Brazil men's national volleyball team

The Brazil men's national volleyball team is governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol (Brazilian Volleyball Confederation) and takes part in international volleyball competitions. Brazil has three gold medals at the Olympic Games, won three times the World Championship and nine times the World League. Brazil is the #3 team on the FIVB World Rankings. The team is often referred to as volleyball's "Dream Team" due to its success under coach Bernardo Rezende.

Brazil

Nickname(s)	Canarinhos Galactic Best of All Times
Association	CBV
Confederation	CSV
Head coach	Renan Dal Zotto
FIVB ranking	4 (as of 1 January 2023)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances	14 (First in 1964)
Best result	(1992, 2004, 2016)
World Championship
Appearances	17 (First in 1956)
Best result	(2002, 2006, 2010)
World Cup
Appearances	12 (First in 1969)
Best result	(2003, 2007, 2019)
www.cbv.com.br (in Portuguese)
Honours Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 3 3 0 World Championship 3 3 1 World Cup 3 0 3 World Grand Champions Cup 5 2 0 World League 9 7 4 Nations League 1 0 0 Pan American Games 4 7 5 Pan-American Cup 3 1 0 South American Championship 33 0 0 America's Cup 3 4 0 Total 67 27 13 Medal record Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team 2004 Athens Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 1984 Los Angeles Team 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team World Championship 2002 Argentina 2006 Japan 2010 Italy 1982 Argentina 2014 Poland 2018 Italy/Bulgaria 2022 Poland/Slovenia World Cup 2003 Japan 2007 Japan 2019 Japan 1981 Japan 1995 Japan 2011 Japan World Grand Champions Cup 1997 Japan 2005 Japan 2009 Japan 2013 Japan 2017 Japan 1993 Japan 2001 Japan World League 1993 São Paulo 2001 Katowice 2003 Madrid 2004 Rome 2005 Belgrade 2006 Moscow 2007 Katowice 2009 Belgrade 2010 Córdoba 1995 Rio de Janeiro 2002 Belo Horizonte 2011 Gdansk 2013 Mar del Plata 2014 Florence 2016 Kraków 2017 Curitiba 1990 Osaka 1994 Milan 1999 Mar del Plata 2000 Rotterdam Nations League 2021 Rimini Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo Team 1983 Caracas Team 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team 2011 Guadalajara Team 1959 Chicago Team 1967 Winnipeg Team 1975 Mexico City Team 1979 San Juan Team 1991 Havana Team 1999 Winnipeg Team 2015 Toronto Team 1955 Mexico City Team 1971 Cali Team 1987 Indianapolis Team 2003 Santo Domingo Team 2019 Lima Team Pan-American Cup 2011 Gatineau 2013 Mexico City 2015 Reno 2018 Córdoba South American Championship 1951 Rio de Janeiro 1956 Montevideo 1958 Porto Alegre 1961 Lima 1962 Santiago 1967 Santos 1969 Caracas 1971 Montevideo 1973 Bucaramanga 1975 Asuncíon 1977 Lima 1979 Rosario 1981 Santiago 1983 São Paulo 1985 Caracas 1987 Montevideo 1989 Curitiba 1991 Osasco 1993 Córdoba 1995 Porto Alegre 1997 Caracas 1999 Córdoba 2001 Cali 2003 Rio de Janeiro 2005 Lages 2007 Santiago 2009 Bogotá 2011 Cuiabá 2013 Cabo Frio 2015 Maceió 2017 Santiago 2019 Santiago 2021 Brasília America's Cup 1998 Argentina 1999 United States 2001 Argentina 2000 Brazil 2005 Brazil 2007 Brazil 2008 Brazil

Performance history

2000-until now

After the sixth place in the Sydney Olympic Games, the Brazilian men’s national team underwent some important changes ahead of the 2001 season. Mr. Bernardo Rezende, nicknamed Bernardinho, who had spent six years coaching the women's national team, was chosen to be the head coach of the Brazilian men's national team. In the first season with Bernardinho, the team conquered three gold medals (World League, America's Cup and South American Championship) and one silver medal (World Grand Champions Cup). In 2002, Brazil finished second in the World League after losing the title at home idc in the match against Russia. But in that same season, they conquered the World Championship for the first time ever.

