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The Brazil women's national handball team is the national team of
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. It is governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Handebol and takes part in international handball competitions.


History

In December 2013, the team won the
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for the first time in history after defeating
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22–20 in the final. The Brazilian team won all nine games played in the tournament and became the first nation from
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, Southern Hemisphere and only the second non-European country (after
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) to win the title.


Results


Olympic Games


World Championships


Pan American Games


Pan American Championship


South and Central American Championship


South American Games


Other tournaments

* GF World Cup 2006 – Seventh place * 2014 International Tournament of Spain – *2015 Angola 40 Years Tournament – Third place * 2015 Carpathian Trophy – Fourth place * 2016 Firenasjonersturneringer – Fourth place *
2016 Women's Four Nations Tournament The 2016 Women's Four Nations Tournament (Torneio Quatro Nações) in Portuguese, was the 1st edition of the Women's Four Nations Tournament held in Belém, Brazil between 1–3 December as a Women's friendly handball tournament organised by the ...
– * 2017 Women's Four Nations Tournament – * 2017 Carpathian Trophy – Third place *
2018 World University Handball Championship The 2018 World University Handball Championship was the 24th edition of this Team Handball, Handball event organized by the International University Sports Federation, FISU. It was held in Rijeka, Croatia at the Centar Zamet, Zamet Hall, from 30 Ju ...
– * 2018 Women's International Tournament of Spain – Second place *
2019 Women's International Tournament of Spain The 2019 Women's International Tournament of Spain was the 23nd edition of the Women's International Tournament Of Spain, held in Palencia, Spain between 21–23 March as a friendly team handball, handball tournament organised by the Royal Spanish ...
– Third place * 2019 Intersport Cup – Third place * 2019 Japan Cup – Third place *2021 HEP Croatia Cup - Second place * 2022 Intersport Cup – Fourth place


Current squad

Squad for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship. Head coach: Cristiano Silva


Head coach history


References


External links

*
IHF profile
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