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The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA

International Basketball Federation

The International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA , from its French name Fédération Internationale de Basketball, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball...

's 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...

competitions.

Men's team

First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships

FIBA World Championship

The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...

(1959 and 1963), three bronze Olympic medals

Basketball at the Summer Olympics

Basketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904 and 1932, both in the United States. Women's basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976....

(in 1948

Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport as an official medal event. A total number of 23 nations entered the competition....

, 1960

Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics was the fifth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. 16 nations were admitted into the Olympic tournament, with many others being eliminated in a pre-Olympic tournament held earlier in the year from 13 to 20 August 1960 at the Sports Palace at Bologna...

and 1964

Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Basketball contests at the 1964 Summer Olympics took place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from October 11 to October 23. The United States defeated the Soviet Union to win their sixth straight gold medal at this event, while Brazil earned the bronze against Puerto...

), four Americas Championships

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...

(1984, 1988

1988 Tournament of the Americas

The 1988 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by Uruguay from May 22 to May 31, 1988. The games were played in Montevideo. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the three berths allocated to the Americas for the 1988...

, 2005

Americas Championships 2005

The FIBA Americas Championship 2005 was hosted by the Dominican Republic from August 24 to September 4, 2005. The games were played in Santo Domingo. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan...

and 2009

FIBA Americas Championship 2009

The 2009 FIBA Americas Championship was the continental championships held by FIBA Americas for North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. The championship served as a qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey...

) and five Pan American Games

Pan American Games

The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...

(1971

1971 Pan American Games

The 6th Pan American Games were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 30 to August 13, 1971. The then called "Salsa World Capital", located at the foot of the Andes Mountains, hosted a total of 2,935 athletes from 32 countries, who participated in seventeen sports...

, 1987

1987 Pan American Games

The 1987 Pan American Games, officially known as the X Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, from 7 August to 23 August 1987. Over 4,300 athletes from 38 countries in the Americas competed in 30 sports earning...

, 1999

1999 Pan American Games

The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23-August 8, 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated at the games. The 1999...

, 2003

2003 Pan American Games

The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 1 to 17 August 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when this country had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America....

and 2007

2007 Pan American Games

The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...

Olympic Games

Olympic Games Record Basketball at the Summer Olympics Basketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904 and 1932, both in the United States. Women's basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976....
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1936 Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics -Fifth-place classification:-First round:Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first consolation round for another chance to move on.* Estonia def. France, 34-29* Chile def. Turkey, 30-16* Switzerland def. Germany, 25-18...	9th place	4	2	2
1948 Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport as an official medal event. A total number of 23 nations entered the competition....	Bronze medal	8	7	1
1952 Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the third appearance of the sport. 23 nations entered the competition.The top six teams at the 1948 Summer Olympics qualified automatically, as did the 1950 World Champion , the top two at the 1951 European championships , and the host country...	6th place	8	4	4
1956 Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the fourth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. Fifteen nations, an unusually low number for the basketball tournament, competed in the event, with 174 participants. A total number of 56 games of basketball were played.The teams were divided...	6th place	7	3	4
1960 Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics was the fifth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. 16 nations were admitted into the Olympic tournament, with many others being eliminated in a pre-Olympic tournament held earlier in the year from 13 to 20 August 1960 at the Sports Palace at Bologna...	Bronze medal	8	7	1
1964 Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics Basketball contests at the 1964 Summer Olympics took place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from October 11 to October 23. The United States defeated the Soviet Union to win their sixth straight gold medal at this event, while Brazil earned the bronze against Puerto...	Bronze medal	9	6	3
1968 Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics -Group B:October 13October 14October 15October 16October 18October 19October 20-Medal bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place...	4th place	9	6	3
1972 Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics -Group B:-Medal bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place13th–16th Place Forfeited match.-Gold Medal Match controversy:...	7th place	9	5	4
1976 Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball contests at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place from July 18 to July 27 at the Centre Étienne Desmarteau and the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Canada. Women's basketball was introduced to the Olympic program for the first time at this Games...	Did not participate
1980 Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held from July 20 to July 30 at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium and at the CSKA Sports Palace, both located in Moscow. Finals of both men's and women's events were held 30 July at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium....	5th place	7	4	3
1984 Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics -Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place-Preliminary Round:...	9th place	7	3	4
1988 Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at the Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. The United States won the gold medal in the women's competition, thus repeating their performance from the 1984 tournament. In the men's tournament, the Soviet Union took home their second gold medal in...	5th place	8	5	3
1992 Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics The Basketball games of the 1992 Summer Olympics were played at the Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona. 12 men's teams and 8 women's teams participated in the tournament....	5th place	8	4	4
1996 Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics Basketball contests at the 1996 Olympic Games were held from July 20, 1996 to August 4, 1996. Games took place at the Morehouse College Gymnasium and the Georgia Dome. For the second straight Olympic games, the American men's team composed almost entirely of NBA players won the gold medal...	6th place	8	3	5
2000 Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics -Group B:-Championship bracket:-Classification matches:-Preliminary round:The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.-Group A:-Group B:-Championship bracket:... to 2008 Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics Basketball contests at the 2008 Olympic Games were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China...	Did not participate
2012 Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics - External links :**...	Qualified
2016	Qualified as host
	Total	100	59	41