The beginning of the 2003 season was very special for the World Champions. In an exciting final match against Serbia and Montenegro, Brazil won the World League gold medal for the third time, beating its opponent 3–2 in Madrid. After that, the team was defeated by Venezuela in the semifinal of the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and ended up with the bronze in the competition. However, the Brazilian squad beat Venezuela by 3–0 in the South American Championship final only one month later. That year ended with Brazil conquering the last title it had not won yet: the World Cup, in Japan.

In 2004, Bernardinho led the Brazilian team to a fourth title of the World League. In August, the Brazilian men's team won the second Olympic gold medal of its history, which happened in Athens in 2004 (the first one was conquered in Barcelona in 1992). In the final, Brazil beat Italy 3–1.

In the 2005 season, the Olympic Champion won four medals. In the final match against Serbia and Montenegro, Brazil won another gold medal in the World League, beating its opponent 3–1. After that, the team became second in the America's Cup, defeated by the United States in the final. Then in the South American Championship, Brazil conquered its 25th title, winning all matches and losing just one set. To end this great season, Bernardo Rezende’s team secured the gold medal in the World Grand Champions Cup in Japan. During the year 2006, the Brazilian team won a sixth title in the World League and a second title in the World Championship. This team was considered by many the best and most consistent men's volleyball team of all time.

Medals

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Olympic Games	3	3	0	6
World Championship	3	3	1	7
World Cup	3	0	3	6
World Grand Champions Cup	5	2	0	7
World League	9	7	4	20
Nations League	1	0	0	1
Pan American Games	4	7	5	16
Pan-American Cup	3	1	0	4
South American Championship	33	0	0	33
America's Cup	3	4	0	7
Total	67	27	12	107

Tournament record

Olympic Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place   Fourth place  

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1964	Round Robin	7th place	9	3	6	13	23	Squad
1968	Round Robin	9th place	9	1	8	8	25	Squad
1972	Preliminary Round	8th place	7	2	5	9	19	Squad
1976	Preliminary Round	7th place	5	1	4	5	14	Squad
1980	Preliminary Round	5th place	6	4	2	15	10	Squad
1984	Final	Runners up	6	4	2	15	10	Squad
1988	Semifinals	Fourth place	7	4	3	16	13	Squad
1992	Final	Champions	8	8	0	24	3	Squad
1996	Quarterfinals	5th place	8	5	3	18	10	Squad
2000	Quarterfinals	6th place	8	6	2	19	9	Squad
2004	Final	Champions	8	7	1	22	8	Squad
2008	Final	Runners up	8	6	2	20	8	Squad
2012	Final	Runners up	8	6	2	21	8	Squad
2016	Final	Champions	8	6	2	20	10	Squad
2020	Semifinals	Fourth place	8	5	3	18	12	Squad
2024	Future event
2028
2032
Total	3 Titles	15/15	113	68	45	243	182	—

World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place   Fourth place  

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1952	Did not compete
1956	Group Round	11th place	11	10	1	31	6	Squad
1960	Final Group	5th place	10	5	5	15	17	Squad
1962	Final Group	10th place	11	2	9	14	27	Squad
1966	Group Round	13th place	10	4	6	17	18	Squad
1970	Group Round	12th place	11	6	5	23	20	Squad
1974	7th–12th places	9th place	11	5	6	18	18	Squad
1978	5th–8th places	6th place	9	5	4	21	15	Squad
1982	Final	Runners up	9	6	3	19	10	Squad
1986	Semifinals	Fourth place	8	6	2	18	9	Squad
1990	Semifinals	Fourth place	7	4	3	16	11	Squad
1994	Quarterfinals	5th place	7	5	2	19	8	Squad
1998	Semifinals	Fourth place	11	9	2	30	9	Squad
2002	Final	Champions	9	8	1	26	8	Squad
2006	Final	Champions	11	10	1	31	6	Squad
2010	Final	Champions	9	7	2	23	10	Squad
2014	Final	Runners up	13	11	2	36	12	Squad
2018	Final	Runners up	12	10	2	31	13	Squad
2022	Semifinals	Third place	7	6	1	20	7	Squad
2026	Future event
Total	3 Titles	17/19	176	119	57	408	224	—

World Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1977	5th–8th semifinals	8th place	8	3	5	13	17	Squad
1981	Round Robin	Third place	7	5	2	16	11	Squad
1985	Round Robin	Fourth place	7	4	3	16	22	Squad
1989	Round Robin	5th place	7	3	4	13	14	Squad
1991	Round Robin	6th place	8	4	4	16	15	Squad
1995	Round Robin	Third place	11	9	2	29	7	Squad
1999	Round Robin	5th place	11	7	4	27	15	Squad
2003	Round Robin	Champions	11	11	0	33	4	Squad
2007	Round Robin	Champions	11	10	1	30	4	Squad
2011	Round Robin	Third place	11	8	3	29	14	Squad
2019	Round Robin	Champions	11	11	0	33	5	Squad
2023	Future event
Total	3 Titles	12/14	110	78	32	265	144	—

World Grand Champions Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Champions record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1993	Round Robin	Runners up	5	4	1	14	6	Squad
1997	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	3	Squad
2001	Round Robin	Runners up	5	4	1	14	4	Squad
2005	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	6	Squad
2009	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	3	Squad
2013	Round Robin	Champions	5	4	1	14	6	Squad
2017	Round Robin	Champions	5	4	1	14	5	Squad
2021	Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2025	Future event
Total	5 Titles	7/7	35	31	4	101	33	—

World League

  1st    2nd    3rd

World League record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1990	Semifinals	3rd	14	10	4	32	24	Squad
1991	Intercontinental Round	5th	16	8	8	32	32	Squad
1992	Final Round	5th	18	10	8	36	32	Squad
1993	Final	1st	22	17	5	58	18	Squad
1994	Semifinals	3rd	14	13	1	41	8	Squad
1995	Final	2nd	16	10	6	37	25	Squad
1996	Final Round	5th	16	11	5	39	22	Squad
1997	Final Round	5th	16	12	4	37	18	Squad
1998	Playoff Round	5th	15	10	5	34	17	Squad
1999	Semifinals	3rd	16	13	3	43	20	Squad
2000	Semifinals	3rd	18	11	7	39	27	Squad
2001	Final	1st	17	16	1	50	16	Squad
2002	Final	2nd	17	13	4	44	20	Squad
2003	Final	1st	17	15	2	47	18	Squad
2004	Final	1st	15	15	0	45	8	Squad
2005	Final	1st	15	14	1	42	8	Squad
2006	Final	1st	17	16	1	48	15	Squad
2007	Final	1st	16	15	1	47	11	Squad
2008	Semifinals	4th	16	12	4	41	20	Squad
2009	Final	1st	16	15	1	47	9	Squad
2010	Final	1st	16	15	1	45	22	Squad
2011	Final	2nd	17	13	4	43	19	Squad
2012	Final Round	6th	14	8	6	35	19	Squad
2013	Final	2nd	14	11	3	36	18	Squad
2014	Final	2nd	16	8	8	31	31	Squad
2015	Final Round	5th	14	10	4	37	20	Squad
2016	Final	2nd	13	11	2	34	14	Squad
2017	Final	2nd	13	9	4	33	21	Squad
Total	9 Titles	28/28	444	341	103	1,133	532	—

Nations League

  1st    2nd    3rd

Nations League record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
2018	Semifinals	4th	19	11	8	39	30	Squad
2019	Semifinals	4th	19	15	4	51	26	Squad
2021	Final	1st	17	15	2	45	13	Squad
2022	Quarterfinals	6th	13	8	5	27	17	Squad
Total	1 Title	4/4	68	49	19	162	86	—

Pan American Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1955	Round Robin	Bronze	5	3	2	9	4
1959	Final Round	Silver	6	4	2	15	9
1963	Final Round	Gold	8	8	0	24	1
1967	Final Round	Silver	9	8	1	26	5
1971	Final Round	Bronze	8	7	1	21	3
1975	Round Robin	Silver	7	6	1	18	9
1979	Round Robin	Silver	7	5	2	16	8
1983	Final	Gold	7	6	1	20	5
1987	Semifinals	Bronze	7	4	3	16	12
1991	Final	Silver	7	5	2	16	7
1995	Group Round	7th Place	3	1	2	3	6
1999	Final	Silver	5	4	1	14	6
2003	Semifinals	Bronze	5	4	1	14	3
2007	Final	Gold	5	5	0	15	0	Squad
2011	Final	Gold	5	5	0	15	3	Squad
2015	Final	Silver	5	3	2	13	6	Squad
2019	Semifinals	Bronze	5	4	1	12	7	Squad
2023	Future event
Total	4 Titles	16/16	99	78	21	265	87	—

