The Brazil national basketball team is governed by the

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(), abbreviated as CBB.
They have been a member of the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA), since 1935. Brazil's national basketball team remains among the most successful in the

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. It is the only team besides the

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, that has appeared at every

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, since it was first held in

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. Throughout its history, the Brazilian national team has won two

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gold medals (

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and

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), three

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bronze medals (in

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and

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), four

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gold medals (

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, 1988,

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and

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), and six

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gold medals (

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, and

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History

First steps

Basketball was initially introduced to Brazil by Professor

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in 1896. In 1912, he began organizing the first state tournament and in 1922 the first national team made its debut at games against

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and

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. As in the case of football, South America was initially ahead of the rest of the world and in 1930 held the first edition of the FIBA South American Championship. In that decade, Brazilian basketball was supported by professional football clubs, to include it as a new sports section, although amateur in nature. Later, these clubs became professional and supported the national team with world-class players.Da Silva, Gustavo
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, Perarnau Magazine, 26 July 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

Initial success despite budget constraints

In the following years, Brazil became a regular at major international competitions. Its basketball squad participated in the first official basketball tournament at the Summer Olympics 1936 in

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. In 1939, the first continental championship was held in

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. In the 40s, basketball was catching on more layers of society and left the elitist stigma. The sport received the ultimate accolade at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. There, against all odds, the team directed by Moacyr Daiuto (1915–1994) managed to achieve the bronze medal. The team recorded six straight wins until it stopped due to the semi-final defeat to

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(33–43). In the bronze medal match, Brazil beat

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(52–47). They managed to feature ten amateur players. The pre-Olympic Brazil concentration was very poor in resources. After its time-consuming journey to London, the team was astonishment when they saw how the U.S. team practiced: each player with a ball. Brazil only had two for the whole team.

The Kanela era

One of the fundamental pillars of Brazilian basketball was the boldness of its coaches. The "father" of them all is Togo Renan Soares, "Kanela" (so nicknamed for his thick white hair). Working in the shadow of the giant football, Kanela (1906–1992) understood that basketball would add more followers if it could only offer new emotions. He aimed to get the influential media involved, so the game was conceived as a spectacle based on its dynamism and aesthetics. The formula worked. Besides the national team, he coached

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which chained ten titles Rio de Janeiro State Championships in a row (1951–1960). Born in

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, he also coached football, rowing and water polo. In his youth, he studied at a military college. His lengthy workouts alternated with authoritative teaching tone.

Rise to global dominance

The unstoppable rise of basketball was confirmed at the second World Championship in Rio (1954). The Brazilian team, coached by Kanela, reached the final undefeated and proclaimed runner-up after losing to the global hegemonic basketball power from the

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The Brazilian team was equipped with experienced players who won the bronze medal at the 1948 London Summer Olympic Games, and supported through the arrival of two young men. These young men were

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and

Wlamir Marques Wlamir Marques (July 16, 1937 – March 18, 2025), also known simply as Wlamir, was a Brazilian basketball player and coach who is considered to be one of the best Brazilian basketball players of all time, and to have been one of the best playe ...

, 18 and 17 years old, respectively. The bet of the visionary Kanela would give tremendous returns in later years. Ironically, the Brazilian player leap happened when the team was made up of willing and enthusiastic amateurs. These athletes, who were initiated into the game almost self-taught by imitation of American basketball players who had toured the country. The hard work of Kanela consisted of giving these players basic fundamentals and then lecture them on team concepts. Amaury and Wlamir were his most successful students. Especially their jump shots dazzled at the 54 FIBA World Cup. "Their scoring was smart and technically perfect." said the Brazilian journalist Fábio Balassiano. Before playing basketball, Amaury, who measured 1.91 m (6'3"), had practiced

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and

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, which provided him with much athletic ability. Amaury began his career playing as a typical center and

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, but he later learned to play away from the basket, as play maker. His partner, Wlamir, was another former track runner. Standing at 1.85 m (6'1"), Wlamir was a great shooter, had great ball handling skills, enormous agility and jumping ability, which also helped him to become an excellent rebounder. Amaury and Wlamir fit well into Kanela's system: fast pace, quick transition, and full confidence in the outside shooters. After three months of intense preparation at a Marine base, Brazil was presented at the

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in Chile, as a candidate for the podium. In addition to the

(with a team composed of air force players), a very tough opponent emerged that had been absent in the previous tournament: the

