The Brazil national basketball team is governed by the

Brazilian Basketball Confederation The Brazilian Basketball Confederation (Portuguese: Confederação Brasileira de Basketball, CBB), also known as Basketball Brazil ( Portuguese: Basquete Brasil), is the governing body of basketball in Brazil. The confederation represents Brazil in ...

( pt, Confederação Brasileira de Basketball), 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 1950. 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 1948,

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and

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), four

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gold medals (

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and

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), and six

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gold medals (

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History

First steps

Basketball was initially introduced to Brazil by Professor Augusto Shaw 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

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. 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 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 ...

(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 Togo Renan Soares, also commonly known as Kanela (22 May 1906 – 12 December 1992) was a Brazilian professional basketball coach, football coach, water polo coach, and rowing coach. He was born in Parahyba do Norte (present-day João Pessoa), ...

, "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

Amaury Pasos Amaury Antônio Pasos, also commonly known simply as Amaury (born December 11, 1935) is a retired Brazilian basketball player and coach of Argentine origin. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, he was a 1.91 m (6'3") tall power forward. He competed at thr ...

and

Wlamir Marques Wlamir Marques (born July 16, 1936), also known simply as Wlamir, is a Brazilian former basketball player and coach. He is considered to be one of the best Brazilian basketball players of all time, and to have been one of the best players in the ...

, 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

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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

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; and Waldemar Blatskauskas and

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and

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

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Jatyr Schall and

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Pecente Fonseca. There were some minutes also for the young forward

Rosa Branca Carmo de Souza (July 19, 1940 – December 22, 2008), commonly known as "Rosa Branca" ("White Rose"), was a Brazilian basketball player with the Brazil national basketball team. De Souza competed with Brazil at the 1959, 1963 and 1970 FIBA World ...

, who was a great ball handler, and who later received an offer to join the

Harlem Globetrotters The Harlem Globetrotters are an American exhibition basketball team. They combine athleticism, theater, and comedy in their style of play. Created in 1926 by Tommy Brookins in Chicago, Illinois, the team adopted the name ''Harlem'' because of i ...

. 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

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(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

Garrincha Manuel Francisco dos Santos (28 October 1933 – 20 January 1983), nicknamed Mané Garrincha, best known as simply Garrincha (, "little bird"), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger. He is widely regarded as one of ...

Recent years

In 2012, Brazil's top players included:

Anderson Varejão Anderson França Varejão (; born September 28, 1982) is a Brazilian former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), 13 of those with the Cleveland Cavaliers. With a career that spanned ...

Tiago Splitter Tiago Splitter Beims (born January 1, 1985) is a Brazilian former professional basketball player who played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently serving as player development coach for the Brooklyn Nets. A ...

Leandro Barbosa Leandro Mateus Barbosa (; born November 28, 1982), also known as Leandrinho Barbosa, is a Brazilian former professional basketball player who is an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also rep ...

Nenê Nenê (; born Maybyner Rodney Hilário; September 13, 1982) is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. Known previously as Nenê Hilario, he legally changed his name to simply Nenê in 2003. Early life Born Maybyner Rodney Hilário i ...

Marcelinho Huertas Marcelo "Marcelinho" Tieppo Huertas (born 25 May 1983) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Iberostar Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB. He is also a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team, and holds Italia ...

, Alex Garcia,

Guilherme Giovannoni Guilherme Giovannoni (born June 2, 1980) is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. He played at the power forward (basketball), power forward position for several clubs in Brazil and Europe. Currently, he is a commentator on the Natio ...

Marcelinho Machado Marcelo "Marcelinho" Magalhães Machado (born 12 April 1975) is a former Brazilian professional basketball player. At a height of 2.01 m (6'7") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard and small forward ...

, 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 in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). He also repr ...

. Brazil has four

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players in 2021:

Cristiano Felício Cristiano Silva Felício (born July 7, 1992) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Covirán Granada of the Spanish Liga ACB. He previously played in his home country of Brazil for Minas Tênis Clube and Flamengo, in the National Ba ...

(

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( Cleaveland Cavaliers),

Raulzinho Neto Raul "Raulzinho" Togni Neto (; born 19 May 1992) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team. ...

(

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) and

Didi Louzada Marcos Henrique Louzada Silva (born 2 July 1999), commonly known as Didi Louzada, is a Brazilian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. At the 2019 NBA draft, he was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks, before be ...

(

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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 2022 FIBA AmeriCup.

Depth chart

Past rosters

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

Américo Montanarini Américo Montanarini (11 August 1917 – 14 July 1994) was a Brazilian basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primar ...

, Armando Albano, Ary "Pavão" dos Santos Furtado,

Carmino de Pilla Carmino de Pilla (born 25 June 1912) was a Brazilian basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shootin ...