FIBA World championship

FIBA World Championship Record FIBA World Championship The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...
Year	Result	Pld	W	L
1950 1950 FIBA World Championship The 1950 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from October 22 to November 3, 1950. Ten nations participated in the inaugural tournament. All competition was held at the Luna Park, Buenos Aires...	4th place	6	3	3
1954 1954 FIBA World Championship The 1954 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 22 to November 5, 1954...	Runner-up	9	8	1
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....	Champions	9	7	2
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:...	Champions	6	6	0
1967 1967 FIBA World Championship The 1967 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Montevideo, Uruguay from May 27 to June 11, 1967.-Venues:- Competing nations :- Preliminary round :-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Classification round:...	3rd place	9	7	2
1970 1970 FIBA World Championship The 1970 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Yugoslavia at Sarajevo, Split, Karlovac, Skopje and Ljubljana, from May 10 to 24 , 1970...	Runner-up	9	7	2
1974 1974 FIBA World Championship The 1974 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Puerto Rico from July 3 to 14, 1974.-Venues:- Competing nations :- Preliminary round :-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Classification round:-Final round:...	6th place	10	4	6
1978 1978 FIBA World Championship The 1978 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Philippines from October 1 to 14, 1978.Rizal Memorial Coliseum at Manila and Araneta Coliseum at Quezon City, Metro Manila were the venues for the event.-Venues:...	3rd place	10	8	2
1982 1982 FIBA World Championship The 1982 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Colombia from August 15 to 28 , 1982.-Venues:- Competing nations :- Preliminary round :-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Classification round:-Final round:...	8th place	8	5	3
1986 1986 FIBA World Championship The 1986 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Spain from July 5 to 19 1986.The Final phase of the tournament was held at the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid...	4th place	12	8	4
1990 1990 FIBA World Championship The 1990 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Argentina from August 8 to August 20, 1990.The competition final phase was held at the Luna Park, Buenos Aires.Yugoslavia emerged as the tournament winner...	5th place	8	4	4
1994 1994 FIBA World Championship The 1994 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Canada from August 4 to August 14, 1994. The tournament was held at SkyDome and Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto as well as at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton...	11th place	8	2	6
1998 1998 FIBA World Championship The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation and hosted in Athens, Greece from July 29 to August 9, 1998...	10th place	8	2	6
2002 2002 FIBA World Championship The 2002 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA from August 29 to September 8, 2002.-Venues:-Squads:...	8th place	9	4	5
2006 2006 FIBA World Championship The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...	19th place	5	1	4
2010 2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...	9th place	6	3	3
Total		132	79	53

