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Camila de Paula Brait (born 28 October 1988)[1] is a retired Brazilian volleyball player from Frutal, Brazil, who plays as a libero.[2] She mostly spent her career with Osasco Voleibol Clube, and played many tournaments with the Brazilian national team, winning the silver medal while representing Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

FullnameCamila de Paula Brait
Born (1988-10-28) 28 October 1988 (age 37)
Frutal, Minas Gerais, Brazil[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
PositionLibero
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Camila Brait
Brait in 2012
Personal information
Full nameCamila de Paula Brait
Born (1988-10-28) 28 October 1988 (age 37)
Frutal, Minas Gerais, Brazil[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current clubOsasco Audax
Number18
Career
YearsTeams
1997–2004URS/Sacramento
2005–2006SESI/Uberlândia
2006–2007Praia Clube
2007–2008São Caetano
2008–2026Osasco/Audax
National team
2007–2016, 2019-2021 Brazil
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2010 JapanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2014 ItalyTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place2013 JapanTeam
World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2009 TokyoTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 TokyoTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 BangkokTeam
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoTeam
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place2009 Miami
Silver medal – second place2007 Colima
Silver medal – second place2008 Tijuana
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place2009 Porto Alegre
Gold medal – first place2013 Ica
Gold medal – first place2015 Cartagena
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place2021 RiminiTeam
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Career

Born in Frutal and raised in Sacramento, Minas Gerais, Brait started her career defending the city's team União Recreativa Sacramentana,[2] until URS lost its financial support and made her move to Uberlândia, playing for both SESI/Uberlândia and Praia Clube. Making her professional debut with São Caetano/MonBijou, she eventually signed with Osasco in 2008, spending the rest of her career there.[4][5]

Playing with Osasco, Brait won the gold medal and the Best Libero award in the 2012 FIVB Club World Championship held in Doha, Qatar.[6]

Brait won the silver medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship after her club lost 0–3 to the Russian Dinamo Kazan in the championship match.[7]

In 2026, Brait announced her retirement to dedicate herself to raise her two children.[8][9]

International career

Brait played her first international game against Venezuela.[2] She participated in the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, held in Japan, helping her country finish in the second position.[10]

Brait won the Best Receiver, Best Digger, and Best Libero awards[11] when her national team won the silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games being defeated in the championship match 0–3 to the United States.[12]

After not making the final roster of the Brazilian team in 2012 and 2016, even spending three years away from the national team after the latter, Brait was selected to the national squad to compete in the women's volleyball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[13] She won the silver medal, and announced afterwards her retirement from the national team.[14]

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