Sport in Brazil
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Sports in Brazil
are those that are widely practiced and popular in the country, as well as others which originated there or have some cultural significance. The Brazilian people are very involved in sports. Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. One of the most influential Brazilian football players is Pelé
, widely considered as the best football player of all time.
has won the FIFA World Cup
tournament a record 5 times, in 1958
, 1962
, 1970
, 1994
and 2002
, and is the only team to succeed in qualifying for every World Cup competition ever held. It is among the favourites to win the trophy every time the competition is scheduled. After Brazil won its 3rd World Cup in 1970, they were awarded the Jules Rimet Trophy permanently.
, it has not traditionally competed in the Winter Olympics, although it made its first appearance in the 1992 Winter Olympics
, and most recently participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics
. However, Brazil has been competing in the Summer Olympics since 1920
. Brazil is currently ranked 33rd in the overall ranking of medals in the Summer Olympics. Here is the record of Brazilian medals in the games so far:
is an Afro-Brazilian martial art marked by deft, tricky movements often played on the ground or completely inverted. It also has a strong acrobatic component in some versions and is always played with music. It is a culturally significant sport, developed in colonial times by slaves. Nowadays Capoeira is practiced internationally and found its way into popular culture through many computer games
and movies.
, Royce Gracie
and Rickson Gracie
, which are also responsible for spreading the practice of Vale tudo
, meaning "anything goes", seen today in mixed martial arts
tournaments such as PRIDE, DREAM
and the Ultimate Fighting Championship
. Many Brazilian fighters have became significant figures in various mixed martial art tournaments abroad, including these three, and caused "Wimbledon effects
" with their domination. Some notable Brazilian fighters in these tournaments include Anderson Silva
, Wanderlei Silva
, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
, Vitor Belfort
, Mauricio Rua
, Ricardo Arona
, and Lyoto Machida
. Helio Gracie had a rather small build and changed Jiu-Jitsu (that came from Japan) to be used by anyone in a real fight situation. The belt progression goes in the following order: White, Blue, Purple, Brown, Black, Red-black, Red.
was created by Jordan Tavener in the 1960s. It is a mix of Football and Volleyball
, where the players must use their feet and head to get the Ball over the net and into the opponent's court, and, is also played on the beaches. It is one of the most popular Beach Sports in Brazil.
tournaments. She has seven single titles (four wins at the US Open and three at Wimbledon
) and twelve doubles titles (five at Wimbledon, four at the US Open, two in the Roland Garros, including a mixed doubles, and once at the Australian Open
). In the men's side, Gustavo Kuerten
, or Guga, is the most successful Brazilian player, with three wins at Roland Garros (1997, 2000, 2001) and the being ranked number one in the world for almost a full year. However, bad administrations, lack of money and serious support, and the elitization of this sport resulted in an uncompetitive Brazilian tennis, fragile and with a doubtful future. Today, Thomaz Bellucci
is the Brazil's top player, one of the 30 best in the world.
is the third most popular sport in Brazil. The men's Brazilian national team
has won the Basketball World Championship twice, in 1959
and 1963
. They have also been runners up on two occasions in 1954 and 1970, as well as coming third on two occasions in 1967 and 1978, meaning that the Brazilian national team
has won in total six medals at the Basketball World Championship. The Brazilian national team
has also won three Olympic bronze medals (1948, 1960, 1964)and total of nine medals at the FIBA Americas Championship
three gold (1984, 2005, 2009) two silver (1988, 2001) and four bronze (1989, 1992, 1995, 1997). Oscar Schmidt
is the most renowned male Brazilian player, and Hortência Marcari
the most renowned female. There are many good Brazilian Basketball players that play in the Brazilian domestic league the Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete
and for big clubs across the world. There are four notable Brazilian players that play in the NBA: they are the Toronto Raptors
' Leandro Barbosa
, the Denver Nuggets
' Nenê
, the Cleveland Cavaliers
' Anderson Varejão
, and the San Antonio Spurs
' Tiago Splitter
.
world champions: Emerson Fittipaldi
( and ), Nelson Piquet
and Ayrton Senna
. In total, Brazil has 101 Formula One race wins (as of the 2009 Italian Grand Prix
), distributed between Senna (41), Piquet (23), Fittipaldi (14), Massa (11), Barrichello (11) and José Carlos Pace
(1).
There are four Brazilian drivers in the lineup, Rubens Barrichello
of Wiliams, Felipe Massa
of Ferrari
, Bruno Senna
of Hispania and Lucas Di Grassi
of Virgin
.
The Brazilian Grand Prix
has been in the Formula One calendar since , currently held in October or November. There are two circuits have been host to the race: Jacarepagua
and Interlagos
. The first one, located in Rio de Janeiro
, hosted the 1978 race
and then between 1981
and 1989
. From 1972
to 1977
, in 1979
and 1980
, and since 1990
the Brazilian Grand Prix
takes place at the Interlagos circuit, in São Paulo
.
The only Formula One
constructor to ever be based in Brazil is Fittipaldi Automotive
.
Brazil is also home to notable drivers in American Championship Car Racing
. Cristiano da Matta
was 2001 CART champion and Tony Kanaan
was 2004 IndyCar champion, whereas Brazilians have won the Indianapolis 500
race 6 times: Emerson Fittipaldi (1989
and 1993
), Hélio Castroneves
(2001
, 2002
and 2009
) and Gil de Ferran
(2003
). The CART
race the Rio 400 at Jacarepagua in the late 1990s, whereas the IndyCar Series
currently hosts São Paulo Indy 300
street race since 2010.
In the sports car racing scene, Raul Boesel
won the 1987
World Sportscar Championship
and got close to winning the 1991
Le Mans 24 Hours
, when he was second, and Ricardo Zonta
won the 1998 FIA GT Championship
. Also the Mil Milhas Brasil
, an endurance race, has the longest history in the Brazilian racing events.
Auto racing popularity is rising, with the Stock Car Brasil
and Fórmula Truck
being broadcasted nationally. The South American Formula Three is mostly held in Brazil and has developed several South American circuit drivers.
On motorcycle racing, the most prominent Brazilian racer on MotoGP
as of now is Alex Barros
, who is the most experienced racer of all time in the category with 276 race starts and seven wins. The Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix
is a former Grand Prix race.
is the second most popular Sport in Brazil. Brazil is also the most successful country in Volleyball.
The Brazil men's national volleyball team
is currently the champion in the 2 major competitions (Volleyball World Cup
and Volleyball World Championship
), and, ranks number 1 in the FIVB World Rankings
.
Here is a record for achievements of the Brazilian men's Volleyball team:
The Brazil women's national volleyball team
is also ranked number 1 in the FIVB World Rankings
, and, is the current Olympic champion in Volleyball.
