Brazil women's national handball team

Brazil
Information
AssociationConfederação Brasileira de Handebol
CoachCristiano Rocha
Assistant coachÁlvaro Herdeiro
Gabriel Maroja
CaptainBruna de Paula
Most capsAna Paula Belo (230)
Most goalsAna Paula Belo (806)
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances7 (First in 2000)
Best result5th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1995)
Best result 1st (2013)
Pan American Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1986)
Best result 1st (1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Last updated on Unknown.
Brazil women's national handball team
Medal record
World Championship
2013 Serbia
Pan American Championship
Brazil 1997
Argentina 1999
Brazil 2000
Brazil 2003
Brazil 2005
Dominican Republic 2007
Brazil 2011
Dominican Republic 2013
Cuba 2015
Argentina 2017
Chile 2009
Brazil 1986
United States 1989
Brazil 1991
Pan American Games
Winnipeg 1999 Team
Santo Domingo 2003 Team
Rio 2007 Team
Guadalajara 2011 Team
Toronto 2015 Team
Lima 2019 Team
Santiago 2023 Team
Indianapolis 1987 Team
Mar Del Plata 1995 Team
Youth Olympic Games
Singapore 2010 Team

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.[1]

Results

Olympic Games

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

World Championships

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 4 0 0 4 63 109
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 8 5 0 3 240 244
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 qualified
2027 to be determined
2029
/ 2031
Total 16/28 1 title 100 54 6 40 2716 2524

Record against other teams at the world championship

Pan American Games

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

Pan American Championship

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

South and Central American Championship

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

South American Games

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

Other tournaments

Team

Current squad

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

Head coach: Cristiano Rocha

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Gabriela Moreschi (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 1.90 m 98 0 CSM București
2 LB Bruna de Paula (1996-09-26) 26 September 1996 1.70 m 119 403 Győri ETO KC
3 RW Alexandra do Nascimento (1981-09-16) 16 September 1981 1.77 m 205 789 Handball Erice
6 LB Mariane Fernándes (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 1.65 m 71 180 Zagłębie Lubin
10 RW Jéssica Quintino (1991-04-17) 17 April 1991 1.72 m 164 455 Minaur Baia Mare
19 P Milena Menezes (2000-10-01) 1 October 2000 1.80 m 17 23 Szombathelyi KKA
20 LW Larissa Araújo (1992-07-01) 1 July 1992 1.67 m 114 245 CSM Corona Brașov
23 RB Giulia Guarieiro (1995-07-24) 24 July 1995 1.74 m 69 110 Thüringer HC
28 RB Micaela Rodrigues (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 1.73 m 15 34 BM Bera Bera
30 RB Gabriela Bitolo (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 1.80 m 39 68 TuS Metzingen
33 P Sabryne Santos (2001-02-03) 3 February 2001 1.80 m 14 4 AA S. Pedro do Sul
35 CB Maria Grasielly Brasil (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 1.73 m 13 19 CD Beti Onak
36 P Marcela Arounian (2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 1.89 m 54 86 Saint-Amand Handball
38 LW Jamily do Nascimento (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 1.63 m 19 42 Clube Português do Recife
42 CB Jhennifer Lopes (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 1.76 m 49 26 Saint-Amand Handball
49 CB Patrícia Matieli (1988-11-08) 8 November 1988 1.68 m 119 185 Zagłębie Lubin
77 LB Kelly Rosa (2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 1.80 m 33 72 Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA
87 GK Renata Arruda (1999-02-18) 18 February 1999 1.78 m 77 7 Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud

Head coach history

Period Coach
Alexandre Trevisan Schneider
2009–2016 Morten Soubak[3]
2017–2021 Jorge Dueñas[4]
2021–present Cristiano Silva

References

  1. ^ "Brazil World Champions for the first time". ihf.info. 22 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Seleção brasileira de handebol é convocada para Mundial Feminino". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  3. ^ "NEW ERA IN ANGOLA with Morten Soubak: It looks very exciting". Handball Planet. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. ^ handball-world. "Jorge Duenas` Contract Not Extended - Brazil`s Women Need New National Coach". handball-world. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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