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, the

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champions and

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silver medalists. Kanela had the following starting lineup:

as play maker,

and the 33-year old veteran Algodão as wings; and Waldemar Blatskauskas and Edson Bispo at

and center. To complete his 7-player rotation, Kanela mostly played his bench players,

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and

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Pecente Fonseca. There were some minutes also for the young forward Rosa Branca, who was a great ball handler, and who later received an offer to join the

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. In the first phase, victories over

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(69–52) and

(78–50), and defeat against the

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(64–73). Brazil began the final phase of the tournament by beating

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(94–76) and

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(62–53). Again, the Brazilians ran into the Soviets (63–66) who imposed their academic style and the size of players like

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(2.18 m). In that clash, Kanela showed his most irascible side by attacking a referee. After a new triumph over

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(99–71), a diplomatic carom returned chance to for the title back to Brazil: the USSR, an ally of

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, declined to play against Taiwan (at that time Formosa), thus losing the match. Brazil depended on itself and did not fail. Historic victory over the USA (81–67, with 26 points from Wlamir) and, on the last day, an exhibition against

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(73–49). Brazil reached the top of world basketball. The charismatic Amaury and Wlamir caught up with

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and

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Recent years

In 2012, Brazil's top players included: Anderson Varejão,

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, Leandro Barbosa, Nenê,

Marcelinho Huertas Marcelo "Marcelinho" Tieppo Huertas (born 25 May 1983) is a Brazilian professional basketball player and the captain (sports), team captain for CB Canarias of the Spanish Liga ACB. He has represented the Brazil national basketball team, Brazi ...

, Alex Garcia, Guilherme Giovannoni,

Marcelinho Machado Marcelo "Marcelinho" Magalhães Machado (born 12 April 1975) is a former Brazilian professional basketball player. At a height of tall, and a weight of , he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions, with small forward being his ...

, and

Marquinhos Vieira Marcus Vinicius Vieira de Souza (born May 31, 1984), commonly known as Marquinhos Vieira, or simply Marquinhos, is a Brazilian professional basketball player. He currently plays with São Paulo FC (basketball), São Paulo FC in the Novo Basquete ...

. Brazil has four

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players in 2021: Cristiano Felício (

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), Anderson Varejão ( Cleaveland Cavaliers), Raulzinho Neto (

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) and Didi Louzada (

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)

Competition results

Olympic Games

FIBA World Cup

Pan American Games

FIBA AmeriCup

FIBA South American Championship

Team

Current roster

Roster for the

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Past rosters

1936 Olympic Games: finished 9–14 among 23 teams Aluízio "Baiano" Freire Ramos Accioly Neto, Américo Montanarini,

Armando Albano Armando Albano (19 July 1909 – 11 June 1942) was a Brazilian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially br ...

, Ary "Pavão" dos Santos Furtado,

Carmino de Pilla Carmino de Pilla (born 25 June 1912) was a Brazilian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berli ...

, Miguel Pedro, Nélson Monteiro, Waldemar "Coroa" Gonçalves (Head Coach:

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) 1948 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 23 teams Zenny "Algodão" de Azevedo, Ruy de Freitas,

Affonso Évora Affonso de Azevedo Évora (29 August 1918 – 2 August 2008), also commonly known as Fon-Fon, was a Brazilian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and ...

Alfredo da Motta Alfredo Rodrigues da Motta (12 January 1921 – 22 April 1998) was a Brazilian basketball player, who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, winning the bronze medal with the Brazil national basketball team, men's nation ...

, Marcus Vinícius,

Alexandre Gemignani Alexandre Gemignani Ferreira (26 June 1925 – 8 March 1998) was a Brazilian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. There he won the bronze medal with the national team under the guidance of head coach Moacyr Daiuto. He was ...

, Nilton Pacheco, João Francisco Bráz, Alberto Marson, Massinet Sorcinelli (Head Coach:

Moacyr Brondi Daiuto Moacyr Brondi Daiuto, commonly known as Moacyr Daiuto (July 19, 1915 – 1994) was a Brazilian basketball coach, who guided the men's national team to the bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. As an assistant-coa ...