Pan American Games

Pan American Games Record Basketball at the Pan American Games - Men's Tournament :-Medal table:-Participation Details:- Women's Tournament :-Medal table:-Participation Details:-External links:* * *...
Year	Result	Pld	W	L
1951 Basketball at the 1951 Pan American Games The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1951 Pan American Games was held in the Luna Park Arena from February 28 to March 8, 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.-Final ranking:-References:**...	Bronze Medal	6	3	3
1955 Basketball at the 1955 Pan American Games The men's basketball tournament at the 1955 Pan American Games was held from March 13 to March 24, 1955 in Mexico City, Mexico.-Final ranking:-References:**...	Bronze Medal	5	4	1
1959 Basketball at the 1959 Pan American Games The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1959 Pan American Games was held from August 27 to September 6, 1959 in Chicago, United States.-Final ranking:-References:**...	Bronze Medal	6	4	2
1963 Basketball at the 1963 Pan American Games The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1963 Pan American Games was held from April 23 to May 3, 1963 in São Paulo, Brazil.-Final ranking:-References:**...	Silver Medal	6	5	1
1967 Basketball at the 1967 Pan American Games The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1967 Pan American Games was held from July 24 to August 2, 1967 in Winnipeg, Canada.-Participating nations:-Final ranking:-References:**...	7th place	6	4	2
1971 Basketball at the 1971 Pan American Games The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1971 Pan American Games was held from July 31 to August 12, 1971 in Cali, Colombia.-Participating nations:-Preliminary round:...	Gold Medal	8	7	1
1975 Basketball at the 1975 Pan American Games The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1975 Pan American Games was held from October 13 to October 25, 1975 in Mexico City, Mexico.-Participating nations:-Final ranking:-References:**...	Bronze Medal	9	7	2
1979 Basketball at the 1979 Pan American Games The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1979 Pan American Games was held from July 2 to July 14, 1979 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.-Participating nations:-Final ranking:-References:**...	Bronze Medal	9	4	5
1983 Basketball at the 1983 Pan American Games The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1983 Pan American Games was held from August 15 to August 27, 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela.-Participating nations:-Final ranking:-References:**...	Silver Medal	8	5	3
1987 Basketball at the 1987 Pan American Games The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1987 Pan American Games was held from August 9 to August 23, 1987 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, United States.-Participating nations:-Final ranking:-References:**...	Gold Medal	7	6	1
1991 Basketball at the 1991 Pan American Games The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games was held from August 3 to August 17, 1991 in Havana, Cuba. The women also competed in the Cuban capital, from August 3 to August 12.-Participating nations:-Preliminary round:...	5th place	7	6	1
1995 Basketball at the 1995 Pan American Games This page shows the results of the Basketball Tournament at the 1995 Pan American Games, held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 19 to March 25, 1995...	Bronze Medal	7	5	2
1999 Basketball at the 1999 Pan American Games This page shows the results of the basketball tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games, held in the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Canada from July 31 to August 8, 1999.-Men's tournament:-Group A:August 1, 1999August 2, 1999August 4, 1999...	Gold Medal	5	4	1
2003 Basketball at the 2003 Pan American Games This page shows the results of the basketball tournament at the 2003 Pan American Games, held in the Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 2 to August 8, 2003.-Men's Tournament:-Group A:...	Gold Medal	5	5	0
2007 Basketball at the 2007 Pan American Games Basketball at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at the indoor arena in the Autódromo de Jacarépagua built specially for the Pan Am Games. Brazil was the reigning Pan American champion in the men's competition, while Cuba defended its title in the women's competition.Each competition had eight...	Gold Medal	5	5	0
2011 Basketball at the 2011 Pan American Games Basketball competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara were held from October 21 to October 30 at the CODE Dome. Each team was allowed to enter a maximum of twelve athletes.-Medal table:-Events:-Qualification:...	Qualified
Total		99	74	25

FIBA Americas championship

FIBA Americas Championship Record 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...
Year	Result	Pld	W	L
1980 1980 Tournament of the Americas The 1980 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by Puerto Rico from April 18 to April 25, 1980. The games were played in San Juan. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the berths allocated to the Americas for the 1980...	4th place	6	4	2
1984 1984 Tournament of the Americas The 1984 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by Brazil from May 15 to May 24, 1984. The games were played in Sao Paulo. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the three berths allocated to the Americas for the 1984...	Champions	8	8	0
1988 1988 Tournament of the Americas The 1988 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by Uruguay from May 22 to May 31, 1988. The games were played in Montevideo. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the three berths allocated to the Americas for the 1988...	Champions	8	7	1
1989 1989 Tournament of the Americas The 1989 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by Mexico from June 8 to June 18, 1989. The games were played in Mexico City. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the five berths allocated to the Americas for the 1990...	3rd place	8	7	1
1992 1992 Tournament of the Americas The 1992 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by the United States from June 27 to July 5, 1992. The games were played in Portland, Oregon. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the four berths allocated to the...	3rd place	6	5	1
1993 1993 Tournament of the Americas The 1993 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by Puerto Rico from August 28 to September 5, 1993. The games were played in San Juan. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for...	4th place	7	4	3
1995 1995 Tournament of the Americas The 1995 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by Argentina from August 15 to August 27, 1995. The games were played in Tucuman and Neuquen. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the three berths allocated to the...	3rd place	10	5	5
1997 1997 Tournament of the Americas The 1997 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by Uruguay from August 21 to August 31, 1997. The games were played in Montevideo. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for the...	3rd place	9	6	3
1999	6th place	8	3	5
2001	Runner-up	10	7	3
2003	7th place	8	3	5
2005	Champions	10	7	3
2007	4th place	10	5	5
2009 FIBA Americas Championship 2009 The 2009 FIBA Americas Championship was the continental championships held by FIBA Americas for North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. The championship served as a qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey...	Champions	10	9	1
2011 FIBA Americas Championship 2011 The 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Men was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas at the 2012 Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament in London. The tournament was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from August 30 to September 11, 2011. Argentina won the title, defeating Brazil 80–75...	Runner-up	10	8	2
	Total	128	88	40

