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 won three gold medals at the Olympic Games, has won the World Championship three times, and the World League nine times. Brazil is the national volleyball team that has won the most titles overall, and also the team that has won most titles outside their regional competition. The team is sometimes referred to as volleyball's "Dream Team" specially in reference to its winning streak period under coach Bernardo Rezende. Currently Brazil is ranked fifth on the FIVB World Rankings.

Brazil
Nickname(s)Canarinhos
Galactic
Best of All Times
AssociationCBV
ConfederationCSV
Head coachBernardo Rezende[1]
FIVB ranking5 (as of 2 December 2023)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances14 (First in 1964)
Best result (1992, 2004, 2016)
World Championship
Appearances17 (First in 1956)
Best result (2002, 2006, 2010)
World Cup
Appearances12 (First in 1969)
Best result (2003, 2007, 2019)
www.cbv.com.br (in Portuguese)
Honours
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games330
World Championship331
World Cup303
World Grand Champions Cup520
World League974
Nations League100
Pan American Games475
Pan-American Cup320
South American Championship3310
America's Cup340
Total672913
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaTeam
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Silver medal – second place1984 Los AngelesTeam
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingTeam
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2002 Argentina
Gold medal – first place2006 Japan
Gold medal – first place2010 Italy
Silver medal – second place1982 Argentina
Silver medal – second place2014 Poland
Silver medal – second place2018 Italy/Bulgaria
Bronze medal – third place2022 Poland/Slovenia
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2003 Japan
Gold medal – first place2007 Japan
Gold medal – first place2019 Japan
Bronze medal – third place1981 Japan
Bronze medal – third place1995 Japan
Bronze medal – third place2011 Japan
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place1997 Japan
Gold medal – first place2005 Japan
Gold medal – first place2009 Japan
Gold medal – first place2013 Japan
Gold medal – first place2017 Japan
Silver medal – second place1993 Japan
Silver medal – second place2001 Japan
World League
Gold medal – first place1993 São Paulo
Gold medal – first place2001 Katowice
Gold medal – first place2003 Madrid
Gold medal – first place2004 Rome
Gold medal – first place2005 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place2006 Moscow
Gold medal – first place2007 Katowice
Gold medal – first place2009 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place2010 Córdoba
Silver medal – second place1995 Rio de Janeiro
Silver medal – second place2002 Belo Horizonte
Silver medal – second place2011 Gdansk
Silver medal – second place2013 Mar del Plata
Silver medal – second place2014 Florence
Silver medal – second place2016 Kraków
Silver medal – second place2017 Curitiba
Bronze medal – third place1990 Osaka
Bronze medal – third place1994 Milan
Bronze medal – third place1999 Mar del Plata
Bronze medal – third place2000 Rotterdam
Nations League
Gold medal – first place2021 Rimini
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1963 São PauloTeam
Gold medal – first place1983 CaracasTeam
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoTeam
Silver medal – second place1959 ChicagoTeam
Silver medal – second place1967 WinnipegTeam
Silver medal – second place1975 Mexico CityTeam
Silver medal – second place1979 San JuanTeam
Silver medal – second place1991 HavanaTeam
Silver medal – second place1999 WinnipegTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoTeam
Bronze medal – third place1955 Mexico CityTeam
Bronze medal – third place1971 CaliTeam
Bronze medal – third place1987 IndianapolisTeam
Bronze medal – third place2003 Santo DomingoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2019 LimaTeam
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place2011 Gatineau
Gold medal – first place2013 Mexico City
Gold medal – first place2015 Reno
Silver medal – second place2018 Córdoba
Silver medal – second place2023 Guadalajara
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place1951 Rio de Janeiro
Gold medal – first place1956 Montevideo
Gold medal – first place1958 Porto Alegre
Gold medal – first place1961 Lima
Gold medal – first place1962 Santiago
Gold medal – first place1967 Santos
Gold medal – first place1969 Caracas
Gold medal – first place1971 Montevideo
Gold medal – first place1973 Bucaramanga
Gold medal – first place1975 Asuncíon
Gold medal – first place1977 Lima
Gold medal – first place1979 Rosario
Gold medal – first place1981 Santiago
Gold medal – first place1983 São Paulo
Gold medal – first place1985 Caracas
Gold medal – first place1987 Montevideo
Gold medal – first place1989 Curitiba
Gold medal – first place1991 Osasco
Gold medal – first place1993 Córdoba
Gold medal – first place1995 Porto Alegre
Gold medal – first place1997 Caracas
Gold medal – first place1999 Córdoba
Gold medal – first place2001 Cali
Gold medal – first place2003 Rio de Janeiro
Gold medal – first place2005 Lages
Gold medal – first place2007 Santiago
Gold medal – first place2009 Bogotá
Gold medal – first place2011 Cuiabá
Gold medal – first place2013 Cabo Frio
Gold medal – first place2015 Maceió
Gold medal – first place2017 Santiago
Gold medal – first place2019 Santiago
Gold medal – first place2021 Brasília
Silver medal – second place2023 Recife
America's Cup
Gold medal – first place1998 Argentina
Gold medal – first place1999 United States
Gold medal – first place2001 Argentina
Silver medal – second place2000 Brazil
Silver medal – second place2005 Brazil
Silver medal – second place2007 Brazil
Silver medal – second place2008 Brazil