) 1952 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 23 teams Zenny "Algodão" de Azevedo, Hélio "Godinho" Marques Pereira, Tião Amorim Gimenez, Ruy de Freitas, Mayr Facci, Raymundo Carvalho dos Santos, Angelo "Angelim" Bonfietti, João Francisco Bráz,

, Almir Nelson de Almeida, Mário Jorge, Thales Monteiro, Zé Luiz (Head Coach: Manoel Pitanga)

1954 FIBA World Championship The 1954 FIBA Basketball World Cup, FIBA World Championship (also called the 2nd World Basketball Championship – 1954) was the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was held by the International Basketball ...

: finished 2nd among 12 teams

, Zenny "Algodão" de Azevedo,

, Thales Monteiro, Hélio "Godinho" Marques Pereira, Ângelo "Angelim" Bonfietti, Almir Nelson de Almeida, Wilson Bombarda, Mário Jorge, Mayr Facci, José Henrique de Carli, Jamil Gedeão, Fausto Sucena Rasga Filho (Head Coach: Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares) 1956 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 15 teams

, Angelo "Angelim" Bonfietti, Edson Bispo dos Santos, Fausto Sucena Rasga Filho, Jamil Gedeão, Jorge Olivieri, Zé Luiz, Mayr Facci, Nélson Couto, Wilson Bombarda,

, Zenny "Algodão" de Azevedo (Head Coach: Mário Amândio Duarte)

: finished 1st among 13 teams

, Waldemar Blatskauskas, Zenny "Algodão" de Azevedo, Edson Bispo dos Santos, Jatyr Eduardo Schall, Carmo "Rosa Branca" de Souza, Otto Nóbrega, Waldyr Geraldo Boccardo, Pedro "Pecente" Vicente da Fonseca, José "Zezinho" Maciel Senra, Fernando "Brobró" Pereira de Freitas (Head Coach: Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares) 1960 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 16 teams

, Waldemar Blatskauskas, Zenny "Algodão" de Azevedo, Edson Bispo dos Santos, Antônio Salvador Sucar, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni, Carmo "Rosa Branca" de Souza, Jatyr Eduardo Schall, Moysés Blás, Waldyr Geraldo Boccardo, Fernando "Brobró" Pereira de Freitas (Head Coach: Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares)

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: finished 1st among 13 teams

, Bira Maciel,

, Waldemar Blatskauskas, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni, Jatyr Eduardo Schall, Carmo "Rosa Branca" de Souza, Antônio Salvador Sucar,

Luiz Cláudio Menon Luiz Cláudio Menon (born February 7, 1944) is a former Brazilian basketball player. Menon participated at the 1963, 1967 and 1970 FIBA World Championships as well as at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics with the Brazil national basketbal ...

, Friedrich "Fritz" Wilhelm Braun,

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, Benedito "Paulista" Cicero Tortelli (Head Coach: Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares) 1964 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 16 teams

, Bira Maciel,

, Edson Bispo dos Santos, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni, Antônio Salvador Sucar, Jatyr Eduardo Schall, Carmo "Rosa Branca" de Souza, José Edvar Simões,

, Sérgio "Macarrão" Toledo Machado, Friedrich "Fritz" Wilhelm Braun (Head Coach: Renato Brito Cunha)

1967 FIBA World Championship The 1967 FIBA World Championship was the 5th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Montevideo, Uruguay from 27 May to 11 June 1967. Venues Competing nations Compet ...

: finished 3rd among 13 teams

, Bira Maciel, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni, Jatyr Eduardo Schall, Antônio Salvador Sucar, Hélio Rubens Garcia, José Edvar Simões, Sérgio "Macarrão" Toledo Machado,

, José Luiz Olaio Neto, Cesar Sebba, Emil Rached (Head Coach: Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares) 1968 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 16 teams Sérgio "Macarrão" Toledo Machado,

, Bira Maciel,

Celso Scarpini Celso Luiz Scarpini (27 November 1944 – 23 September 2022) was a Brazilian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( ...

, Hélio Rubens Garcia, Rosa Branca, José "Joy" Aparecido,

, Antônio Salvador Sucar, José Edvar Simões, Zé Geraldo, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni (Head Coach: Renato Brito Cunha)

1970 FIBA World Championship The 1970 FIBA World Championship was the 6th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia in Sarajevo, Split, Croatia, Spli ...

: finished 3rd among 13 teams José "Joy" Aparecido, Rosa Branca, Sérgio "Macarrão" Toledo Machado, José Edvar Simões,

Marquinhos Leite Marcos Antônio Abdalla Leite, also commonly known as Marquinhos Leite (born March 23, 1952) is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach. He represented the senior Brazilian national basketball team at three ...

, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni, Zé Olaio, Pedro "Pedrinho" César Cardoso, Bira Maciel, Hélio Rubens Garcia (Head Coach: Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares) 1972 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 16 teams

, Adilson Nascimento, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni, Hélio Rubens Garcia, Zé Geraldo, José "Joy" Aparecido, Washington "Dodi" Joseph,

Radvilas Gorauskas Radvilas Kasimiras Gorauskas (3 February 1941 – 1983) was a Brazilian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () ...

, Fransérgio García, Bira Maciel (Head Coach: Pedro "Pedroca" Murilla Fuentes)

1974 FIBA World Championship The 1974 FIBA World Championship was the 7th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Puerto Rico from July 3 to 14, 1974. The tournament was won by the Soviet Union men's ...

: finished 6th among 14 teams Bira Maciel, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni, Marcel de Souza, Hélio Rubens Garcia,

, Adilson Nascimento, Washington "Dodi" Joseph, Zé Geraldo, Lazaro Henrique Garcia, Roberto "Robertão" José Corrêa, Milton "Carioquinha" Setrini, Luiz "Peixotinho" Carlos de Almeida Peixoto (Head Coach: Edson Bispo dos Santos)

1978 FIBA World Championship The 1978 FIBA World Championship was the 8th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by the Philippines from October 1 to 14, 1978 in Rizal Memorial Coliseum in ...

: finished 3rd among 14 teams Oscar "Mão Santa" Schmidt, Bira Maciel, Marcel de Souza, Hélio Rubens Garcia,

, Adilson, Milton "Carioquinha" Setrini Júnior, Julio "Julinho" Garavello, Roberto "Robertão" José Corrêa, Gilson Trindade de Jesus, Eduardo Agra,

Marcelo Vido Marcelo Vido (born 15 January 1959) is a Brazilian former professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach. Playing career During his pro sports club, club playing career, Vido won the 1979 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 1979 edition of t ...

, Fausto Giannechini (Head Coach: Ary Ventura Vidal) 1980 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams André Ernesto Stoffel, Marcel de Souza,

, Milton "Carioquinha" Setrini, Oscar "Mão Santa" Schmidt, Adilson Nascimento, Julio "Julinho" Garavello,

Gilson Trinidade de Jesus Gilson Trinidade de Jesus, also commonly known simply as Gilson de Jesus, or simply as Gilson (born 8 February 1957), is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. Career During his pro club career, de Jesus won four Brazilian Champi ...

, José Carlos Saiani,

, Ricardo "Cadum" Cardoso Guimarães, Wagner da Silva (Head Coach: Cláudio Mortari)

1982 FIBA World Championship The 1982 FIBA World Championship was the 9th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Colombia from 15 to 28 August 1982. Qualification Venues Competin ...

: finished 8th among 13 teams Nilo Martins Guimarães, Ricardo "Cadum" Cardoso Guimarães, André Ernesto Stoffel, Milton "Carioquinha" Setrini, Maury de Souza,

, Julio "Julinho" Garavello,

, Marcel, Adilson Nascimento,

, Oscar "Mão Santa" Schmidt, Israel Andrade (Head Coach: José Edvar Simões)

1984 Olympic Games The 1984 Olympics may refer to: *The 1984 Winter Olympics, which were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia *The 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an i ...

: finished 9th among 12 teams Gerson Victalino, Israel Andrade, Marcel de Souza,

, Milton "Carioquinha" Setrini, Oscar "Mão Santa" Schmidt, Sílvio Malvezi, Adilson Nascimento, Eduardo Agra,

, Julio "Julinho" Garavello, Nilo Martins Guimarães, Ricardo "Cadum" Cardoso Guimarães (Head Coach: Renato Brito Cunha)

1986 FIBA World Championship The 1986 FIBA World Championship was the 10th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Spain and was held from 5 to 20 July 1986. The final phase of the tournament was hel ...