Past Rosters

1936 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 21 teams

Americo Montanarini, José Oscar Zelaya Alonso, Ary dos Santos Furtado "Pavão", Waldemar Goncalves "Coroa", Nelson Monteiro de Souza, Luiz Barros Nunes "Cacau", Aloysio Ramos Accioly Netto "Baiano", Carmino de Pilla, Miguel Pedro Martinez Lopes, Armando Albano (Coach: Arno Frank)

1948 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 23 teams

Algodão, Ruy de Freitas, Affonso Évora, Alfredo da Motta, Marcus Vinicius Dias, Alexandre Gemignani, Nilton Pacheco de Oliveira, Guilherme Rodrigues, Joao Francisco Braz, Alberto Marson, Massinet Sorcinelli, Luiz Benvenuti (Coach: Moacyr Brondi Daiuto)

1950 World Championship: finished 4th among 10 teams

Algodão, Ruy de Freitas, Alfredo da Motta, Alexandre Gemignani, Angelo Bonfietti "Angelim", Celso dos Santos, Paulo Rodrigues Siqueira "Montanha", Sebastião Amorim Gimenez "Tiao", Thales Monteiro, Milton Santos Marques "Miltinho", Plutao de Macedo, Hélio Marques Pereira "Godinho" (Coach: Moacyr Brondi Daiuto)

1952 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 23 teams

Algodão, Ruy de Freitas, Alfredo da Motta, Angelo Bonfietti "Angelim", Joao Francisco Braz, Sebastiao Amorim Gimenez "Tiao", Hélio Marques Pereira "Godinho", Thales Monteiro, Mayr Facci, José Luiz Santos Azevedo "Zé Luiz", Almir Nelson de Almeida, Mário Jorge da Fonseca, Raymundo Carvalho dos Santos (Coach: Manoel Pitanga)

1954 World Championship: finished 2nd among 12 teams

Amaury Pasos

Amaury Pasos

Amaury Antônio Passos is a retired Brazilian basketball player of Argentine origin.On club level he played for Clube de Regatas Tietê , C.R. Sírio and Corinthians...

, Wlamir Marques

Wlamir Marques

Wlamir Marques is a retired Brazilian basketball player.On club level, he played for São Vicente, XV de Piracicaba, Corinthians, Tênis Clube Campinas...

, Algodão, Alfredo da Motta, Thales Monteiro, Hélio Marques Pereira, Ângelo Bonfietti "Angelim", Almir Nelson de Almeida, Wilson Bombarda, Mário Jorge da Fonseca, Mayr Facci, José Henrique de Carli, Jamil Gedeao, Fausto Sucena Rasga (Coach: Togo Renan Soares "Kanela")

1956 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 15 teams

Amaury Pasos

Amaury Pasos

Amaury Antônio Passos is a retired Brazilian basketball player of Argentine origin.On club level he played for Clube de Regatas Tietê , C.R. Sírio and Corinthians...

, Wlamir Marques

Wlamir Marques

Wlamir Marques is a retired Brazilian basketball player.On club level, he played for São Vicente, XV de Piracicaba, Corinthians, Tênis Clube Campinas...

, Algodão, Edson Bispo dos Santos, Ângelo Bonfietti "Angelim", Wilson Bombarda, Mayr Facci, Jamil Gedeao, Jorge Carlos Dortas Olivieri, José Luiz Santos Azevedo "Zé Luiz", Fausto Sucena Rasga Filho, Nelson Couto e Silva Marques Lisboa (Coach: Mário Amandio Duarte)

1959 World Championship: finished 1st among 13 teams

Amaury Pasos

Amaury Pasos

Amaury Antônio Passos is a retired Brazilian basketball player of Argentine origin.On club level he played for Clube de Regatas Tietê , C.R. Sírio and Corinthians...

, Wlamir Marques

Wlamir Marques

Wlamir Marques is a retired Brazilian basketball player.On club level, he played for São Vicente, XV de Piracicaba, Corinthians, Tênis Clube Campinas...

, Waldemar Blatskauskas, Algodão, Edson Bispo dos Santos, Jatyr Eduardo Schall, Carmo de Souza "Rosa Branca", Otto Nóbrega, Waldyr Geraldo Boccardo, Pedro Vicente da Fonseca "Pecente", José Maciel Senra "Zezinho", Fernando Pereira de Freitas "Fernando Brobro" (Coach: Togo Renan Soares "Kanela")

1960 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 16 teams

Amaury Pasos

Amaury Pasos

Amaury Antônio Passos is a retired Brazilian basketball player of Argentine origin.On club level he played for Clube de Regatas Tietê , C.R. Sírio and Corinthians...