Performance history

2000-until now

After the sixth place in the Sydney Olympic Games, the Brazilian men’s national team underwent some important changes ahead of the 2001 season. Mr. Bernardo Rezende, 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 South American Championship) and one silver medal (World Grand Champions Cup). In 2002, Brazil finished second in the World League after losing the title at home idc in the match against Russia. But in that same season, they conquered the World Championship 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 Madrid. After that, the team was defeated by Venezuela in the semifinal of the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and ended up with the bronze in the competition. However, the Brazilian squad beat Venezuela by 3–0 in the South American Championship final only one month later. That year ended with Brazil conquering the last title it had not won yet: the World Cup, in Japan.

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 Athens in 2004 (the first one was conquered in Barcelona in 1992). In the final, Brazil beat Italy 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 United States in the final. Then in the South American Championship, 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 World Championship. This team was considered by some commentators to the best and most consistent men's volleyball team of all time.

Medals

EventGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Olympic Games3306
World Championship3317
World Cup3036
World Grand Champions Cup5207
World League97420
Nations League1001
Pan American Games47516
Pan-American Cup3205
South American Championship331034
America's Cup3407
Total672913109

Tournament record

Olympic Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place  Fourth place  

Olympic Games record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
1964Round Robin79361323Squad
1968Round Robin9918825Squad
1972Preliminary Round8725919Squad
1976Preliminary Round7514514Squad
1980Preliminary Round56421510Squad
1984Final26421510Squad
1988Semifinals47431613Squad
1992Final1 880243Squad
1996Quarterfinals58531810Squad
2000Quarterfinals6862199Squad
2004Final1 871228Squad
2008Final2862208Squad
2012Final2862218Squad
2016Final18622010Squad
2020Semifinals48531812Squad
2024qualified
2028Future event
2032
Total3 Titles15/151136845243182

World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place  Fourth place  

World Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
1949Did not compete
1952
1956Group Round1111101316Squad
1960Final Group510551517Squad
1962Final Group1011291427Squad
1966Group Round1310461718Squad
1970Group Round1211652320Squad
19747th–12th places911561818Squad
19785th–8th places69542115Squad
1982Final29631910Squad
1986Semifinals4862189Squad
1990Semifinals47431611Squad
1994Quarterfinals5752198Squad
1998Semifinals41192309Squad
2002Final1981268Squad
2006Final111101316Squad
2010Final19722310Squad
2014Final2131123612Squad
2018Final2121023113Squad
2022Semifinals3761207Squad
2025Qualified
2027Future event
Total3 Titles19/2117611957408224

World Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
19775th–8th semifinals88351317Squad
1981Round Robin37521611Squad
1985Round Robin47431622Squad
1989Round Robin57341314Squad
1991Round Robin68441615Squad
1995Round Robin31192297Squad
1999Round Robin511742715Squad
2003Round Robin111110334Squad
2007Round Robin111101304Squad
2011Round Robin311832914Squad
2019Round Robin111110335Squad
2023Did not qualified
Total3 Titles12/141107832265144