: finished 4th among 24 teams Nilo Martins Guimarães, Maury de Souza, Gerson Victalino, João "Pipoka" Vianna, Rolando Ferreira, Paulinho Villas Boas, Jorge "Guerrinha" Guerra, Marcel de Souza,

, Sílvio Malvezi, Oscar "Mão Santa" Schmidt, Israel Andrade (Head Coach: Ary Ventura Vidal) 1988 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams Gerson Victalino, Israel Andrade, João "Pipoka" Vianna, Jorge "Guerrinha" Guerra, Luiz Felipe, Marcel de Souza, Maury de Souza, Ricardo "Cadum" Cardoso Guimarães, Oscar "Mão Santa" Schmidt, Paulinho Villas Boas,

Giant da Silva Paulo César da Silva (born July 21, 1963) is a Brazilian former national basketball player for the Brazilian national basketball team and later mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better kn ...

, Rolando Ferreira (Head Coach: Ary Ventura Vidal)

1990 FIBA World Championship The 1990 FIBA World Championship was the 11th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Argentina from 8 to 19 August 1990. The final phase of the competition was held at t ...

: finished 5th among 16 teams Luiz Felipe, Israel Andrade, Oscar "Mão Santa" Schmidt, Gerson Victalino, Fernando Minuci, Jorge "Guerrinha" Guerra, Ricardo "Cadum" Cardoso Guimarães,

Aristides Josuel dos Santos Aristides Josuel dos Santos, also commonly known as Josuel dos Santos (born 14 June 1970), is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. Career During his pro club career, dos Santos won 4 Brazilian Championships, in the years 1993, 1 ...

, Marcel de Souza, Maury de Souza, João "Pipoka" Vianna, Rolando Ferreira (Head Coach: Hélio Rubens Garcia) 1992 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

, Gerson Victalino, Israel Andrade, João "Pipoka" Vianna, Jorge "Guerrinha" Guerra, Marcel de Souza, Maury de Souza, Oscar "Mão Santa" Schmidt, Paulinho Villas Boas, Rolando Ferreira, Fernando Minuci, Ricardo "Cadum" Cardoso Guimarães (Head Coach: José Medalha)

1994 FIBA World Championship The 1994 FIBA World Championship was the 12th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Canada from August 4 to 14, 1994. The tournament was held at SkyDome ...

: finished 11th among 16 teams Paulinho Villas Boas, João "Pipoka" Vianna, Márcio Faria de Azevedo, Maury de Souza,

, Joélcio "Janjão" Joerke, Fernando Minuci, Rolando Ferreira, André "Ratto" Luís Guimarães Fonseca, Rogério Klafke, Carlos "Olívia" Henrique Rodrigues do Nascimento, Antônio "Tonico" José Nogueira Santana (Head Coach: Ênio Ângelo Vecchi)

1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

: finished 6th among 12 teams Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, André "Ratto" Luís Guimarães Fonseca, Caio Eduardo de Mello Cazziolato, João "Pipoka" Vianna, Carlos "Olívia" Henrique Rodrigues do Nascimento, Caio da Silveira, Antônio "Tonico" José Nogueira Santana, Fernando Minucci,

, Rogério Klafke, Oscar "Mão Santa" Schmidt, Joélcio "Janjão" Joerke (Head Coach: Ary Ventura Vidal)

1998 FIBA World Championship The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), and hosted in Greece ...

: finished 10th among 16 teams

, André "Ratto" Luís Guimarães Fonseca, Caio Eduardo de Mello Cazziolato, João "Pipoka" Vianna, Sandro França Varejão, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Hélio "Helinho" Rubens Garcia Filho, Marco "Chuí" Aurelio Pegolo dos Santos,

, Claudio Antonio Gomes Clemente, Rogério Klafke, Joélcio "Janjão" Joerke (Head Coach: Hélio Rubens Garcia)

2002 FIBA World Championship The 2002 FIBA World Championship was the 14th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was held by the FIBA, International Basketb ...

: finished 8th among 16 teams

, Alex Garcia, Vanderlei Mazzuchini,

, Sandro França Varejão, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Hélio "Helinho" Rubens Garcia Filho, Anderson Varejão, Guilherme Giovannoni, Leandro "Leandrinho" Barbosa, Rogério Klafke, Rafael "Bábby" Araújo (Head Coach: Hélio Rubens Garcia)

2006 FIBA World Championship The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised b ...

: finished 19th among 24 teams

, Nezinho dos Santos, Murilo Becker, Estevam Ferreira, Leandro "Leandrinho" Barbosa,

, Alex Garcia, Anderson Varejão, Guilherme Giovannoni,

Caio Torres Caio Aparecido Da Silveira Torres (born 3 June 1987) is a Brazilian professional basketball player. Professional career Torres declared himself eligible for the 2005 NBA draft and 2007 NBA draft, but withdrew prior to both. Torres has played wi ...