, Wlamir Marques

Wlamir Marques

Wlamir Marques is a retired Brazilian basketball player.On club level, he played for São Vicente, XV de Piracicaba, Corinthians, Tênis Clube Campinas...

, Waldemar Blatskauskas, Algodão, Edson Bispo dos Santos, Antonio Salvador Sucar, Carlos Domingos Massoni "Mosquito", Carmo de Souza "Rosa Branca", Jatyr Eduardo Schall, Moyses Blas, Waldyr Geraldo Boccardo, Fernando Pereira de Freitas "Fernando Brobro" (Coach: Togo Renan Soares "Kanela")

1963 World Championship: finished 1st among 13 teams

Amaury Pasos

Amaury Pasos

Amaury Antônio Passos is a retired Brazilian basketball player of Argentine origin.On club level he played for Clube de Regatas Tietê , C.R. Sírio and Corinthians...

, Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel was a basketball player from Brazil...

, Wlamir Marques

Wlamir Marques

Wlamir Marques is a retired Brazilian basketball player.On club level, he played for São Vicente, XV de Piracicaba, Corinthians, Tênis Clube Campinas...

, Waldemar Blatskauskas, Carlos Domingos Massoni "Mosquito", Jatyr Eduardo Schall, Carmo de Souza "Rosa Branca", Antonio Salvador Sucar, Luis Claudio Menon, Friedrich Wilhelm Braun "Fritz", Victor Mirshauswka, Benedito Cicero Tortelli "Paulista" (Coach: Togo Renan Soares "Kanela")

1964 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 16 teams

Amaury Pasos

Amaury Pasos

Amaury Antônio Passos is a retired Brazilian basketball player of Argentine origin.On club level he played for Clube de Regatas Tietê , C.R. Sírio and Corinthians...

, Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel was a basketball player from Brazil...

, Wlamir Marques

Wlamir Marques

Wlamir Marques is a retired Brazilian basketball player.On club level, he played for São Vicente, XV de Piracicaba, Corinthians, Tênis Clube Campinas...

, Edson Bispo dos Santos, Carlos Domingos Massoni "Mosquito", Antonio Salvador Sucar, Jatyr Eduardo Schall, Carmo de Souza "Rosa Branca", José Edvar Simões, Victor Mirshauswka, Sérgio Toledo Machado "Sérgio Macarrão", Friedrich Wilhelm Braun "Fritz" (Coach: Renato Brito Cunha)

1967 World Championship: finished 3rd among 13 teams

Amaury Pasos

Amaury Pasos

Amaury Antônio Passos is a retired Brazilian basketball player of Argentine origin.On club level he played for Clube de Regatas Tietê , C.R. Sírio and Corinthians...

, Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel was a basketball player from Brazil...

, Carlos Domingos Massoni "Mosquito", Jatyr Eduardo Schall, Antonio Salvador Sucar, Hélio Rubens Garcia

Hélio Rubens Garcia

Hélio Rubens Garcia is a former Brazilian basketball player and coach. He participated in the 1967 and 1970 and 1974 FIBA World Championships with the Brazil national basketball team. Garcia also coached the 1990 FIBA World Championship squad.-External links:*...

, José Edvar Simoes, Sérgio Toledo Machado "Sérgio Macarrão", Luis Claudio Menon, José Luiz Olaio Neto, Cesar Sebba, Emil Rached (Coach: Togo Renan Soares "Kanela")

1968 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 16 teams

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel was a basketball player from Brazil...

, Wlamir Marques

Wlamir Marques

Wlamir Marques is a retired Brazilian basketball player.On club level, he played for São Vicente, XV de Piracicaba, Corinthians, Tênis Clube Campinas...

, Carmo de Souza "Rosa Branca", Carlos Domingos Massoni "Mosquito", Antonio Salvador Sucar, Hélio Rubens Garcia

Hélio Rubens Garcia

, José Edvar Simões, Luis Cláudio Menon, Sérgio Toledo Machado "Sérgio Macarrão", José Aparecido dos Santos, Celso Luiz Scarpini, José Geraldo de Castro "Zé Geraldo" (Coach: Renato Brito Cunha)

1970 World Championship: finished 2nd among 13 teams

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel was a basketball player from Brazil...

, Wlamir Marques

Wlamir Marques

Wlamir Marques is a retired Brazilian basketball player.On club level, he played for São Vicente, XV de Piracicaba, Corinthians, Tênis Clube Campinas...

, Carlos Domingos Massoni "Mosquito", Carmo de Souza "Rosa Branca", José Edvar Simões, Luiz Claudio Menon, Hélio Rubens Garcia

Hélio Rubens Garcia

, Sérgio Toledo Machado "Sérgio Macarrão", Marcos Antonio Abdalla Leite "Marquinhos"

Marcos Leite

Marcos Antônio Abdalla "Marquinhos" Leite is a retired Brazilian basketball player. He represented Brazil in three Olympic Games and four FIBA World Championship competitions.-Early international career:...

