The Brazil men's national volleyball team is governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol ''( Brazilian Volleyball Confederation)'' and takes part in international

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competitions. Brazil has three gold medals at the

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, won three times the

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and nine times the World League. Brazil is the #2 team on the

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. The team is often referred to as volleyball's "Dream Team" due to its success under coach

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Performance history

2000-until now

After the sixth place in the

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, the Brazilian men’s national team underwent some important changes ahead of the 2001 season. Mr.

, 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

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) and one silver medal ( World Grand Champions Cup). In 2002, Brazil finished second in the World League after losing the title at home in the match against

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. But in that same season, they conquered the

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

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. After that, the team was defeated by

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in the semifinal of the

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) and ended up with the bronze in the competition. However, the Brazilian squad beat Venezuela by 3–0 in the

final only one month later. That year ended with Brazil conquering the last title it had not won yet: the

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, in

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. 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

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in 2004 (the first one was conquered in

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in 1992). In the final, Brazil beat

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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

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in the final. Then in the

, 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

. This team was considered by many the best and most consistent men's volleyball team of all time.

Medals

Tournament record