, Andre Bambú,

(Head Coach: Lula Ferreira)

2007 FIBA Americas Championship The 2007 FIBA Americas Championships later known as the FIBA AmeriCup (or The Tournament of the Americas), was a basketball tournament held at Thomas & Mack Center, in Las Vegas, from August 22, to September 2. It was the thirteenth staging of the ...

: finished 4th among 10 teams

, Nezinho dos Santos, Murilo Becker,

, Alex Garcia, Valtinho da Silva, Leandro "Leandrinho" Barbosa,

J. P. Batista João Paulo Lopes "J. P." Batista (born October 29, 1981) is a Brazilian former professional basketball player and current coach. Standing at , he played the Power forward (basketball), power forward position. He played college basketball at Gonz ...

, Guilherme Giovannoni, Nenê,

(Head Coach: Lula Ferreira)

2009 FIBA Americas Championship The 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the continental championship held by FIBA Americas, for North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. This FIBA AmeriCup championship served as a qualifying tourname ...

: finished 1st among 10 teams 4 –

, 5 – Duda Machado, 6 – Diego Pinheiro, 7 – Carlos Olivinha, 8 – Alex Garcia, 9 –

, 10 – Leandrinho Barbosa, 11 – Anderson Varejão, 12 – Guilherme Giovannoni, 13 –

, 14 – Jonathan Tavernari, 15 –

(Head Coach:

Moncho Monsalve José Manuel Monsalve, commonly known as Moncho Monsalve (born in Medina del Campo, Castile and León, Spain; 1 January 1945), is a Spanish former professional basketball player and coach. Biography As a player, he played at Atlético San Sebasti ...

)

2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the List of men's national basketball teams, men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 Septem ...

: finished 9th among 24 teams

, Nezinho dos Santos, Murilo Becker, Raul "Raulzinho" Neto, Alex Garcia,

, Leandro "Leandrinho" Barbosa, Anderson Varejão, Guilherme Giovannoni,

(Head Coach: Rubén Magnano) 2011 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 2nd among 10 teams 4 –

, 5 – Nezinho dos Santos, 6 – Rafa Luz, 7 – Augusto Lima, 8 – Vítor Benite, 9 –

, 10 – Alex Garcia, 11 – Rafa Hettsheimeir, 12 – Guilherme Giovannoni, 13 –

, 14 –

, 15 –

(Head Coach: Rubén Magnano)

2012 Olympic Games The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

: finished 5th among 12 teams 4 –

, 5 – Raul "Raulzinho" Neto, 6 –

, 7 –

Larry Taylor Samuel Lawrence Taylor (June 26, 1942 – August 19, 2019) was an American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of the blues rock band Canned Heat. Before joining Canned Heat, he had been a session musician, session bassist for T ...

, 8 – Alex Garcia, 9 –

, 10 – Leandro "Leandrinho" Barbosa, 11 – Anderson Varejão, 12 – Guilherme Giovannoni, 13 – Nenê, 14 –

, 15 –

(Head Coach: Rubén Magnano) 2013 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 9th among 10 teams

Arthur Luiz Belchior Silva Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Ital ...

, Rafa Luz, Raul "Raulzinho" Neto,

, Vítor Benite,

, Alex Garcia, Rafa Hettsheimeir, Guilherme Giovannoni,

, Cristiano Felício,

(Head Coach: Rubén Magnano) 2014 FIBA World Cup: finished 6th among 24 teams 4 –

, 5 – Raul "Raulzinho" Neto, 6 – Rafa Hettsheimeir, 7 –

, 8 – Alex Garcia, 9 –

, 10 – Leandro "Leandrinho" Barbosa, 11 – Anderson Varejão, 12 – Guilherme Giovannoni, 13 – Nenê, 14 –

, 15 –

(Head Coach: Rubén Magnano)

2015 FIBA Americas Championship The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Brazil. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The tournament wa ...

: finished 9th among 10 teams

Ricardo Fischer Ricardo Fischer (born May 16, 1991) is a Brazilian professional basketball player who currently plays for Flamengo in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). Fischer has also represented the senior Brazilian national basketball team. Professional care ...