Here is a record for achievements of the Brazilian women's Volleyball team:
Brazilian younger teams maintain the same success rate as the senior squads. As of March 25, 2007, in the FIVB men ranking for junior and youth, Brazil is placed first for women while the men are placed second.
Beach Volleyball
has also given Brazilian athletes much success worldwide, today Brazil is the ruling country in Volleyball
, and, is Brazil's second most popular Sport. The FIB 2006 World Tour has finished with Brazilians on the top in both men and women rankings. Both, men and women, have won Olympic Games medals. Men have won golden in 2004 and silver 2000 and 2008; and women have won golden in 1996, silver in 1996, 2000 and 2004, and bronze in 1996 and 2000. Brazilian athletes have also collected many medals in the World Tour.
Brazil has professional Volleyball team competitions: the Superliga Masculina de Vôlei and its female counterpart, Superliga Feminina de Vôlei. Among the most successful teams are: Minas Tenis
, Banespa and Santo André for the male league and Rexona, Osasco and Clube de Regatas Flamengo for the female league.
has been played in Brazil since at least 1888.
Rugby union
is the most popular Sport in Brazil and it is played in all 26 states of Brazil. The Brazil national rugby union team
has so far never qualified for a Rugby World Cup
. A domestic club competition, the Campeonato Brasileiro de Rugby
, has been contested annually since 1964.
is one of the most popular sports in Brazil. According to a study conducted by Datafolha, the estimated number of skateboarders in Brazil for 2003 is close to 3,000,000, the majority of whom are in the state of São Paulo
. Also, an estimated 90-percent male and 10-percent female ratio includes mainly individuals between 14 and 24 years of age. However, these numbers may rise as the industrial economy strives for improvement. Many of the world's top Skateboarders are Brazilian, such as Sandro Dias
, Rodrigo Menezes, Felipe Gustavo, Rodil Ferrugem, Nilton Neves, Fabrizio "Breeze" Santos, Lincoln Ueda, Alex Carolino, Christiano Mateus, Karen Jones, Ricardo Porva, Daniel Vieira, Bob Burnquist and Og de Souza
. Fabiola da Silva
are as equally famous in the world of aggressive inline skating.
Athletics, swimming
, judo
and sailing
are traditional sports in Brazil, which have earned Olympic medals for the country. In athletics, some highlights are Adhemar da Silva
, João Carlos de Oliveira
, Joaquim Cruz
and Maurren Maggi
.
In swimming, Brazil has been progressing gradually. First, produced some Olympic medalists, like Ricardo Prado
, Gustavo Borges
and Fernando Scherer
. Today, Brazil is a powerhouse in the Sport, having as the highest representative César Cielo
, Olympic champion, world champion and world record holder.
Sailing
and Equestrians are considered growing sports, not accessible for the general population. Some great athletes were produced, however, such as the rider Rodrigo Pessoa
and Sailors Robert Scheidt
, Marcelo Ferreira
and the brothers Lars
and Torben Grael
.
Judo
was brought and developed by the large Japanese community. Some Brazilian Olympic medalists for the Sport are Rogério Sampaio
and Aurélio Miguel
. Today, Brazil is one of the strongest countries in the Sport. Some actual strong Brazilians in Sport are João Derly
and Tiago Camilo
, world champions.
Boxing
is a popular sport, especially in the northeast region. It is considered a poor people's sport. Some famous fighters are Eder Jofre
and Acelino "Popó" Freitas
, former World Champions.
Curling
is a growing sport in Brazil, with the creation of a national team, being a phenomenon of audience in the Olympic Games in Vancouver
, a temporary rink in the Eldorado Shopping Center in São Paulo with the presence of Norwegian Star, Linn Githmark
, and is already being planned to build a Winter Sports Complex, probably in the city of Campos do Jordão
Team Handball
has been a popular sport, being practised specially in private schools, although it's also beginning to be practiced in public schools due being easy and cheap to use Futsal
grounds, increasing the Sports variety in Physical Education
programs. The Brazil national handball team
is regarded as the best in the Americas. Handball
is increasing in popularity and media cover. The national league is broadcast on cable TV, and is sponsored by Petrobras
.
Other team Sports struggle for attention. Water Polo
and Roller Hockey
national teams had international appearances, despite being minor Sports in Brazil. Baseball
is mostly played by the Japanese, Korean, and Spanish communities.
Cricket
is a growing Sport in Brazil. However, there have been domestic Cricket tournaments contested since the 1800s. There is also a kid's game called "Taco" or "Bets". While it is not a proper Sport, it is a simplified form of Cricket played in schools. Actually, Brazil NT plays at ICC Americas Division 2.
Golf
is quickly becoming more practised in Brazil, but is still a growing Sport.
Frescobol is a Brazilian-born sport, that is similar to tennis
and cricket
, but is played with a wooden racket and a soft rubber ball on the beach, and, it also does not have a score system. It was introduced in the 1960s, in Ipanema Beach, and, it is still very popular sport to this day.
Surfing
is one of the most popular water sport in Brazil. Several professional Brazilian surfers compete in the men's and women's ASP World Championship Tour. Brazil is also famous for having produced many talented Longboard surfers (such as the former world champion Phil Razjman), and, many well-known big rider surfers (like Carlos Burle and 2-time XXL award winner Maya Gabeira
), and various prominent bodyboarders
.
Biribol
is a Brazilian-born sport, created in the city of Birigüi
, in São Paulo state. It is a kind of volleyball
played in a swimming pool. Peteca
(shuttlecock) is native sport, that is originated from indigenous games.
American Football
is a growing sport in Brazil, and, is played by young people in some states. The most popular modality played there are Flag Football
(which is stronger in São Paulo
), and Beach American Football (played in coastal cities, such as Rio de Janeiro
, Recife
and João Pessoa
).
) guarantee good audience. Games of volleyball
have good audience, both genres are shown, men and women, most of Brazilian national volleyball team, Superliga
and beach volleyball
. Basketball
is also shown, specially the national league (NBB
) and NBA. In motosport the main national competitions are show the Stock Car Brasil
and Fórmula Truck
. Formula 1 is considered the 2nd sport event in audience (behind the football). IndyCar Series also have a base of fans in Brazil. Curling was the latest sporting phenomenon in Brazil in terms of audience. The Women's Curling World Championship, held in late March in Canada, had an impact on the audience of more than 1.1 million people in the three days aired on Sportv.
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...
are those that are widely practiced and popular in the country, as well as others which originated there or have some cultural significance. The Brazilian people are very involved in sports. Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. One of the most influential Brazilian football players is Pelé
Pelé
However, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...