, José Luis Olaio Neto, José Aparecido dos Santos, Pedro César Ferrer Cardoso "Pedrinho" (Coach: Togo Renan Soares "Kanela")

1972 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 16 teams

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel was a basketball player from Brazil...

, Carlos Domingos Massoni "Mosquito", Marcos Antonio Abdalla Leite "Marquinhos"

Marcos Leite

, Hélio Rubens Garcia

Hélio Rubens Garcia

, Luis Cláudio Menon, José Edvar Simões, Washington Joseph "Dodi", José Aparecido dos Santos, Adilson de Freitas Nascimento, Radvilas Kasimiras Gorauskas, José Geraldo de Castro "Zé Geraldo", Francisco Sérgio Garcia "Fransergio" (Coach: Pedro Morilla Fuentes "Pedroca")

1974 World Championship: finished 6th among 14 teams

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel was a basketball player from Brazil...

, Carlos Domingos Massoni "Mosquito", Marcel de Souza

Marcel de Souza

Marcel Ramon Ponickwar de Souza is a retired Brazilian basketball player and one of only three players to have played in 5 FIBA World Championships . He totaled 38 games and 550 points during that competitions and won a bronze medal in 1978...

, Hélio Rubens Garcia

Hélio Rubens Garcia

, Marcos Antonio Abdalla Leite "Marquinhos"

Marcos Leite

, Adilson de Freitas Nascimento, Washington Joseph "Dodi", José Geraldo de Castro "Zé Geraldo", Lázaro Henrique Garcia, Roberto José Correa "Robertão", Milton Setrini Júnior "Carioquinha", Luiz Carlos de Almeida Peixoto "Peixotinho" (Coach: Edson Bispo dos Santos)

1976 Olympic Games: did not participate

1978 World Championship: finished 3rd among 14 teams

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...

, Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel

Ubiratan Pereira Maciel was a basketball player from Brazil...

, Marcel de Souza

Marcel de Souza

, Hélio Rubens Garcia

Hélio Rubens Garcia

, Marcos Antonio Abdalla Leite "Marquinhos"

Marcos Leite

, Adilson de Freitas Nascimento, Milton Setrini Júnior "Carioquinha", Roberto José Correa "Robertão", Gilson Trindade de Jesus, Eduardo Agra, Marcelo Vido, Fausto Giannechini (Coach: Ary Ventura Vidal)

1980 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

Oscar Schmidt

Oscar Schmidt

, Marcel de Souza

Marcel de Souza

, Adilson de Freitas Nascimento, Marcos Antonio Abdalla Leite "Marquinhos"

Marcos Leite

, Milton Setrini Junior "Carioquinha", Wagner Machado da Silva, Gilson Trindade de Jesus, Ricardo Cardoso Guimarães "Cadum", Luiz Gustavo Lage, Jose Carlos Santos Saiani, Andre Ernesto Stoffel, Marcelo Vido (Coach: Cláudio Mortari)

1982 World Championship: finished 8th among 13 teams

Oscar Schmidt

Oscar Schmidt

, Marcos Antonio Abdalla Leite "Marquinhos"

Marcos Leite

, Adilson de Freitas Nascimento, Marcel de Souza

Marcel de Souza

, Milton Setrini Júnior "Carioquinha", Maury de Souza, Marcelo Vido, Ricardo Cardoso Guimarães "Cadum", Gilson Trindade de Jesus, Nilo Martins Guimarães, André Ernesto Stoffel, Israel Machado Campello Andrade (Coach: José Edvar Simões / José Medalha)

1984 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams

Oscar Schmidt

Oscar Schmidt

, Marcel de Souza

Marcel de Souza

, Marcos Antonio Abdalla Leite "Marquinhos"

Marcos Leite

, Adilson de Freitas Nascimento, Milton Setrini Junior "Carioquinha", Ricardo Cardoso Guimarães "Cadum", Marcelo Vido, Nilo Martins Guimarães, Eduardo Agra, Israel Machado Campello Andrade, Silvio Malvesi, Gerson Victalino (Coach: Renato Brito Cunha)

1986 World Championship: finished 4th among 24 teams

Oscar Schmidt

Oscar Schmidt

, João José Vianna "Pipoka"

João Vianna

João José Vianna is a former basketball player from Brazil.A 6'9" forward, Vianna represented Brazil at the 1988 Summer Olympics, the 1992 Summer Olympics, and the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as several other international competitions. He was part of the team which won the 1987 Pan American...