, Rafa Luz, Augusto Lima,

Deryk Ramos Deryk Evandro Ramos (born June 14, 1994), also commonly known simply as Deryk, is a Brazilian professional basketball player. He currently plays with Caxias do Sul Basquete, Caxias do Sul of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). At a height of tall, h ...

, Vítor Benite,

Léonardo Meindl Leonardo "Léo" Meindl (born March 20, 1993) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Alvark Tokyo of the Japanese B.League. He formerly played for Club Athletico Paulistano (basketball), Paulistano of the Novo Basquete Brasil in Brazil. ...

, Carlos Olivinha, Rafa Mineiro, Guilherme Giovannoni,

, Marcus Toledo (Head Coach: Rubén Magnano) 2016 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams Raul Neto, Cristiano Felício, Vítor Benite, Alex Garcia,

, Guilherme Giovannoni, Nenê, Rafael Hettsheimeir,

, Leandro Barbosa, Augusto Lima, Rafa Luz (Head Coach: Rubén Magnano)

2017 FIBA AmeriCup The 2017 FIBA AmeriCup was the 18th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup, which is the main tournament for senior men's basketball national teams of the FIBA Americas. The tournament was held in Medellín, Colombia, Montevideo, Uruguay, and Bahía Blanca a ...

: finished 9th among 10 teams Davi Rossetto, Bruno Caboclo, Lucas Dias,

Lucas Mariano Lucas Fernandes Mariano (born 24 September 1993) is a Brazilian basketball player who plays for Franca Basquetebol Clube, Franca of the Novo Basquete Brasil, NBB. Youth career Born in Planaltina, Goiás, Planaltina, Lucas moved with his family t ...

, Danilo Siqueira, Renan Lenz, Fúlvio de Assis, Rafa Mineiro,

, Jimmy de Oliveira,

Georginho de Paula George "Georginho" Lucas Alves de Paula (born May 24, 1996), commonly known as Georginho, is a Brazilian professional basketball player formerly for Ratiopharm Ulm. Widely regarded as one of the best Brazilian players of his generation, he has ...

(Head Coach: César Guidetti) 2019 FIBA World Cup: finished 13th among 32 teams. The final roster was announced on 18 August 2019.

Head coaches

* Fred Charles Brown: 1930 * Ângelo Mônaco: 1934, 1940 * Arthur Silva Araújo: 1935 *

: 1936, 1939 * Jayme da Costa Chacon: 1937–1938 * José Vaz: 1941 * Octacílio de Souza Braga: 1942–1947 *

: 1948, 1950 * José Simões Henriques: 1949, 1953, 1955 * Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares: 1951, 1954, 1957–63, 1967, 1970–71 * Manoel Pitanga: 1952 * Ruy de Freitas: 1955 * Mário Amândio Duarte: 1956 * Renato Brito Cunha: 1964–1965, 1968, 1983–84 * Ary Ventura Vidal: 1966, 1977–79, 1985–88, 1995–96 * Édson Bispo: 1967, 1971–76 * José Fernandes Tude Sobrinho: 1969 * Pedro "Pedroca" Murilla Fuentes: 1972 * Cláudio Mortari: 1980–81 * José Edvar Simões: 1982–83 * Hélio Rubens Garcia: 1989–1990, 1997–2002 * José Medalha: 1991–92 * Ênio Ângelo Vecchi: 1993–94 * Lula Ferreira: 2003–2007 *

: 2008–2010 * Paulo Teixeira Sampaio: 2008 * João Marcelo Leite: 2010 */ Rubén Magnano: 2010–2016 * Gustavo Conti: 2012, 2016 * José Neto: 2014 * César Guidetti: 2017 * Aleksandar Petrović: 2017–2021, 2024–present

Kit

Manufacturer

2010–:

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FIBA.basketball, 28 November 2017.

Sponsor

2015–2016: Banco Bradesco, Bradesco
2017–:

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2019–: Cimed
2019–: BRB 2020-aidas

References

External links

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FIBA ProfileHistory of Brazilian basketball

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History

First steps

Initial success despite budget constraints

The Kanela era

Rise to global dominance

Recent years

Competition results

Olympic Games

FIBA World Cup

Pan American Games

FIBA AmeriCup

FIBA South American Championship

Team

Current roster

Past rosters

Head coaches

Kit

Manufacturer

Sponsor

See also

References

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