, widely considered as the best football player of all time.
Football
Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. The Brazilian national football teamBrazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
has won the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
tournament a record 5 times, in 1958
1958 FIFA World Cup
The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European...
, 1962
1962 FIFA World Cup
The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. It was won by Brazil, who retained the championship by beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final...
, 1970
1970 FIFA World Cup
The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...
, 1994
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
and 2002
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
, and is the only team to succeed in qualifying for every World Cup competition ever held. It is among the favourites to win the trophy every time the competition is scheduled. After Brazil won its 3rd World Cup in 1970, they were awarded the Jules Rimet Trophy permanently.
Brazil in the Olympics
Due to the Tropical and Subtropical nature of the Climate of BrazilClimate of Brazil
The climate of Brazil varies considerably mostly from tropical North to temperate zones below the Tropic of Capricorn , which crosses the country at the latitude of the city of São Paulo...
, it has not traditionally competed in the Winter Olympics, although it made its first appearance in the 1992 Winter Olympics
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
, and most recently participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
. However, Brazil has been competing in the Summer Olympics since 1920
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
. Brazil is currently ranked 33rd in the overall ranking of medals in the Summer Olympics. Here is the record of Brazilian medals in the games so far:
| Year |  |  | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1952 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1960 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1964 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1972 Brazil at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Bronze:* Nelson Prudêncio — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump* Chiaki Ishii — Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight -Athletics:Men's 100 metres*Luiz Gonzaga da Silva* First Heat — 10.63s -Cycling:... |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1976 Brazil at the 1980 Summer Olympics Brazil competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.- Gold:*Lars Sigurd Bjorkström and Alexandre Welter — Sailing, Men's Tornado Team Competition*Marcos Soares and Eduardo Penido — Sailing, Men's 470 Team Competition- Bronze:... |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1980 Brazil at the 1980 Summer Olympics Brazil competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.- Gold:*Lars Sigurd Bjorkström and Alexandre Welter — Sailing, Men's Tornado Team Competition*Marcos Soares and Eduardo Penido — Sailing, Men's 470 Team Competition- Bronze:... |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1984 Brazil at the 1984 Summer Olympics Brazil competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.- Silver:* Douglas Vieira — Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight * Ricardo Prado — Swimming, Men's 400m Individual Medley... |
1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 1988 Brazil at the 1988 Summer Olympics Brazil competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 160 competitors, 127 men and 33 women, took part in 106 events in 21 sports.- Gold:* Aurelio Miguel Fernandez — Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight - Silver:... |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1992 Brazil at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Gold:* Marcelo Negrão, Jorge Edson Brito, Giovane Gávio, Paulo Andre Silva, Mauricio Lima, Janelson Carvalho, Douglas Chiarotti, Antonio Carlos Gouveia, Talmo Oliveira, Andre Felipe Ferreira, Alexandre Samuel and Amauri Ribeiro — Volleyball, Men's Team Competition* Rogério Sampaio —... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics Brazil competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.- Gold:* Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva — Volleyball, Women's Beach Volleyball* Marcelo Ferreira and Torben Grael — Sailing, Men's Star class... |
3 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 2000 Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics Brazil competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.After getting the best results ever in 1996, with fifteen medals, including three golds, the Brazilian athletes were disappointing in Australia, winning twelve medals, but no golds.... |
0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2004 Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics Brazil competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Brazilian athletes were represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee . The largest Brazilian delegation ever consisted of 247 athletes , which represented 42 more athletes than in Sydney 2000 and 22 more than in Atlanta 1996 —... |
5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2008 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... |
3 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| TOTAL | 20 | 25 | 45 | 90 |
Capoeira
CapoeiraCapoeira
Capoeira is a Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, sports, and music. It was created in Brazil mainly by descendants of African slaves with Brazilian native influences, probably beginning in the 16th century...
is an Afro-Brazilian martial art marked by deft, tricky movements often played on the ground or completely inverted. It also has a strong acrobatic component in some versions and is always played with music. It is a culturally significant sport, developed in colonial times by slaves. Nowadays Capoeira is practiced internationally and found its way into popular culture through many computer games
Computer Games
"Computer Games" is a single by New Zealand group, Mi-Sex released in 1979 in Australia and New Zealand and in 1981 throughout Europe. It was the single that launched the band, and was hugely popular, particularly in Australia and New Zealand...
and movies.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, luta livre and Vale Tudo
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu originated in Brazil in the 1910s, and emphasizes ground fighting techniques and submission holds involving joint-locks and chokeholds. Gracie Jiu Jitsu became known internationally in the 1990s, due to the very skilled fighters in the Gracie family, namely Hélio GracieHélio Gracie
Hélio Gracie was a Brazilian martial artist who, together with his brother Carlos Gracie, founded the martial art of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, known internationally as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...
, Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, a UFC Hall of Famer and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. A legend and pioneer in the sport of mixed martial arts, he is widely considered to be the most influential figure in the history of modern MMA.Gracie gained fame for his...
and Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie is a Brazilian 8th degree black and red belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a retired mixed martial artist. He is a member of the Gracie family: the son of Hélio Gracie, brother to Rorion and Relson Gracie, and half-brother to Rolker, Royce, Robin and Royler Gracie.-Biography:Rickson...
, which are also responsible for spreading the practice of Vale tudo
Vale tudo
Vale tudo are full-contact unarmed combat events, with a limited number of rules, that became popular in Brazil during the 20th century. Vale tudo has been considered a combat sport by some observers...
, meaning "anything goes", seen today in mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
tournaments such as PRIDE, DREAM
DREAM (mixed martial arts)
Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...
and the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
. Many Brazilian fighters have became significant figures in various mixed martial art tournaments abroad, including these three, and caused "Wimbledon effects
Wimbledon Effect
The Wimbledon Effect is a chiefly British and Japanese analogy which compares the tennis fame of the Wimbledon Championships, held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, with the economic success of the United Kingdom's financial services industries — especially...
" with their domination. Some notable Brazilian fighters in these tournaments include Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva
Anderson da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion and the promotion's longest reigning champion. With 14 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest winning streak and title defense streak in UFC history...
, Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei César da Silva , nicknamed "The Axe Murderer", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship . Silva is known for his aggressive fighting style with the majority of his fights ending in...
, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira is a Brazilian mixed martial artist known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a former UFCInterim Heavyweight Champion...
, Vitor Belfort
Vitor Belfort
Vítor Vieira Belfort is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied jiu-jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black belt under Carlson and currently trains with Xtreme Couture, fighting in...
, Mauricio Rua
Mauricio Rua
Maurício Milani Rua is a Brazilian mixed martial artist fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion...
, Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and PRIDE FC Middleweight Grand Prix finalist. He has competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships and RINGS in his mixed martial arts career, and is a member of Brazilian Top Team.-Abu Dhabi and RINGS:...
, and Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Carvalho Machida is a Japanese-Brazilian mixed martial artist from Belém, Brazil who fights as a light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
. Helio Gracie had a rather small build and changed Jiu-Jitsu (that came from Japan) to be used by anyone in a real fight situation. The belt progression goes in the following order: White, Blue, Purple, Brown, Black, Red-black, Red.
Footvolley
FootvolleyFootvolley
Footvolley is a sport which combines aspects of beach volleyball and football .-History:Footvolley was created in Brazil, by Octavio de Moraes, in 1965 in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach as a means for football players to be able to touch the ball without violating the formal football ban at the...
was created by Jordan Tavener in the 1960s. It is a mix of Football and Volleyball
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.The complete rules are extensive...
, where the players must use their feet and head to get the Ball over the net and into the opponent's court, and, is also played on the beaches. It is one of the most popular Beach Sports in Brazil.
Tennis
Maria Esther Bueno is the most successful Brazilian tennis player in Grand SlamGrand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
tournaments. She has seven single titles (four wins at the US Open and three at Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
) and twelve doubles titles (five at Wimbledon, four at the US Open, two in the Roland Garros, including a mixed doubles, and once at the Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
). In the men's side, Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000...
, or Guga, is the most successful Brazilian player, with three wins at Roland Garros (1997, 2000, 2001) and the being ranked number one in the world for almost a full year. However, bad administrations, lack of money and serious support, and the elitization of this sport resulted in an uncompetitive Brazilian tennis, fragile and with a doubtful future. Today, Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010....
is the Brazil's top player, one of the 30 best in the world.
Basketball
BasketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
is the third most popular sport in Brazil. The men's Brazilian national team
Brazil national basketball team
The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA...
has won the Basketball World Championship twice, in 1959
1959 FIBA World Championship
The 1959 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Chile from January 16 to 31 , 1959. Amaury Antônio Pasos was named the MVP....
and 1963
1963 FIBA World Championship
The 1963 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from May 11 to 23 , 1963.- Competing nations :- Preliminary round :-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Classification round:...
. They have also been runners up on two occasions in 1954 and 1970, as well as coming third on two occasions in 1967 and 1978, meaning that the Brazilian national team
Brazil national basketball team
The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA...
has won in total six medals at the Basketball World Championship. The Brazilian national team
Brazil national basketball team
The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA...
has also won three Olympic bronze medals (1948, 1960, 1964)and total of nine medals at the FIBA Americas Championship
FIBA Americas Championship
The FIBA Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...
three gold (1984, 2005, 2009) two silver (1988, 2001) and four bronze (1989, 1992, 1995, 1997). Oscar Schmidt
Oscar Schmidt
Oscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt is a retired Brazilian basketball player. He is also known as Oscar Schmidt Bezerra in Spain, where he played for Fórum Valladolid for the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons, and simply Oscar or Mão Santa in his homeland. At his peak, he was 2.05 m tall and weighed...
is the most renowned male Brazilian player, and Hortência Marcari
Hortencia Marcari
Hortência Maria de Fátima Marcari is a former basketball player who is often considered to be one of the greatest women's basketball player in Brazil, alongside with Paula, and regarded as one of the greatest women's basketball player of all ever in the world by specialists in the world...
the most renowned female. There are many good Brazilian Basketball players that play in the Brazilian domestic league the Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete
Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete was the main basketball league in Brazil. The championship was organized by the Brazilian confederation, CBB...
and for big clubs across the world. There are four notable Brazilian players that play in the NBA: they are the Toronto Raptors
Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
' Leandro Barbosa
Leandro Barbosa
Leandro Mateus Barbosa is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who plays at the guard position with Flamengo Basketball in Brazil. He is also under contract with the National Basketball Association's Toronto Raptors, and is expected to return to that team once the 2011 NBA lockout ends...
, the Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
' Nenê
Nenê
Nenê is a Brazilian professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's Denver Nuggets. His name at birth was Maybyner Rodney Hilário, but it was legally changed to Nenê in 2003.-Early life:...
, the Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
' Anderson Varejão
Anderson Varejão
Anderson França Varejão is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He won the gold medal with Brazil at the 2003 Pan American Games.-1998–2001 :...
, and the San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
' Tiago Splitter
Tiago Splitter
Tiago Splitter is a Brazilian professional basketball player who also holds Spanish citizenship. Along with his native language Portuguese, he also speaks English and Spanish...
.
Motorsport
Brazil has produced three Formula OneFormula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
world champions: Emerson Fittipaldi
Emerson Fittipaldi
Emerson Fittipaldi |São Paulo]], Brazil) is a Brazilian automobile racing driver who throughout a long and successful career won the Indianapolis 500 twice and championships in both Formula One and CART.-Early and personal life:...
( and ), Nelson Piquet
Nelson Piquet
Nelson Piquet Souto Maior , known as Nelson Piquet, is a Brazilian former racing driver. He was Formula One world champion in , and . He is one of eight drivers to win three or more world championships, the others being Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna , Alain Prost , Juan...
and Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna da Silva was a Brazilian racing driver. A three-time Formula One world champion, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time...
. In total, Brazil has 101 Formula One race wins (as of the 2009 Italian Grand Prix
2009 Italian Grand Prix
The 2009 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on September 13, 2009 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy. It was the 13th race of the 2009 Formula One season. It was contested over 53 laps.The race was won by Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello...
), distributed between Senna (41), Piquet (23), Fittipaldi (14), Massa (11), Barrichello (11) and José Carlos Pace
José Carlos Pace
José Carlos Pace was a racing driver from Brazil. He participated in 73 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on March 4, 1972. He won one race, achieved six podiums, and scored a total of 58 championship points...
(1).
There are four Brazilian drivers in the lineup, Rubens Barrichello
Rubens Barrichello
Rubens Gonçalves "Rubinho" Barrichello is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver. He is currently racing for Williams F1.Barrichello has scored the seventh highest points total in Formula One history. Barrichello drove for Ferrari from to , as Michael Schumacher's teammate, enjoying considerable...
of Wiliams, Felipe Massa
Felipe Massa
Felipe Massa is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver. He finished second in the Drivers' World Championship, and is under contract to race for Scuderia Ferrari until the end of the season.-Early years:...
of Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....
