titles	18	18	0	0	624	274

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South American Games

More information Games, Round ...

Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002 São Bernardo do Campo	Round robin	1st	4	4	0	0	130	58
2006 Mar del Plata	did not enter
2010 Medellin	Round robin	2nd	5	4	0	1	195	89
2014 Santiago	Round robin	1st	4	3	1	0	133	66
2018 Cochabamba	Final	1st	4	4	0	0	114	59
2022 Asunción	Round robin	1st	5	5	0	0	176	73
Total	5/6	4 titles	22	20	1	1	748	345

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Other tournaments

Current squad

Squad for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.^[2][3]

Head coach: Cristiano Silva

More information No., Pos. ...

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Gabriela Moreschi (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 31) 1.90 m 99 0 CSM București 2 LB Bruna de Paula (1996-09-26) 26 September 1996 (age 29) 1.70 m 120 410 Győri ETO KC 3 RW Alexandra do Nascimento (1981-09-16) 16 September 1981 (age 44) 1.77 m 206 789 Handball Erice 6 LB Mariane Fernándes (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 30) 1.65 m 72 180 Zagłębie Lubin 8 LW Jamily do Nascimento (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 (age 28) 1.63 m 20 44 Clube Português do Recife 10 RW Jéssica Quintino (1991-04-17) 17 April 1991 (age 35) 1.72 m 165 458 Minaur Baia Mare 19 P Milena Menezes (2000-10-01) 1 October 2000 (age 25) 1.80 m 18 23 Szombathelyi KKA 20 LW Larissa Araújo (1992-07-01) 1 July 1992 (age 33) 1.67 m 115 247 CSM Corona Brașov 23 RB Giulia Guarieiro (1995-07-24) 24 July 1995 (age 30) 1.75 m 70 110 Thüringer HC 28 RB Micaela Rodrigues (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 23) 1.73 m 16 35 BM Bera Bera 30 RB Gabriela Bitolo (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 (age 27) 1.82 m 40 74 TuS Metzingen 33 P Sabryne Santos (2001-02-03) 3 February 2001 (age 25) 1.80 m 15 4 AA S. Pedro do Sul 35 CB Maria Grasielly Brasil (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 25) 1.73 m 14 20 CD Beti Onak 36 P Marcela Arounian (2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 (age 26) 1.83 m 55 87 Saint-Amand Handball 42 CB Jhennifer Lopes (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 25) 1.77 m 50 27 Saint-Amand Handball 77 LB Kelly Rosa (2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 (age 22) 1.78 m 34 73 Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA 87 GK Renata Arruda (1999-02-18) 18 February 1999 (age 27) 1.78 m 78 7 Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud 90 RW Agda Gonçalves (1990-05-14) 14 May 1990 (age 36) 1.64 m 7 13 CBF Elda

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Head coach history

More information Period, Coach ...

Period	Coach
0000	Alexandre Trevisan Schneider
2009–2016	Morten Soubak[4]
2017–2021	Jorge Dueñas[5]
2021–present	Cristiano Silva

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Notable players

Several Brazilian players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments.

MVP

• Eduarda Amorim (left back), 2013 World Championship
• Samira Rocha (left wing), 2017 Pan American Championship
• Alexandra do Nascimento (right wing), 2013 Pan American Championship

Top Scorer

• Alexandra do Nascimento (right wing), 57 goals, 2011 World Championship
• Adriana Cardoso de Castro (right wing), 33 goals, 2023 Pan American Games
• Fernanda da Silva (left wing), 35 goals, 2011 Pan American Games; 55 goals, 2013 Pan American Championship
• Aline Silva (left back), 43 goals, 2003 Pan American Games
• Mariana Costa (right wing), 25 goals, 2018 South & Central American Championship
• Bruna de Paula (right wing), 25 goals, 2022 South & Central American Championship

All-Star Team

• Alexandra do Nascimento (right wing), 2012 Olympics, 2009 Pan American Championship, 2013 Pan American Championship
• Chana Masson (goalkeeper), 2011 World Championship
• Bárbara Arenhart (goalkeeper), 2013 World Championship, 2017 Pan American Championship
• Bruna de Paula (centre back), 2025 World Championship
• Fernanda da Silva (left wing), 2009 Pan American Championship
• Samira Rocha (left wing), 2015 Pan American Championship, 2017 Pan American Championship
• Mayssa Pessoa (goalkeeper), 2013 Pan American Championship
• Ana Paula Rodrigues (centre back), 2013 Pan American Championship, 2021 South & Central American Championship
• Eduarda Amorim (left back), 2017 Pan American Championship
• Jaqueline Anastácio (left back), 2015 Pan American Championship
• Jéssica Quintino (right wing), 2017 Pan American Championship, 2021 South & Central American Championship
• Renata Arruda (goalkeeper), 2021 South & Central American Championship
• Tamires Morena Lima (line player), 2021 South & Central American Championship