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 seventh on the FIVB World Rankings.

Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
Brazil
Nickname(s)Canarinhos
Galactic
Best of All Times
AssociationConfederação Brasileira de Voleibol (CBV)
ConfederationCSV
Head coachBernardo Rezende[1]
FIVB ranking7 (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances16 (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
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 3 0
World Championship 3 3 1
World Cup 3 0 3
World Grand Champions Cup 5 2 0
World League 9 7 4
Nations League 1 0 0
Pan American Games 5 7 5
Pan-American Cup 3 2 0
South American Championship 33 1 0
America's Cup 3 4 0
Total 68 29 13
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
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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

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Tournament record

Olympic Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place   Fourth place  

More information Olympic Games record, Year ...
Olympic Games record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Japan 1964 Round Robin 7th 9 3 6 13 23 Squad
Mexico 1968 Round Robin 9th 9 1 8 8 25 Squad
Germany 1972 Preliminary Round 8th 7 2 5 9 19 Squad
Canada 1976 Preliminary Round 7th 5 2 3 8 11 Squad
Soviet Union 1980 Preliminary Round 5th 6 4 2 15 10 Squad
United States 1984 Final 2nd 6 4 2 13 8 Squad
South Korea 1988 Semifinals 4th 7 4 3 16 13 Squad
Spain 1992 Final 1st 8 8 0 24 3 Squad
United States 1996 Quarterfinals 5th 8 5 3 18 10 Squad
Australia 2000 Quarterfinals 6th 8 6 2 19 9 Squad
Greece 2004 Final 1st 8 7 1 22 8 Squad
China 2008 Final 2nd 8 6 2 20 8 Squad
United Kingdom 2012 Final 2nd 8 6 2 21 8 Squad
Brazil 2016 Final 1st 8 6 2 20 10 Squad
Japan 2020 Semifinals 4th 8 5 3 18 14 Squad
France 2024 Quarterfinals 8th 4 1 3 7 9 Squad
Total 3 Titles 16/16 117 70 47 251 188
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World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place   Fourth place  

More information World Championship record, Year ...
World Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Czechoslovakia 1949 Did not compete
Soviet Union 1952
France 1956 Group Round 11th 11 10 1 31 6 Squad
Brazil 1960 Final Group 5th 10 5 5 15 17 Squad
Soviet Union 1962 Final Group 10th 11 2 9 14 27 Squad
Czechoslovakia 1966 Group Round 13th 10 4 6 17 18 Squad
Bulgaria 1970 Group Round 12th 11 6 5 23 20 Squad
Mexico 1974 7th–12th places 9th 11 5 6 18 18 Squad
Italy 1978 5th–8th places 6th 9 5 4 21 15 Squad
Argentina 1982 Final 2nd 9 6 3 19 10 Squad
France 1986 Semifinals 4th 8 6 2 18 9 Squad
Brazil 1990 Semifinals 4th 7 4 3 16 11 Squad
Greece 1994 Quarterfinals 5th 7 5 2 19 8 Squad
Japan 1998 Semifinals 4th 11 9 2 30 9 Squad
Argentina 2002 Final 1st 9 8 1 26 8 Squad
Japan 2006 Final 1st 11 10 1 31 6 Squad
Italy 2010 Final 1st 9 7 2 23 10 Squad
Poland 2014 Final 2nd 13 11 2 36 12 Squad
Italy Bulgaria 2018 Final 2nd 12 10 2 31 13 Squad
Poland Slovenia 2022 Semifinals 3rd 7 6 1 20 7 Squad
Philippines 2025 Qualified
Poland 2027 Future event
Total3 Titles19/2117611957408224
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World Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