, Rolando Ferreira, Marcel de Souza

Marcel de Souza

, Nilo Martins Guimarães, Marcelo Vido, Silvio Malvesi, Paulo "Paulinho" Villas Boas, Maury de Souza, Jorge Guerra "Guerrinha", Israel Machado Campello Andrade, Gerson Victalino (Coach: Ary Ventura Vidal / José Medalha)

1988 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

Oscar Schmidt

Oscar Schmidt

, Marcel de Souza

Marcel de Souza

, João José Vianna "Pipoka"

João Vianna

, Rolando Ferreira, Ricardo Cardoso Guimarães "Cadum", Maury de Souza, Paulo "Paulinho" Villas Boas, Israel Machado Campello Andrade, Paulo César Silva "Paulão", Luiz Felipe Faria de Azevedo, Jorge Guerra "Guerrinha", Gerson Victalino (Coach: Ary Ventura Vidal / José Medalha)

1990 World Championship: finished 5th among 16 teams

Oscar Schmidt

Oscar Schmidt

, João José Vianna "Pipoka"

João Vianna

, Marcel de Souza

Marcel de Souza

, Rolando Ferreira, Maury de Souza, Ricardo Cardoso Guimarães "Cadum", Israel Machado Campello Andrade, Luiz Felipe Faria de Azevedo, Gerson Victalino, Wilson Fernando Kuhn Minuci, Jorge Guerra "Guerrinha", Aristides Josuel (Coach: Hélio Rubens Garcia

Hélio Rubens Garcia

)

1992 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

Oscar Schmidt

Oscar Schmidt

, João José Vianna "Pipoka"

João Vianna

, Rolando Ferreira, Marcel de Souza

Marcel de Souza

, Ricardo Cardoso Guimarães "Cadum", Maury de Souza, Paulo "Paulinho" Villas Boas, Israel Machado Campello Andrade, Wilson Fernando Kuhn Minuci, Jorge Guerra "Guerrinha", Gerson Victalino, Aristides Josuel (Coach: José Medalha)

1994 World Championship: finished 11th among 16 teams

João José Vianna "Pipoka"

João Vianna

, Rolando Ferreira, Rogério Klafke, Paulo "Paulinho" Villas Boas, Wilson Fernando Kuhn Minuci, Maury de Souza, Marcio Faria de Azevedo, Aristides Josuel, Andre Luis Guimarães Fonseca "Ratto", Antonio José Nogueira Santana "Tonico", Joelcio Joerke "Janjão", Carlos Henrique Rodrigues do Nascimento "Olivia" (Coach: Enio Angelo Vecchi)

1996 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 12 teams

Oscar Schmidt

Oscar Schmidt

, João José Vianna "Pipoka"

João Vianna

, Rogério Klafke, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Wilson Fernando Kuhn Minuci, Aristides Josuel, Carlos Henrique Rodrigues do Nascimento "Olivia", Joelcio Joerke "Janjão", Caio Eduardo de Mello Cazziolato, Antonio José Nogueira Santana "Tonico", Caio Silveira, André Luis Guimarães Fonseca "Ratto" (Coach: Ary Ventura Vidal)

1998 World Championship: finished 10th among 16 teams

João José Vianna "Pipoka"

João Vianna

, Marcelinho Machado, Rogério Klafke, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Hélio Rubens Garcia Filho "Helinho", Joelcio Joerke "Janjao", Aristides Josuel, André Luis Guimarães Fonseca "Ratto", Sandro Varejão, Cláudio Antonio Gomes Clemente "Brasilia", Caio Eduardo de Mello Cazziolato, Marco Aurélio Pegolo dos Santos "Chui" (Coach: Hélio Rubens Garcia

Hélio Rubens Garcia

)

2000 Olympic Games: did not participate

2002 World Championship: finished 8th among 16 teams

4 – Marcelinho Machado, 5 – Alex Garcia, 6 – Vanderlei Mazzuchini, 7 – 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...

, 8 – Sandro Varejão, 9 – Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, 10 – Hélio Rubens Garcia Filho, 11 – 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 :...

, 12 – Guilherme Giovannoni

Guilherme Giovannoni

Guilherme Giovannoni is a Brazilian professional basketball currently plays for UniCEUB/BRB in Brazil. He has also competed with the Brazil national basketball team, at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIBA World Championships.-References:...

, 13 – 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...

, 14 – Rogério Klafke, 15 – Rafael "Baby" Araújo (Coach: Lula Ferreira

Lula Ferreira

Aluísio Elias Ferreira Xavier is a Brazilian basketball coach, who guided the men's national team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan. There the squad ended up in 17th place. He led the team to the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games.Currently he is the coach of the Universo BRB of...