, 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,

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. There he won the bronze medal with the men's national team. He was born in Rio ...

, Marcus Vinícius,

Alexandre Gemignani Alexandre Gemignani (June 26, 1925 – March 8, 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 bor ...

, Nilton Pacheco, João Francisco Bráz,

Alberto Marson Alberto Marson (February 24, 1925 – April 25, 2018) was a Brazilian basketball player. He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. There, he won the bronze medal with the men's national basketball team. He was bor ...

Massinet Sorcinelli Massinet Sorcinelli (February 27, 1922 in São Paulo – August 12, 1971) was a Brazilian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ...

(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 Almir Nelson de Almeida, also commonly known simply as Almir (2 September 1923 – 14 April 1977), was a Brazilian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympisk ...

Mário Jorge Mário Jorge may refer to: * Mário Jorge (basketball) (1926-2019), Brazilian basketball player * Mário Jorge (footballer) (born 1961), Portuguese footballer * Mário Jorge (football manager) (born 1978), Brazilian football manager {{hndis, J ...

Thales Monteiro Thales Monteiro (20 February 1925 – 2 April 1993) was a Brazilian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. References

1925 births 1993 deaths Brazilian men's basketball players 1954 FIBA World Championship players ...

, Zé Luiz (Head Coach: Manoel Pitanga) 1954 FIBA World Championship: finished 2nd among 12 teams

, Zenny "Algodão" de Azevedo,

Thales Monteiro Thales Monteiro (20 February 1925 – 2 April 1993) was a Brazilian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. References

1925 births 1993 deaths Brazilian men's basketball players 1954 FIBA World Championship players ...

, Hélio "Godinho" Marques Pereira, Ângelo "Angelim" Bonfietti,

, Wilson Bombarda,

, Mayr Facci, José Henrique de Carli,

Jamil Gedeão Jamil Gedeão (born 19 April 1931) is a Brazilian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1931 births Living people Brazilian men's basketball players 1954 FIBA ...

, 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 Jamil Gedeão (born 19 April 1931) is a Brazilian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1931 births Living people Brazilian men's basketball players 1954 FIBA ...

Jorge Olivieri Jorge Carlos Dortas Olivieri, also commonly known simply as Jorge Olivieri (9 August 1931 – 8 September 1966) was a Brazilian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics. References External links< ...

, Zé Luiz, Mayr Facci,

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, 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 Waldyr Geraldo Boccardo (alternate spelling: Waldir) (28 January 1936 – 18 November 2018) was a Brazilian basketball player.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 Antônio Salvador Sucar (14 June 1939 – 31 December 2018) was a Brazilian basketball player. He was a member of the team that won the title at the 1963 World Championship, in Rio de Janeiro, and the bronze medal at the 1967 FIBA World Champio ...

, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni, Carmo "Rosa Branca" de Souza, Jatyr Eduardo Schall, Moysés Blás,

Waldyr Geraldo Boccardo Waldyr Geraldo Boccardo (alternate spelling: Waldir) (28 January 1936 – 18 November 2018) was a Brazilian basketball player.Fernando "Brobró" Pereira de Freitas (Head Coach: Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares)

1963 FIBA World Championship The 1963 FIBA World Championship was the 4th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. The competition was hosted by Brazil. The Philippines was originally supposed to host the tournament but FIBA ...

: finished 1st among 13 teams

Bira Maciel Ubiratan "Bira" Pereira Maciel, commonly known as Bira Maciel, or simply Bira (January 18, 1944 – July 17, 2002), was a professional basketball player from Brazil. He was born in São Paulo, Brazil. At a height of 1.99 m (6' 6") tall, he played ...

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

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 The 1972 Summer Olympics (), o ...

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

, Edson Bispo dos Santos, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni,

, Jatyr Eduardo Schall, Carmo "Rosa Branca" de Souza, José Edvar Simões, Victor Mirshauswka, Sérgio "Macarrão" Toledo Machado, Friedrich "Fritz" Wilhelm Braun (Head Coach:

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)

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

: finished 3rd among 13 teams

, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni, Jatyr Eduardo Schall,

, 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,

Celso Scarpini Celso Luiz Scarpini (27 November 1944 – 23 September 2022)https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/7066 was a Brazilian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olí ...

, Hélio Rubens Garcia,

, José "Joy" Aparecido,

, José Edvar Simões, Zé Geraldo, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni (Head Coach:

)

1970 FIBA World Championship The 1970 FIBA World Championship was the 6th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Yugoslavia in Sarajevo, Split, Karlovac, Skopje and Ljubljana, from 10 to 24 May 1970. It was ...