Pan-American Cup

  Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

Pan-American Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
2010	Semifinals	4th Place	4	2	2	7	9	Squad
2011	Final	Champions	4	4	0	14	1	Squad
2012	Semifinals	4th Place	6	3	3	14	10	Squad
2013	Final	Champions	4	4	0	12	0	Squad
2015	Final	Champions	5	5	0	15	1	Squad
2017	Did not compete
2018	Final	Runners-Up	5	4	1	14	4	Squad
2022	7th place match	8th	5	0	5	6	15
Total	3 Titles	7/16	33	22	11	82	40	—

South American Championship record

  1st   2nd   3rd

South American Championship record
Years	Rounds	Positions	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1951	Round Robin	1st	3	3	0	9	0	—
1956	Round Robin	1st	4	4	0	12	2	—
1958	Round Robin	1st	4	4	0	12	0	—
1961	Round Robin	1st	4	4	0	12	1	—
1962	Round Robin	1st	6	6	0	18	0	—
1967	Round Robin	1st	4	4	0	12	0	—
1969	Round Robin	1st	7	7	0	21	1	—
1971	Round Robin	1st	7	7	0	21	0	—
1973	Round Robin	1st	4	4	0	12	0	—
1975	Round Robin	1st	7	7	0	21	0	—
1977	Round Robin	1st	6	6	0	18	0	—
1979	Final Round	1st	4	4	0	12	0	—
1981	Round Robin	1st	5	5	0	15	2	—
1983	Final Round	1st	5	5	0	15	0	—
1985	Round Robin	1st	5	5	0	15	0	—
1987	Round Robin	1st	6	6	0	18	0	—
1989	Round Robin	1st	6	6	0	18	2	—
1991	Final	1st	4	4	0	12	1	—
1993	Final	1st	6	6	0	18	2	—
1995	Final	1st	4	4	0	12	2	—
1997	Final	1st	4	4	0	12	0	—
1999	Final	1st	4	4	0	12	2	—
2001	Final Round	1st	3	3	0	9	0	—
2003	Round Robin	1st	4	4	0	12	0	—
2005	Round Robin	1st	5	5	0	15	1	—
2007	Final	1st	5	5	0	15	0	—
2009	Round Robin	1st	6	6	0	18	2	—
2011	Round Robin	1st	6	6	0	18	1	—
2013	Round Robin	1st	4	4	0	12	2	—
2015	Final	1st	5	5	0	15	1	—
2017	Final	1st	5	5	0	15	0	—
2019	Final	1st	5	5	0	15	3	—
2021	Round Robin	1st	4	4	0	12	1	—
Total	33 Titles	33/34	161	161	0	483	26	—

America's Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

America's Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1998	Final	Champions	7	7	0	21	8	Squad
1999	Final	Champions	7	7	0	21	1	Squad
2000	Final	Runners-Up	7	6	1	19	5	Squad
2001	Final	Champions	7	6	1	20	4	Squad
2005	Final	Runners-Up	4	3	1	11	4	Squad
2007	Final	Runners-Up	4	3	1	11	3	Squad
2008	Final	Runners-Up	4	3	1	11	3	Squad
Total	3 Titles	7/7	40	35	5	114	28	—

U23 team

World Championship

•   Gold: 1 time: 2013

U21 team

World Championship

•   Gold: 4 times: 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009
•   Silver: 6 times: 1981, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2013
•   Bronze: 3 times: 1977, 1989, 1999

South American Championship

•   Gold: 18 times: 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014
•   Silver: 4 times: 1980, 1982, 2000, 2008

U19 team

World Championship

•   Gold: 6 times: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2003
•   Silver: 1 time: 2005

South American Championship

•   Gold: 16 times: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2012
•   Silver: 3 times: 2008, 2010, 2014

U17 team

South American Championship

•   Gold: 1 time: 2011
•   Silver: 1 time: 2013

Team

Current squad

The following is the Brazilian roster in the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.^[1][2]