)

2004 Olympic Games: did not participate

2006 World Championship: finished 17th among 24 teams

4 – Marcelinho Machado, 5 – Nezinho dos Santos

Nezinho dos Santos

Wellington "Nezinho" dos Santos is a Brazilian basketball player. A member of the Brazil national basketball team, he plays for UniCEUB/BRB in the Novo Basquete Brasil . Dos Santos competed at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.-References:...

, 6 – Murilo Becker

Murilo Becker

Murilo Becker is a Brazilian basketball player. A member of the Brazil national basketball team, Becker competed at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. He was eligible for the 2005 NBA Draft but was not drafted....

, 7 – Estevam Ferreira, 8 – Leandro Barbosa

Leandro Barbosa

, 9 – Marcelinho Huertas

Marcelinho Huertas

Marcelo Tieppo Huertas is a Brazilian professional basketball player. He also has Italian citizenship. He is a point guard, but he can also play as a shooting guard if needed. He is 1.91 m tall...

, 10 – Alex Garcia, 11 – Anderson Varejão

Anderson Varejão

, 12 – Guilherme Giovannoni

Guilherme Giovannoni

, 13 – Caio Torres

Caio Torres

Caio Torres is a Brazilian basketball player with Clube de Regatas do Flamengo in Brazilian NBB. A member of the Brazil national basketball team, Torres played with the squad at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, where Brazil finished in 19th place.-NBA:Torres declared himself eligible for the 2005...

, 14 – Andre Bambú Quirino

Andre Bambú Quirino

Andre Bambú Quirino is a Brazilian basketball player. A member of the Brazil national basketball team, Quirino competed at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.-References:...

, 15 – 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...

(Coach: Lula Ferreira

Lula Ferreira

)

2008 Olympic Games: did not participate

2010 World Championship: finished 9th among 24 teams

4 – Marcelinho Machado, 5 – Nezinho dos Santos

Nezinho dos Santos

, 6 – Murilo Becker

Murilo Becker

, 7 – Raul Togni Neto

Raul Togni Neto

Raul Togni Neto better known as Raulzinho is a Brazilian basketball player. He's 1.84m [6'2] tall and he's a member of the Brazil national basketball team. He plays for the Minas Tênis Clube....

, 8 – Alex Garcia, 9 – Marcelinho Huertas

Marcelinho Huertas

Marcelo Tieppo Huertas is a Brazilian professional basketball player. He also has Italian citizenship. He is a point guard, but he can also play as a shooting guard if needed. He is 1.91 m tall...

, 10 – Leandro Barbosa

Leandro Barbosa

, 11 – Anderson Varejão

Anderson Varejão

, 12 – Guilherme Giovannoni

Guilherme Giovannoni

, 13 – João Paulo Batista, 14 – Marcus Vinicius, 15 – 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...

(Coach: Rubén Magnano

Rubén Magnano

Ruben Magnano is an Argentine basketball coach. He previously served as coach of the Argentina national basketball team, guiding them to a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In January 2010, he became coach of the Brazil national basketball team.-Notes:...

)

Current roster

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Head coach

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Legend:

nat field describes country
of last club
before the tournament
Age field is age on August 30, 2011

Depth chart

{| style="text-align: center; background:#008000; color:#FFFF00"
!width="40"|Pos.
!width="165"|Starter
!width="165"|Bench
!width="165"|Bench
!width="165"|Reserve
!width="165"|Inactive
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#9ACD32" | C

Center (basketball)

The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

| 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...

|| Rafael Hettsheimeir || || style="background:#9ACD32" | || style="background:#FF7F50" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#9ACD32" | PF

Power forward (basketball)

Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

| Guilherme Giovannoni

Guilherme Giovannoni

|| Caio Torres

Caio Torres

|| Augusto César Lima || style="background:#9ACD32" | || style="background:#FF7F50" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#9ACD32" | SF

Small forward

The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...

| Marcus Vinicius || Marcelinho Machado || || style="background:#9ACD32" | || style="background:#FF7F50" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#9ACD32" | SG

Shooting guard

The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...

| Alex Garcia || Vitor Benite || Rafael Luz || style="background:#9ACD32" | || style="background:#FF7F50" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
! style="background:#9ACD32" | PG

Point guard

Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

| Marcelinho Huertas

Marcelinho Huertas

Marcelo Tieppo Huertas is a Brazilian professional basketball player. He also has Italian citizenship. He is a point guard, but he can also play as a shooting guard if needed. He is 1.91 m tall...

|| Nezinho dos Santos

Nezinho dos Santos

|| || style="background:#9ACD32" | || style="background:#FF7F50" |
|-style="height:40px; background:white; color:black"
|}

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