More information World Cup record, Year ...
World Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Japan 1977 5th–8th semifinals8th8351317 Squad
Japan 1981 Round Robin3rd7521611 Squad
Japan 1985 Round Robin4th7431611 Squad
Japan 1989Round Robin5th7341314Squad
Japan 1991Round Robin6th8441615Squad
Japan 1995Round Robin3rd1192297Squad
Japan 1999Round Robin5th11742715Squad
Japan 2003Round Robin1st11110334Squad
Japan 2007Round Robin1st11101304Squad
Japan 2011Round Robin3rd11832914Squad
Japan 2019 Round Robin 1st 11 11 0 33 5 Squad
Japan 2023Did not qualify
Total 3 Titles 12/14 103 75 28 255 117
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World Grand Champions Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

More information World Grand Champions record, Year ...
World Grand Champions record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Japan 1993Round RobinRunners up541146Squad
Japan 1997Round RobinChampions550153Squad
Japan 2001Round RobinRunners up541144Squad
Japan 2005Round RobinChampions550156Squad
Japan 2009Round RobinChampions550153Squad
Japan 2013Round RobinChampions541146Squad
Japan 2017Round RobinChampions541145Squad
Total5 Titles7/73531410133
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World League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

More information World League record, Year ...
World League record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Japan 1990Semifinals3rd141043224Squad
Italy 1991Intercontinental Round5th16883232Squad
Italy 1992Final Round5th161063526Squad
Brazil 1993Final1st221755818Squad
Italy 1994Semifinals3rd16151478Squad
Brazil 1995Final2nd171073828Squad
Netherlands 1996Final Round5th161153922Squad
Russia 1997Final Round5th161243718Squad
Italy 1998Playoff Round5th151053417Squad
Argentina 1999Semifinals3rd161334320Squad
Netherlands 2000Semifinals3rd181173927Squad
Poland 2001Final1st171615016Squad
Brazil 2002Final2nd171344420Squad
Spain 2003Final1st171524718Squad
Italy 2004Final1st15150458Squad
Serbia and Montenegro 2005Final1st151414212Squad
Russia 2006Final1st171614815Squad
Poland 2007Final1st161514711Squad
Brazil 2008Semifinals4th161244120Squad
Serbia 2009Final1st16151479Squad
Argentina 2010Final1st161514522Squad
Poland 2011Final2nd171344319Squad
Poland 2012Final Round6th14863323Squad
Argentina 2013Final2nd141133618Squad
Italy 2014Final2nd16883131Squad
Brazil 2015Final Round5th141043720Squad
Poland 2016Final2nd131123414Squad
Brazil 2017Final2nd13943321Squad
Total9 Titles28/284453431021,137537
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Nations League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

More information Nations League record, Year ...
Nations League record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL PW PL Squad
France 2018Semifinals4th place19118393015851538Squad
United States 2019Semifinals4th place19154512617811609Squad
Italy 2021Final1st place17152451314321237Squad
Italy 2022Quarterfinals6th place138527171047976Squad
Poland 2023Quarterfinals6th place1385302111731109Squad
Poland 2024Quarterfinals7th place1367282712401199Squad
Total 1 Title 6/6 94 63 31 220 134 8258 7668
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Pan American Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

More information Pan American Games record, Year ...
Pan American Games record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Mexico 1955Round RobinBronze53294
United States 1959Final RoundSilver642159
Brazil 1963Final RoundGold 880241
Canada 1967Final RoundSilver761205
Colombia 1971Final RoundBronze871213
Mexico 1975Round RobinSilver761189
Puerto Rico 1979Round RobinSilver752168
Venezuela 1983FinalGold 761205
United States 1987SemifinalsBronze7431612
Cuba 1991FinalSilver752167
Argentina 1995Group Round7th Place31236
Canada 1999FinalSilver541146
Dominican Republic 2003SemifinalsBronze541143
Brazil 2007FinalGold 550150 Squad
Mexico 2011FinalGold 550153 Squad
Canada 2015FinalSilver532136 Squad
Peru 2019 Semifinals Bronze 5 4 1 12 7 Squad
Chile 2023 Final Gold 5 5 0 15 2 Squad
Total5 Titles17/17107852227696
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Pan-American Cup

  Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

More information Pan-American Cup record, Year ...
Pan-American Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Puerto Rico 2010 Semifinals4th Place 42279 Squad
Canada 2011 FinalChampions 440141 Squad
Dominican Republic 2012 Semifinals4th Place 6331410 Squad
Mexico 2013 FinalChampions 440120 Squad
United States 2015 FinalChampions 550151 Squad
Canada 2017 Did not compete
Mexico 2018 FinalRunners-Up 541144 Squad
Canada 2022 7th place match8th 505615 Squad
Mexico 2023 FinalRunners-Up 431103 Squad
Total3 Titles8/173725129243
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South American Championship

  1st   2nd   3rd

More information South American Championship record, Years ...
South American Championship record
Years Rounds Positions GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Brazil 1951Round Robin1st33090
Uruguay 1956Round Robin1st440122
Brazil 1958Round Robin1st440120
Peru 1961Round Robin1st440121
Chile 1962Round Robin1st660180
Argentina 1964Did not compete
Brazil 1967Round Robin1st440120
Venezuela 1969Round Robin1st770211
Uruguay 1971Round Robin1st770210
Colombia 1973Round Robin1st440120
Paraguay 1975Round Robin1st770210
Peru 1977Round Robin1st660180
Argentina 1979Final Round1st440120
Chile 1981Round Robin1st550152
Brazil 1983Final Round1st550150
Venezuela 1985Round Robin1st550150
Uruguay 1987Round Robin1st660180
Brazil 1989Round Robin1st660182
Brazil 1991Final1st440121
Argentina 1993Final1st660182
Brazil 1995Final1st440122
Venezuela 1997Final1st440120
Argentina 1999Final1st440122
Colombia 2001Final Round1st33090
Brazil 2003Round Robin1st440120
Brazil 2005Round Robin1st550151
Chile 2007Final1st550150
Colombia 2009Round Robin1st660182
Brazil 2011Round Robin1st660181
Brazil 2013Round Robin1st440122
Brazil 2015Final1st550151
Chile 2017Final1st550150
Chile 2019 Final 1st 5 5 0 15 3
Brazil 2021 Round Robin 1st 4 4 0 12 1
Brazil 2023 Round Robin 2nd 4 3 1 9 3
Total33 Titles34/35165164149229
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America's Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

More information America's Cup record, Year ...
America's Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Argentina 1998FinalChampions770218Squad
United States 1999FinalChampions770211Squad
Brazil 2000FinalRunners-Up761195Squad
Argentina 2001FinalChampions761204Squad
Brazil 2005FinalRunners-Up431114Squad
Brazil 2007FinalRunners-Up431113Squad
Brazil 2008FinalRunners-Up431113Squad
Total3 Titles7/74035511428
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FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournament

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

More information Year, Result ...
Year Result Pld W L SW SL PW PL
Bulgaria 2019Group A Champion33092264213
Brazil 2023Group A Runner-up7611910672616
Total1 Title10912812936829
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South American Olympic Qualification Tournament

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

More information Year, Result ...
Year Result Pld W L SW SL PW PL
Brazil 2000Round Robin Champion33092276219
Total1 Title33092276219
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South American World Championship Qualification Tournament

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

More information Year, Result ...
Year Result Pld W L SW SL PW PL
Argentina Brazil 1997Double Round Robin Champion660183302157
Brazil 2001Round Robin Champion2206015088
Total2 Titles880243452245
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Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The roster was announced on 7 July 2024.[2]

Head coach: Bernardo Rezende[3]

Coaches history

Fans

Records

Incidentally, the Maracanã 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.[4]

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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.

More information Period, Kit provider ...
Period Kit provider
2000–2016 Olympikus
2017–2022 Asics
2023– Body Work
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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

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