Fernando Silva in an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. He swam for Brazil at the 2008 Olympics

Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Brazil sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China in August 2008. Brazilian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1920, except the 1928 Summer Olympics. The country is represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee...

, as a member of the men's 4x100m free relay.

He will swim for Brazil at the 2009 World Championships

Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships

The swimming competition of the 2009 World Aquatics Championships was held at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome, Italy, from Sunday 26 July – Sunday 2 August 2009.-Events:...

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He has also swum for Brazil at:

• South American Swimming Championships 2008
  South American Swimming Championships 2008
  The 2008 South American Aquatics Championships, or Campeonato Sudamericano de Primera Fuerza de Deportes Acuáticos , were held March 12–16, 2008, in São Paulo, Brazil...
  
  
• 2007 Pan American Games
  Brazil at the 2007 Pan American Games
  The 15th Pan-American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 13 July 2007 and 29 July 2007. The Brazilian delegation consisted of 659 athletes and 267 directors, making a total of 926 people in 41 sports...
  
  
• 2007 Summer Universiade
  Swimming at the 2007 Summer Universiade
  The Swimming competition of the 24th Summer Universiade was August 9-14, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand. It consisted of 40 long course events .-Participating nations:...
  
  
• 2007 World Championships
  Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships
  The swimming competition at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships was held in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 March to 1 April.Morning/heats sessions began at 10:00 a.m., with the evening sessions beginning at 7:00 p.m. All events were contested in a long-course pool...
  
  

At the 2007 Pan Americans, he was part of Brazil's gold-medal winning relay that swam to a new South American, Brazilian and Games record in the 4x100 Free Relay.

Results