, Bruno Senna
Bruno Senna
Bruno Senna Lalli is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver and the nephew of the late three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna. His mother is Ayrton's older sister, Viviane. His father, Flávio Lalli, died in a motorcycle crash in 1996. He wears a slightly modified version of his uncle's...
of Hispania and Lucas Di Grassi
Lucas di Grassi
Lucas Tucci di Grassi is a Brazilian racing driver who drove for Virgin Racing in the 2010 Formula One season...
of Virgin
Virgin Racing
Marussia Virgin Racing, the trading name of Virgin Racing Limited, is a Russian owned Formula One racing team based in the United Kingdom and racing on a Russian licence, which made its debut in the 2010 Formula One season. It was granted entry as Manor Grand Prix on 12 June 2009, as one of four...
.
The Brazilian Grand Prix
Brazilian Grand Prix
The Brazilian Grand Prix is a Formula One championship race which occurs at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in Interlagos, a district in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.- History :...
has been in the Formula One calendar since , currently held in October or November. There are two circuits have been host to the race: Jacarepagua
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
The Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet , also known as Jacarepaguá, after the neighbourhood in which it was located, is a race course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil which hosted the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix 10 times.-History:The circuit was built in 1978 on reclaimed marshland, thus the...
and Interlagos
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Autódromo José Carlos Pace, also known by its former name Interlagos, is a motor racing circuit located in the city of São Paulo, and named after Carlos Pace, a Brazilian Formula One driver, who had died prior to its naming...
. The first one, located in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, hosted the 1978 race
1978 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 1978 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 29 January 1978 at Jacarepagua. The race was won by Argentine driver Carlos Reutemann driving a Ferrari 312T2 in a flag-to-flag performance. The win also represented the first win for tyre manufacturer Michelin...
and then between 1981
1981 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix was the second race of the 1981 Formula One season and was held on March 29, 1981 at Jacarepaguá in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Classification:Results from the 1981 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix:- Notes :...
and 1989
1989 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Jacarepaguá on March 26, 1989.-Report:The FIRST team withdrew before the beginning of the season, as the car had failed a mandatory FIA pre-season crash test...
. From 1972
1972 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 1972 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One non-championship race held at Interlagos on March 30, 1972.This race was held because at that time the FIA regulations required a demonstration race to be held as a quality check, before a Grand Prix was admitted as a championship race.-...
to 1977
1977 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on January 23, 1977.-Report:James Hunt took pole again with Carlos Reutemann second and Mario Andretti third on the grid. Home hero Carlos Pace took the lead at the start, with Hunt dropping behind Reutemann as well but...
, in 1979
1979 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 4 February 1979 at Interlagos.-Race report:The Ligier team dominated the race weekend with their superior ground-effect JS11...
and 1980
1980 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on January 27, 1980.- Classification :-Notes:*Lap leaders: Gilles Villeneuve , Jean-Pierre Jabouille , René Arnoux...
, and since 1990
1990 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 25, 1990 at Interlagos. It was the 19th Brazilian Grand Prix and the ninth to be held at Interlagos. The São Paulo circuit had not held the Grand Prix since 1980 and the circuit was extensively renovated with the circuit itself...
the Brazilian Grand Prix
Brazilian Grand Prix
The Brazilian Grand Prix is a Formula One championship race which occurs at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in Interlagos, a district in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.- History :...
takes place at the Interlagos circuit, in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
.
The only Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
constructor to ever be based in Brazil is Fittipaldi Automotive
Fittipaldi Automotive
Fittipaldi Automotive, sometimes called Copersucar after its first major sponsor, was the only Formula One motor racing team and constructor ever to be based in Brazil. It was formed during 1974 by racing driver Wilson Fittipaldi and his younger brother, double world champion Emerson, with money...
.
Brazil is also home to notable drivers in American Championship Car Racing
American Championship Car Racing
Since 1916 there has been a recognized United States national automobile racing National Championship for drivers of professional-level, single-seat open wheel race cars. The championship has been under the auspices of several different sanctioning bodies since 1909. Since 1911, the Indianapolis...
. Cristiano da Matta
Cristiano da Matta
Cristiano Monteiro da Matta is an auto racing driver, winner of the American CART Championship in 2002, and former Formula One driver with the Toyota team.-Origins and early career:...
was 2001 CART champion and Tony Kanaan
Tony Kanaan
Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driver of Lebanese heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara...
was 2004 IndyCar champion, whereas Brazilians have won the Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, also known as the Indianapolis 500, the 500 Miles at Indianapolis, the Indy 500 or The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually, typically on the last weekend in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...
race 6 times: Emerson Fittipaldi (1989
1989 Indianapolis 500
The 73rd Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 28, 1989. Emerson Fittipaldi became the first foreign winner of the race since 1966. Though Fittipaldi dominated most of the race, he dropped to second in the waning laps. On the 199th lap, Al Unser, Jr. was...
and 1993
1993 Indianapolis 500
The 77th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 30, 1993. Emerson Fittipaldi took the lead with 16 laps to go, and won his second career Indy 500 victory...
), Hélio Castroneves
Hélio Castroneves
Hélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
(2001
2001 Indianapolis 500
The 85th Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 27, 2001. Race rookie Hélio Castroneves led the final 52 laps and won his first Indy 500.-Changes for 2001:...
, 2002
2002 Indianapolis 500
The 86th Indianapolis race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 2002. It was the seventh Indianapolis 500 held as part of the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series schedule, and was part of the 2002 Indy Racing League season....
and 2009
2009 Indianapolis 500
The 93rd Indianapolis 500 was held on Sunday May 24, 2009, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It was the 14th Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and the premier event of the 2009 IndyCar Series season....
) and Gil de Ferran
Gil de Ferran
Gil de Ferran , is a professional racing driver and team owner. De Ferran was the 2000 and 2001 Champ Car champion driving for the Penske Honda Team and the winner of the 2003 Indianapolis 500.Inspired by the success of fellow Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi, de Ferran began his career in kart racing...
(2003
2003 Indianapolis 500
The 2003 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 25, 2003.-Recap:The "curse of the Indy three-peat" prevailed again on lap 169, as pole-sitter and two-time defending champion Hélio Castroneves was held up behind lap car A.J. Foyt IV coming out of the second turn, allowing teammate...
). The CART
Champ Car
Champ Car was the name for a class and specification of open wheel cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race...
race the Rio 400 at Jacarepagua in the late 1990s, whereas the IndyCar Series
IndyCar Series
The IZOD IndyCar Series is the premier level of American open wheel racing. The current championship, founded by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George, began in 1996 as a competitor to CART known as the Indy Racing League . Citing CART's increasing reliance on expensive machinery and...
currently hosts São Paulo Indy 300
São Paulo Indy 300
The São Paulo Indy 300 is an event in the IRL IndyCar Series, which opened the 2010 IndyCar Series season.The event was announced on November 25, 2009, as the first championship event for the series outside of North America and Japan, and the first American open-wheel race in the country since the...
street race since 2010.
