The Brazilian Volleyball Confederation ( pt, Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol, CBV) is the governing body of

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. Formed in 1954, its headquarters are in

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. The CBV is a member of the

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(FIVB) and the South American Volleyball Confederation (CSV) and it is affiliated to the

Brazilian Olympic Committee The Brazilian Olympic Committee or BOC ( pt, Comitê Olímpico do Brasil – COB) is the highest authority in Brazilian sport and the governing body of Brazilian Olympic sport. It was officially founded on June 8, 1914, but World War I cause ...

. It organizes both the men's and women's Brazilian Volleyball Superleague, which are the top level's volleyball competition in Brazil, and also organizes the

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, which is an international women's club cup competition played annually in Brazil. The organization also administrates the

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 Game ...

and the

Brazil women's national volleyball team The Brazil women's national volleyball team is administrated by the ''Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol'' (CBV) and takes part in international volleyball competitions. It is ranked second in the FIVB World Rankings as of August 2021. They are ...

Tournaments

* Brazilian Volleyball Superleague * Brazilian Volleyball Cup * Brazilian Volleyball Supercopa

Presidents

Below is a list of all CBV presidents:

Affiliated state federations

All the Brazilian

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federations are affiliated to the CBV:

References

Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol official website

External links

Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Confederacao Brasileira de Voleibol Volleyball in Brazil

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...