: finished 3rd among 13 teams José "Joy" Aparecido,

, Sérgio "Macarrão" Toledo Machado, José Edvar Simões,

, Marquinhos Leite,

, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni, Zé Olaio, Pedro "Pedrinho" César Cardoso,

, Hélio Rubens Garcia (Head Coach: Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares) 1972 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 16 teams Marquinhos Leite, Adilson Nascimento, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni, Hélio Rubens Garcia, Zé Geraldo, José "Joy" Aparecido, Washington "Dodi" Joseph,

, Radvilas Gorauskas, Fransérgio García,

(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 teams. It was hosted by Puerto Rico from July 3 to 14, 1974. The tournament was won by the Soviet Union. Venues Comp ...

: finished 6th among 14 teams

, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni, Marcel de Souza, Hélio Rubens Garcia, Marquinhos Leite, 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: finished 3rd among 14 teams Oscar "Mão Santa" Schmidt,

, Marcel de Souza, Hélio Rubens Garcia, Marquinhos Leite, Adilson, Milton "Carioquinha" Setrini Júnior, Julio "Julinho" Garavello, Roberto "Robertão" José Corrêa, Gilson Trindade de Jesus,

Eduardo Agra Eduardo Nilton Agra Galvão, commonly known as Eduardo Agra (born 31 July 1956), is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. Career During his pro club career, Agra won the 1979 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, while a membe ...

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 ARY may stand for: * Abdul Razzak Yaqoob, a Pakistani expatriate businessman * Andre Romelle Young, real name of Dr. Dre * Ary and the Secret of Seasons, an action adventure video game * ARY Digital, a Pakistani television network * ARY Digital ...

) 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 1956), is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. Career During his pro club career, de Jesus won four Brazilian Champio ...

, José Carlos Saiani, Marquinhos Leite, 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 teams. The tournament was hosted by Colombia from 15 to 28 August 1982. Qualification Venues Competing nation ...

: finished 8th among 13 teams

Nilo Martins Guimarães Nilo may refer to: * Nilo (name) * Nilo, Cundinamarca, a town in Colombia See also * Nilo-Saharan languages * Nilo Rukundpur, a village in Patepur Tehsil, Vaishali, Bihar, India * Nilo Syrtis Nilo Syrtis (or Nilosyrtis) is a region just nort ...

, Ricardo "Cadum" Cardoso Guimarães, André Ernesto Stoffel, Milton "Carioquinha" Setrini, Maury de Souza (basketball), Maury de Souza, Marquinhos Leite, Julio "Julinho" Garavello,

, Marcel de Souza (basketball), Marcel, Adilson Nascimento,

, Oscar "Mão Santa" Schmidt, Israel Andrade (Head Coach: José Edvar Simões) Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams Gerson Victalino, Israel Andrade, Marcel de Souza,

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

, Marquinhos Leite, Julio "Julinho" Garavello,

, Ricardo "Cadum" Cardoso Guimarães (Head Coach:

) 1986 FIBA World Championship: finished 4th among 24 teams

, Maury de Souza (basketball), 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:

) Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 1988 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams Gerson Victalino, Israel Andrade, João "Pipoka" Vianna, Jorge "Guerrinha" Guerra, Luiz de Azevedo (basketball), Luiz Felipe, Marcel de Souza, Maury de Souza (basketball), Maury de Souza, Ricardo "Cadum" Cardoso Guimarães, Oscar "Mão Santa" Schmidt, Paulinho Villas Boas, Giant da Silva, Rolando Ferreira (Head Coach:

) 1990 FIBA World Championship: finished 5th among 16 teams Luiz de Azevedo (basketball), Luiz Felipe, Israel Andrade, Oscar "Mão Santa" Schmidt, Gerson Victalino, Fernando Minuci, Jorge "Guerrinha" Guerra, Ricardo "Cadum" Cardoso Guimarães, Aristides Josuel dos Santos, Marcel de Souza, Maury de Souza (basketball), Maury de Souza, João "Pipoka" Vianna, Rolando Ferreira (Head Coach: Hélio Rubens Garcia) Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 1992 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams Aristides Josuel dos Santos, Gerson Victalino, Israel Andrade, João "Pipoka" Vianna, Jorge "Guerrinha" Guerra, Marcel de Souza, Maury de Souza (basketball), 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: finished 11th among 16 teams Paulinho Villas Boas, João "Pipoka" Vianna, Márcio Faria de Azevedo, Maury de Souza (basketball), Maury de Souza, Aristides Josuel dos Santos, 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) Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 1996 Olympic Games: 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, Aristides Josuel dos Santos, Rogério Klafke, Oscar "Mão Santa" Schmidt, Joélcio "Janjão" Joerke (Head Coach:

) 1998 FIBA World Championship: 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 Rubens Garcia Filho, Hélio "Helinho" Rubens Garcia Filho, Marco Aurelio Pegolo dos Santos, Marco "Chuí" Aurelio Pegolo dos Santos, Aristides Josuel dos Santos, Claudio Antonio Gomes Clemente, Rogério Klafke, Joélcio "Janjão" Joerke (Head Coach: Hélio Rubens Garcia) 2002 FIBA World Championship: finished 8th among 16 teams

, Alex Garcia, Vanderlei Mazzuchini,

, Sandro França Varejão, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Hélio Rubens Garcia Filho, Hélio "Helinho" Rubens Garcia Filho,

, Leandro "Leandrinho" Barbosa, Rogério Klafke, Rafael "Bábby" Araújo (Head Coach: Hélio Rubens Garcia) 2006 FIBA World Championship: finished 19th among 24 teams

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

, Alex Garcia,

, Caio Torres, Andre Bambú,

(Head Coach: Lula Ferreira) 2007 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 4th among 10 teams

, Nezinho dos Santos, Murilo Becker,

, Alex Garcia, Valtinho da Silva, Leandro "Leandrinho" Barbosa, J. P. Batista,

(Head Coach: Lula Ferreira) 2009 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 1st among 10 teams 4 –

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

, 10 – Leandrinho Barbosa, 11 –

, 12 –

, 13 – J. P. Batista, 14 – Jonathan Tavernari, 15 –

(Head Coach: Moncho Monsalve) 2010 FIBA World Championship: finished 9th among 24 teams

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

, Leandro "Leandrinho" Barbosa,

, J. P. Batista,

(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 –

, 13 – Caio Torres, 14 –

, 15 –

(Head Coach: Rubén Magnano) Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2012 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams 4 –

, 5 – Raul "Raulzinho" Neto, 6 – Caio Torres, 7 – Larry Taylor (basketball), Larry Taylor, 8 – Alex Garcia, 9 –

, 10 – Leandro "Leandrinho" Barbosa, 11 –

, 12 –

, 13 – Nenê Hilário, Nenê, 14 –

, 15 –

(Head Coach: Rubén Magnano) 2013 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 9th among 10 teams Arthur Luiz Belchior Silva, Rafa Luz, Raul "Raulzinho" Neto, Larry Taylor (basketball), Larry Taylor, Vítor Benite,

, Alex Garcia, Rafa Hettsheimeir,

, Caio Torres,

, J. P. Batista (Head Coach: Rubén Magnano) 2014 FIBA World Cup: finished 6th among 24 teams 4 –

, 5 – Raul "Raulzinho" Neto, 6 – Rafa Hettsheimeir, 7 – Larry Taylor (basketball), Larry Taylor, 8 – Alex Garcia, 9 –

, 10 – Leandro "Leandrinho" Barbosa, 11 –

, 12 –

, 13 – Nenê Hilário, Nenê, 14 –

, 15 –

(Head Coach: Rubén Magnano) 2015 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 9th among 10 teams Ricardo Fischer, Rafa Luz, Augusto Lima, Deryk Ramos, Vítor Benite, Léonardo Meindl, Carlos Olivinha, Rafa Mineiro,

, J. P. Batista,

, Marcus Toledo (Head Coach: Rubén Magnano) Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2016 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams Raul Neto,

, Vítor Benite, Alex Garcia,

, Rafael Hettsheimeir,

, Augusto Lima, Rafa Luz (Head Coach: Rubén Magnano) 2017 FIBA AmeriCup: finished 9th among 10 teams Davi Rossetto, Bruno Caboclo, Lucas Dias (basketball), Lucas Dias, Lucas Mariano, Danilo Siqueira, Renan Lenz, Fúlvio de Assis, Rafa Mineiro, J. P. Batista, Léonardo Meindl, Jimmy de Oliveira, Georginho de Paula (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 *

: 1964–1965, 1968, 1983–84 *

: 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 * Moncho Monsalve: 2008–2010 * Paulo Teixeira Sampaio: 2008 * João Marcelo Leite: 2010 */ Rubén Magnano: 2010–2016 * Gustavo Conti: 2012, 2016 * José Neto (basketball), José Neto: 2014 * César Guidetti: 2017 * Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, born February 1959), Aleksandar Petrović: 2017–2021

Kit

Manufacturer

2015–: Nike, Inc., Nike
FIBA.basketball, 28 November 2017.

Sponsor

2015–2016: Banco Bradesco, Bradesco
2017-: Motorola
2019-: Cimed
2019-: Banco de Brasília, BRB 2020-aidas

References

External links

*
FIBA ProfileHistory of Brazilian basketball

Latinbasket – Brazil Men National TeamBrazil – Tournament Highlights – 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Youtube.com video {{DEFAULTSORT:Brazil National Basketball Team Brazil national basketball team, Men's national basketball teams 1935 establishments in Brazil Basketball teams established in 1935