In the sports car racing scene, Raul Boesel
Raul Boesel
Raul de Mesquita Boesel is a former racing driver who raced for the March and Ligier Formula One teams and later raced in Champ Car and the Indy Racing League.He won the 1987 World Sportscar Championship and the 1988 24 Hours of Daytona...
won the 1987
1987 World Sportscar Championship season
The 1987 World Sportscar Championship season was the 35th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing. It featured the World Sports-Prototype Championship which was a series which ran from March 22, 1987 to September 27, 1987 and was composed of ten races. The series was open to cars running...
World Sportscar Championship
World Sportscar Championship
The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992.The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance and road racing events in Europe and North America with dozens of gentleman drivers at the grid,...
and got close to winning the 1991
1991 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 59th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 22 and 23 1991. It was also the fourth round of the Sportscar World Championship.-Pre-race:...
Le Mans 24 Hours
24 Hours of Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world's oldest sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since near the town of Le Mans, France. Commonly known as the Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency, race teams have to balance speed against the cars' ability to run for 24 hours without sustaining...
, when he was second, and Ricardo Zonta
Ricardo Zonta
Ricardo Luiz Zonta is a Brazilian racing driver.-Early career:Born in Curitiba, Brazil, Zonta began karting in 1987, winning his first race shortly thereafter. The following year, he was runner-up for the Curitiba Karting Championship, and in 1991, he won the title...
won the 1998 FIA GT Championship
1998 FIA GT Championship season
The 1998 FIA GT Championship season was the 2nd season of FIA GT Championship. It is a series for Grand Touring style cars broken into two classes based on power and manufacturer involvement, called GT1 and GT2...
. Also the Mil Milhas Brasil
Mil Milhas Brasil
The Mil Milhas Brasil is a sports car endurance race held annually in Brazil since 1956....
, an endurance race, has the longest history in the Brazilian racing events.
Auto racing popularity is rising, with the Stock Car Brasil
Stock Car Brasil
Stock Car Brasil is a Touring car auto racing series held in Brazil, its first season was in 1979, it's considered the major Brazilian motorsports series...
and Fórmula Truck
Fórmula Truck
Fórmula Truck is a Brazilian motorsport series, competed by truck tractor units.-History:Origin of the category came from the contact between the truck Aurélio Batista Félix Santos and Portuguese journalist Francisco Santos. On September 6, 1987 was the first race on the circuit Autodromo...
being broadcasted nationally. The South American Formula Three is mostly held in Brazil and has developed several South American circuit drivers.
On motorcycle racing, the most prominent Brazilian racer on MotoGP
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing currently divided into three distinct classes: 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP. The 125cc class uses a two-stroke engine while Moto2 and MotoGP use four-stroke engines. In 2010 the 250cc two-stroke was replaced...
as of now is Alex Barros
Alex Barros
Alex Barros is a Brazilian motorcycle road racer. After a long career in MotoGP, for 2006 he moved to the Superbike World Championship...
, who is the most experienced racer of all time in the category with 276 race starts and seven wins. The Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix
Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix
The Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event that was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.-Multiple winners :-Multiple winners :-By year:...
is a former Grand Prix race.
Volleyball
VolleyballVolleyball
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.The complete rules are extensive...
is the second most popular Sport in Brazil. Brazil is also the most successful country in Volleyball.
The Brazil men's national volleyball team
Brazil men's national volleyball team
The Brazil men's national volleyball team is the national team of Brazil. It is governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol and takes part in international volleyball competitions...
is currently the champion in the 2 major competitions (Volleyball World Cup
Volleyball World Cup
The FIVB World Cup is a men's and women's volleyball competition. Created in 1965 and 1973 , it is an international qualification event for the Olympic Games...
and Volleyball World Championship
Volleyball World Championship
The FIVB World Championship is an international men's and women's indoor volleyball competition. It is the oldest and most important of all the international events organized by the FIVB and must not be confused with the FIVB World Cup or the FIVB World League/FIVB World Grand Prix.-Origins:The...
), and, ranks number 1 in the FIVB World Rankings
FIVB World Rankings
The FIVB World Rankings is a ranking system for men's and women's national teams in volleyball. The teams of the member nations of FIVB, volleyball's world governing body, are ranked based on their competitions results with the most successful teams being ranked highest...
.
Here is a record for achievements of the Brazilian men's Volleyball team:
- 2 Olympic gold medals (1992 and 2004) and 2 silver medals (1984 and 2008)
- 3 World Championship gold medals (2002, 2006 and 2010)
- 2 World Cup gold medals (2003 and 2007)
- 9 FIVB World League gold medals (1993, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010)
The Brazil women's national volleyball team
Brazil women's national volleyball team
The Brazil women's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of Brazil. It is administrated by the Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol and takes part in international volleyball competitions. It is ranked first in the FIVB World Rankings as of August 2009...
is also ranked number 1 in the FIVB World Rankings
FIVB World Rankings
The FIVB World Rankings is a ranking system for men's and women's national teams in volleyball. The teams of the member nations of FIVB, volleyball's world governing body, are ranked based on their competitions results with the most successful teams being ranked highest...
, and, is the current Olympic champion in Volleyball.
Here is a record for achievements of the Brazilian women's Volleyball team:
- 1 Olympic gold medal (2008) and 2 bronze medals (1996 and 2000)
- 3 World Championship silver medals (1994, 2006 and 2010)
- 8 FIVB World Grand Prix gold medals (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009)
- 1 Volleyball Grand Champions Cup gold medal (2005)
Brazilian younger teams maintain the same success rate as the senior squads. As of March 25, 2007, in the FIVB men ranking for junior and youth, Brazil is placed first for women while the men are placed second.
Beach Volleyball
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
has also given Brazilian athletes much success worldwide, today Brazil is the ruling country in Volleyball
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.The complete rules are extensive...
, and, is Brazil's second most popular Sport. The FIB 2006 World Tour has finished with Brazilians on the top in both men and women rankings. Both, men and women, have won Olympic Games medals. Men have won golden in 2004 and silver 2000 and 2008; and women have won golden in 1996, silver in 1996, 2000 and 2004, and bronze in 1996 and 2000. Brazilian athletes have also collected many medals in the World Tour.
Brazil has professional Volleyball team competitions: the Superliga Masculina de Vôlei and its female counterpart, Superliga Feminina de Vôlei. Among the most successful teams are: Minas Tenis
Minas Tênis Clube (Volleyball)
Minas Tênis Clube is a Brazilian volleyball team from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais; who represent the Multisport Club from the same name in the Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol under the name Usiminas/Minas.-Titles:...