World Grand Champions Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Champions record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
1993Round RobinRunners up541146Squad
1997Round RobinChampions550153Squad
2001Round RobinRunners up541144Squad
2005Round RobinChampions550156Squad
2009Round RobinChampions550153Squad
2013Round RobinChampions541146Squad
2017Round RobinChampions541145Squad
2021Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2025Future event
Total5 Titles7/73531410133

World League

  1st    2nd    3rd

World League record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
1990Semifinals3rd141043224Squad
1991Intercontinental Round5th16883232Squad
1992Final Round5th161063526Squad
1993Final1st221755818Squad
1994Semifinals3rd16151478Squad
1995Final2nd171073828Squad
1996Final Round5th161153922Squad
1997Final Round5th161243718Squad
1998Playoff Round5th151053417Squad
1999Semifinals3rd161334320Squad
2000Semifinals3rd181173927Squad
2001Final1st171615016Squad
2002Final2nd171344420Squad
2003Final1st171524718Squad
2004Final1st15150458Squad
2005Final1st151414212Squad
2006Final1st171614815Squad
2007Final1st161514711Squad
2008Semifinals4th161244120Squad
2009Final1st16151479Squad
2010Final1st161514522Squad
2011Final2nd171344319Squad
2012Final Round6th14863323Squad
2013Final2nd141133618Squad
2014Final2nd16883131Squad
2015Final Round5th141043720Squad
2016Final2nd131123414Squad
2017Final2nd13943321Squad
Total9 Titles28/284443411031,133532

Nations League

  1st    2nd    3rd

Nations League record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
2018Semifinals4th191183930Squad
2019Semifinals4th191545126Squad
2021Final1st171524513Squad
2022Quarterfinals6th13852717Squad
2023Quarterfinals6th13853021Squad
Total1 Title5/5815724192107

Pan American Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Pan American Games record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
1955Round RobinBronze53294
1959Final RoundSilver642159
1963Final RoundGold 880241
1967Final RoundSilver981265
1971Final RoundBronze871213
1975Round RobinSilver761189
1979Round RobinSilver752168
1983FinalGold 761205
1987SemifinalsBronze7431612
1991FinalSilver752167
1995Group Round7th Place31236
1999FinalSilver541146
2003SemifinalsBronze541143
2007FinalGold 550150Squad
2011FinalGold 550153Squad
2015FinalSilver532136Squad
2019SemifinalsBronze541127Squad
2023Future event
Total4 Titles16/1699782126587

Pan-American Cup

  Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

Pan-American Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
2010Semifinals4th Place42279Squad
2011FinalChampions440141Squad
2012Semifinals4th Place6331410Squad
2013FinalChampions440120Squad
2015FinalChampions550151Squad
2017Did not compete
2018FinalRunners-Up541144Squad
20227th place match8th505615Squad
2023FinalRunners-Up431103Squad
Total3 Titles8/173725129243

South American Championship record

  1st   2nd   3rd

South American Championship record
YearsRoundsPositionsGPMWMLSWSLSquad
1951Round Robin1st33090
1956Round Robin1st440122
1958Round Robin1st440120
1961Round Robin1st440121
1962Round Robin1st660180
1964Did not compete
1967Round Robin1st440120
1969Round Robin1st770211
1971Round Robin1st770210
1973Round Robin1st440120
1975Round Robin1st770210
1977Round Robin1st660180
1979Final Round1st440120
1981Round Robin1st550152
1983Final Round1st550150
1985Round Robin1st550150
1987Round Robin1st660180
1989Round Robin1st660182
1991Final1st440121
1993Final1st660182
1995Final1st440122
1997Final1st440120
1999Final1st440122
2001Final Round1st33090
2003Round Robin1st440120
2005Round Robin1st550151
2007Final1st550150
2009Round Robin1st660182
2011Round Robin1st660181
2013Round Robin1st440122
2015Final1st550151
2017Final1st550150
2019Final1st550153
2021Round Robin1st440121
2023Round Robin2nd43193
Total33 Titles34/35165164149229

America's Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

America's Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
1998FinalChampions770218Squad
1999FinalChampions770211Squad
2000FinalRunners-Up761195Squad
2001FinalChampions761204Squad
2005FinalRunners-Up431114Squad
2007FinalRunners-Up431113Squad
2008FinalRunners-Up431113Squad
Total3 Titles7/74035511428

FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournament

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

YearResultPldWLSWSLPWPL
2019Group A Champion33092264213
2023Runner-up7611910672616
Total2 Title10912812936829

U23 team

World Championship

U21 team

World Championship

  • Gold: 4 times: 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009
  • Silver: 7 times: 1981, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2013 ,2019
  • Bronze: 3 times: 1977, 1989, 1999

South American Championship

  • Gold: 18 times: 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014
  • Silver: 4 times: 1980, 1982, 2000, 2008

U19 team

World Championship

  • Gold: 6 times: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2003
  • Silver: 1 time: 2005

South American Championship

  • Gold: 16 times: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2012
  • Silver: 3 times: 2008, 2010, 2014

U17 team

South American Championship

  • Gold: 1 time: 2011
  • Silver: 1 time: 2013

Team

Current squad

The following is the Brazilian roster in the 2023 FIVB Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments.[2]

Head coach: Renan Dal Zotto

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2023–24 club
1Bruno Rezende (c)2 July 19861.90 m (6 ft 3 in)76 kg (168 lb)323 cm (127 in)302 cm (119 in) Modena Volley
2Lukas Bergmann25 March 20042.04 m (6 ft 8 in)89 kg (196 lb)344 cm (135 in)316 cm (124 in) Sesi-Bauru
4Otávio Pinto27 February 19912.00 m (6 ft 7 in)85 kg (187 lb)350 cm (140 in)327 cm (129 in) Sada Cruzeiro
6Adriano Cavalcante6 February 20022.01 m (6 ft 7 in)84 kg (185 lb)340 cm (130 in)325 cm (128 in) Vôlei Renata
8Henrique Honorato18 March 19971.90 m (6 ft 3 in)85 kg (187 lb)335 cm (132 in)310 cm (120 in) Joinville Vôlei
14Fernando Kreling13 January 19961.85 m (6 ft 1 in)85 kg (187 lb)319 cm (126 in)301 cm (119 in) Vero Volley Milano
15Maique Nascimento16 July 19971.87 m (6 ft 2 in)78 kg (172 lb)310 cm (120 in)255 cm (100 in) Minas T.C.
16Lucas Saatkamp6 March 19862.09 m (6 ft 10 in)101 kg (223 lb)340 cm (130 in)321 cm (126 in) Sada Cruzeiro
17Thales Hoss26 April 19891.90 m (6 ft 3 in)74 kg (163 lb)320 cm (130 in)303 cm (119 in) LKPS Lublin
18Ricardo Lucarelli Souza14 February 19921.96 m (6 ft 5 in)87 kg (192 lb)355 cm (140 in)340 cm (130 in) Volley Piacenza
21Alan Souza21 March 19942.02 m (6 ft 8 in)98 kg (216 lb)367 cm (144 in)343 cm (135 in) AZS Olsztyn
23Flávio Gualberto22 April 19931.99 m (6 ft 6 in)84 kg (185 lb)356 cm (140 in)329 cm (130 in) Sir Safety Conad Perugia
28Darlan Souza24 June 20021.92 m (6 ft 4 in)103 kg (227 lb)363 cm (143 in)333 cm (131 in) Sesi-Bauru
30Judson Amabel5 December 19982.04 m (6 ft 8 in)103 kg (227 lb)340 cm (130 in)328 cm (129 in) Suzano Vôlei

Coaches history

Gallery

Fans

Records

Incidentally, the Maracana Stadium holds the all-time volleyball attendance record when 95,000 turned out to watch Brazil beat the USSR in an open-air friendly game in 1983.[3]

Giba Player 1995–2012

Stadium

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho and Ginásio Municipal Tancredo Neves are Brazil's national team training and hosting venues.

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Brazil national volleyball team.

PeriodKit provider
2000–2016Olympikus
Nike
2017–Asics

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Banco do Brasil, Nivea, other sponsors: Globoesporte, Gatorade, Gol Transportes Aereos, Delta Air Lines, Mikasa, Ernst & Young and Asics.

Media

Brazil's matches and friendlies are currently televised by SporTV and Globo.

See also

References

External links