Head coach:   Renan Dal Zotto

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2022–23 club
1	Bruno Rezende (c)	2 July 1986	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	323 cm (127 in)	302 cm (119 in)	Modena Volley
6	Adriano Cavalcante	6 February 2002	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	344 cm (135 in)	324 cm (128 in)	Vôlei Renata
8	Wallace de Souza	26 June 1987	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	365 cm (144 in)	348 cm (137 in)	Sada Cruzeiro
9	Yoandy Leal	31 August 1988	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	371 cm (146 in)	348 cm (137 in)	Volley Piacenza
11	Rodrigo Leão	5 June 1996	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	331 cm (130 in)	316 cm (124 in)	Sada Cruzeiro
14	Fernando Kreling	13 January 1996	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	319 cm (126 in)	301 cm (119 in)	Vero Volley Milano
15	Maique Nascimento	16 July 1997	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	255 cm (100 in)	Minas T.C.
16	Lucas Saatkamp	6 March 1986	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	101 kg (223 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	321 cm (126 in)	Funvic Taubaté
17	Thales Hoss	26 April 1989	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	303 cm (119 in)	Chaumont VB 52
18	Ricardo Lucarelli Souza	14 February 1992	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	355 cm (140 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Volley Piacenza
19	Leandro Santos	13 January 1993	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Tours
21	Felipe Roque	19 May 1997	2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	337 cm (133 in)	317 cm (125 in)	Funvic Taubaté
23	Flávio Gualberto	22 April 1993	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	356 cm (140 in)	329 cm (130 in)	Sir Safety Conad Perugia
28	Darlan Souza	24 June 2002	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	363 cm (143 in)	333 cm (131 in)	SESI-SP

Coaches history

•   Bebeto de Freitas (1984–1988)
•   José Roberto Guimarães (1991–1996)
•   Radamés Lattari (1997-2001)
•   Bernardo Rezende (2001–2016)
•   Renan Dal Zotto (2017–)

Gallery

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  Brazil − winner of the 2009 World League

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  Brazil team in 2012

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  Ginásio Municipal Tancredo Neves Arena

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  Brazil winning title of 2016 Olympic Champion

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  Brazil winning title of 2016 Olympic Champion

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  Brazil winning title of 2016 Olympic Champion

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  Brazil winning title of 2016 Olympic Champion

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  Brazil winning title of 2016 Olympic Champion

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  Brazil winning title of 2016 Olympic Champion

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  Brazil winning title of 2016 Olympic Champion

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  Brazil winning title of 2016 Olympic Champion

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  Medal ceremony - 2016 Olympic Champions

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  Medal ceremony - 2016 Olympic Champions

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  Medal ceremony - 2016 Olympic Champions

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  Medal ceremony - 2016 Olympic Champions

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  Medal ceremony - 2016 Olympic Champions

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  Medal ceremony - 2016 Olympic Champions

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  Medal ceremony - 2016 Olympic Champions

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  Medal ceremony - 2016 Olympic Champions

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  Medal ceremony - 2016 Olympic Champions

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  Medal ceremony - 2016 Olympic Champions

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  Medal ceremony - 2016 Olympic Champions

Fans

Records

Incidentally, the Maracana Stadium holds the all-time volleyball attendance record when 95,000 turned out to watch Brazil beat the USSR in an open-air friendly game in 1983.^[3]

 

Giba Player 1995–2012

Stadium

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho and Ginásio Municipal Tancredo Neves Brazil national team training and hosting venues.

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Brazil national volleyball team.

Period	Kit provider
2000–2016	Olympikus Nike
2017–	Asics

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Banco do Brasil, Nivea, other sponsors: Globoesporte, Gatorade, Gol Transportes Aereos, Delta Air Lines, Mikasa, Ernst & Young and Asics.

Media

Brazil's matches and friendlies are currently televised by SporTV and Globo.

See also

•  Volleyball portal

• Brazil women's national volleyball team
• Brazil men's national under-23 volleyball team
• Brazil men's national under-21 volleyball team
• Brazil men's national under-19 volleyball team

References

1. Daily Bulletin Slovenia
2. "Team Brazil". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
3. Maracanãzinho: The most iconic venue for the world's best

External links

• FIVB profile