, Banespa and Santo André for the male league and Rexona, Osasco and Clube de Regatas Flamengo for the female league.
Rugby union
Rugby unionRugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
has been played in Brazil since at least 1888.
Rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
is the most popular Sport in Brazil and it is played in all 26 states of Brazil. The Brazil national rugby union team
Brazil national rugby union team
The Brazil national rugby union team is the national side of Brazil, representing them at rugby union. Brazil is a third tier rugby union side, and have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. Rugby union has been growing substantially in Brazil since 2005 and the number of players is...
has so far never qualified for a Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
. A domestic club competition, the Campeonato Brasileiro de Rugby
Campeonato Brasileiro de Rugby
The Brazilian Championship of Rugby, or just Super 8, is the main tournament between clubs from the Rugby Union in Brazil since 1964. The tournament is organized, today, the Brazilian Rugby Association .- By number of titles :...
, has been contested annually since 1964.
Other Sports
SkateboardingSkateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...
is one of the most popular sports in Brazil. According to a study conducted by Datafolha, the estimated number of skateboarders in Brazil for 2003 is close to 3,000,000, the majority of whom are in the state of São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
. Also, an estimated 90-percent male and 10-percent female ratio includes mainly individuals between 14 and 24 years of age. However, these numbers may rise as the industrial economy strives for improvement. Many of the world's top Skateboarders are Brazilian, such as Sandro Dias
Sandro Dias
Sandro Dias is a Brazilian professional vert skateboarder. He was born on April 18, 1975 in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil and currently resides in Santa Ana, California. He started skateboarding in 1986 and turned pro in 1995. He is considered the king of the 540 and one of five people to be...
, Rodrigo Menezes, Felipe Gustavo, Rodil Ferrugem, Nilton Neves, Fabrizio "Breeze" Santos, Lincoln Ueda, Alex Carolino, Christiano Mateus, Karen Jones, Ricardo Porva, Daniel Vieira, Bob Burnquist and Og de Souza
Og de Souza
Og de Souza is a professional skateboarder from Olinda, Brazil. He is notable from other skateboarders in that he skateboards using only his hand. After contracting polio at a young age his legs stopped developing and Oggy originally learned to skateboard as a way to get around, much like most...
. Fabiola da Silva
Fabiola da Silva
Fabiola da Silva , nicknamed Fabby, is a Brazilian inline skater who competes on the LG Action Sports World Tour. She has received over fifty medals in the LG Action Sports World Tour events. She has received seven X Games gold medals and one silver, making her the most decorated female athlete in...
are as equally famous in the world of aggressive inline skating.
Athletics, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
and sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
are traditional sports in Brazil, which have earned Olympic medals for the country. In athletics, some highlights are Adhemar da Silva
Adhemar da Silva
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva is a former Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump. He won two Olympic gold medals and set four world records in athletics, the last being 16.56 metres in 1955 Pan American Games.He was born in São Paulo, in a poor family, and began competing in the triple jump...
, João Carlos de Oliveira
João Carlos de Oliveira
João Carlos de Oliveira, also known as "João do Pulo" was a Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump and the long jump....
, Joaquim Cruz
Joaquim Cruz
Joaquim Carvalho Cruz is a former Brazilian athlete, winner of the 800 m at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is one of only four men to run the 800 m in less than 1:42....
and Maurren Maggi
Maurren Maggi
Maurren Higa Maggi is a Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medallist. She is the South American record holder at 100 metres hurdles and at long jump, with 12.71 seconds and 7.26 metres respectively. She also has 14.53 metres in the triple jump...
.
In swimming, Brazil has been progressing gradually. First, produced some Olympic medalists, like Ricardo Prado
Ricardo Prado
Ricardo Prado is an Olympic and former World Record holding medley swimmer from Brazil. He swam for Brazil at the 1984 Olympics....
, Gustavo Borges
Gustavo Borges
Gustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972 in Ribeirão Preto is a former international top swimmer from Brazil. He participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992...
and Fernando Scherer
Fernando Scherer
Fernando de Queiroz Scherer is an international top swimmer from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the 50 meters freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
. Today, Brazil is a powerhouse in the Sport, having as the highest representative César Cielo
César Cielo
César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events...
, Olympic champion, world champion and world record holder.
Sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
and Equestrians are considered growing sports, not accessible for the general population. Some great athletes were produced, however, such as the rider Rodrigo Pessoa
Rodrigo Pessoa
Rodrigo Pessoa is an equestrian and show jumper from Brazil. He is an accomplished rider backed by his 50 Grand Prix wins and a total of in prize money during his career. Rodrigo Pessoa is the son of equestrian and show jumper Nelson Pessoa.- Riding career :Rodrigo first competed in 1981 at...
and Sailors Robert Scheidt
Robert Scheidt
Robert Scheidt is a renowned Brazilian sailor, having won two gold medals and two silver medals from four Olympic Games...
, Marcelo Ferreira
Marcelo Ferreira
Marcelo Ferreira is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in the Star Class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta with Torben Grael...
and the brothers Lars
Lars Grael
Lars Schmidt Grael is a former sailor and Brazilian politician. His brother, Torben Grael, is also a sailor....
and Torben Grael
Torben Grael
Torben Schmidt Grael is one of the most well known Brazilian sailors, renowned in international competitions. A descendant of Danes, he was taken sailing by his grandfather at five years old on the sailboat Aileen, of the extinct 6 meter class, which was the boat used by the silver medal winning...
.
Judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
was brought and developed by the large Japanese community. Some Brazilian Olympic medalists for the Sport are Rogério Sampaio
Rogério Sampaio
Rogério Sampaio Cardoso is a Brazilian judoka and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...
and Aurélio Miguel
Aurélio Miguel
Aurélio Fernández Miguel is a Brazilian judoka and Olympic champion, and later politician. Among his best sporting achievements are his gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-Sports career:Aurélio Miguel was born on March 10,...
. Today, Brazil is one of the strongest countries in the Sport. Some actual strong Brazilians in Sport are João Derly
João Derly
João Derly Nunes Jr. is a male judoka from Brazil, the only Brazilian to ever become a two-time world champion, winning consecutively the 2005 World Judo Championships and 2007 World Judo Championships...
and Tiago Camilo
Tiago Camilo
Tiago Henrique de Oliveira Camilo is a judoka from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the final he was defeated by Italy's Giuseppe Maddaloni...
, world champions.
Boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
is a popular sport, especially in the northeast region. It is considered a poor people's sport. Some famous fighters are Eder Jofre
Eder Jofre
Éder Jofre is a retired Brazilian boxer and former bantamweight and featherweight champion .-Amateur career:Jofre represented his native country at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.-Olympic Results:*1st round bye...
and Acelino "Popó" Freitas
Acelino Freitas
Acelino "Popó" Freitas is a Brazilian boxer and a former world junior lightweight and lightweight champion. Freitas is also a state legislator for the state of Bahia . His style of fighting in the ring has garnered him a reputation for being more of a brawler than a boxer. His nickname, Popó, was...
, former World Champions.
Curling
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
is a growing sport in Brazil, with the creation of a national team, being a phenomenon of audience in the Olympic Games in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, a temporary rink in the Eldorado Shopping Center in São Paulo with the presence of Norwegian Star, Linn Githmark
Linn Githmark
Linn Githmark is a Norwegian curler who has skipped her country to a world junior title, and also played on the Norwegian team that won a silver medal at the world championships....
, and is already being planned to build a Winter Sports Complex, probably in the city of Campos do Jordão
Campos do Jordão
Campos do Jordão is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 was 47,903 and the area is 290.27 km². The elevation is 1,628 m....
Team Handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
has been a popular sport, being practised specially in private schools, although it's also beginning to be practiced in public schools due being easy and cheap to use Futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
grounds, increasing the Sports variety in Physical Education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
programs. The Brazil national handball team
Brazil national handball team
The Brazil national handball team is the national handball team of Brazil and is governed by the Brazilian Handball Confederation. The material supplier is the Brazilian sports articles brand Penalty.- World Championship:- Olympic Games :...
is regarded as the best in the Americas. Handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
is increasing in popularity and media cover. The national league is broadcast on cable TV, and is sponsored by Petrobras
Petrobras
Petróleo Brasileiro or Petrobras is a semi-public Brazilian multinational energy corporation headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest company in Latin America by market capitalization and revenue, and the largest company headquartered in the Southern Hemisphere by market...
.
Other team Sports struggle for attention. Water Polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
and Roller Hockey
Roller hockey
Roller Hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using skates with wheels. The term "Roller Hockey" is often used interchangeably to refer to two variant forms chiefly differentiated by the type of skate used. There is traditional "Roller Hockey," played with quad roller skates, and...
national teams had international appearances, despite being minor Sports in Brazil. Baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
is mostly played by the Japanese, Korean, and Spanish communities.
Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
is a growing Sport in Brazil. However, there have been domestic Cricket tournaments contested since the 1800s. There is also a kid's game called "Taco" or "Bets". While it is not a proper Sport, it is a simplified form of Cricket played in schools. Actually, Brazil NT plays at ICC Americas Division 2.
Golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
is quickly becoming more practised in Brazil, but is still a growing Sport.
Frescobol is a Brazilian-born sport, that is similar to tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
and cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, but is played with a wooden racket and a soft rubber ball on the beach, and, it also does not have a score system. It was introduced in the 1960s, in Ipanema Beach, and, it is still very popular sport to this day.
Surfing
Surfing
Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...
is one of the most popular water sport in Brazil. Several professional Brazilian surfers compete in the men's and women's ASP World Championship Tour. Brazil is also famous for having produced many talented Longboard surfers (such as the former world champion Phil Razjman), and, many well-known big rider surfers (like Carlos Burle and 2-time XXL award winner Maya Gabeira
Maya Gabeira
Maya Gabeira is a professional big wave surfer from Brazil.- Career highlights :In 2009, Gabeira won the ESPY award for Best Female Action Sports Athlete...
), and various prominent bodyboarders
Bodyboarding
Bodyboarding is a surface water sport . The average board consists of a small, rectangular piece of hydrodynamic foam, sometimes containing a ridged spine called a 'stringer'...
.
Biribol
Biribol
Biribol is the name of a sport, which resembles an aquatic variation of Volleyball. It has originated in Brazil, in the city of Birigüi, in the 60's by Prof. Dario Miguel Pedro. It showed up as a group game and as an alternative to the practice and the learning of swimming...
is a Brazilian-born sport, created in the city of Birigüi
Birigüi
Birigüi is a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city is located on the northwest of the state and has 108,728 inhabitants and 530.9 km² of area...
, in São Paulo state. It is a kind of volleyball
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.The complete rules are extensive...
played in a swimming pool. Peteca
Peteca
Peteca is a traditional sport in Brazil, played with a "hand shuttlecock" from indigenous origins and reputed to be as old as the country itself...
(shuttlecock) is native sport, that is originated from indigenous games.
American Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
is a growing sport in Brazil, and, is played by young people in some states. The most popular modality played there are Flag Football
Flag football
Flag football is a version of Canadian football or American football that is popular worldwide. The basic rules of the game are similar to those of the mainstream game , but instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier to end...
(which is stronger in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
), and Beach American Football (played in coastal cities, such as Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Recife
Recife
Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
and João Pessoa
João Pessoa
João Pessoa , is the capital city of the state of Paraíba, was founded in 1585 and sometimes called the city where the sun rises first, is a Brazilian city and the easternmost city in the Americas at 34º47'38"W, 7º9'28"S. Local residents call its easternmost point Ponta do Seixas. It is also...
).
Sports in media
In television football is by far the most watched sport in both free and paid television, games from regional teams often guarantee the top audience in its cities, also European football (specially UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
) guarantee good audience. Games of volleyball
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.The complete rules are extensive...
have good audience, both genres are shown, men and women, most of Brazilian national volleyball team, Superliga
Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol
The Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol is the top level Brazilian volleyball competition and it is organized by the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation. There are both men's and women's competitions...
and beach volleyball
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
. Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
is also shown, specially the national league (NBB
Novo Basquete Brasil
Novo Basquete Brasil is the Brazilian premier profissional men's basketball league. Organized by the Liga Nacional de Basquete , in a new format to the Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete, this league is managed for the first time by 19 Brazilian basketball associations, all LNB founding...
) and NBA. In motosport the main national competitions are show the Stock Car Brasil
Stock Car Brasil
Stock Car Brasil is a Touring car auto racing series held in Brazil, its first season was in 1979, it's considered the major Brazilian motorsports series...
and Fórmula Truck
Fórmula Truck
Fórmula Truck is a Brazilian motorsport series, competed by truck tractor units.-History:Origin of the category came from the contact between the truck Aurélio Batista Félix Santos and Portuguese journalist Francisco Santos. On September 6, 1987 was the first race on the circuit Autodromo...
. Formula 1 is considered the 2nd sport event in audience (behind the football). IndyCar Series also have a base of fans in Brazil. Curling was the latest sporting phenomenon in Brazil in terms of audience. The Women's Curling World Championship, held in late March in Canada, had an impact on the audience of more than 1.1 million people in the three days aired on Sportv.
External links
- Brazilian most visited sports websites