The Brazil women's national rugby sevens team has appeared in the Olympics, the Rugby World Cup, the Women's Sevens Series, and other competitions. Brazil has won every regional championship in South America. Their team nickname "Yaras" was coined in 2013, and comes from the local Tupí-Guaraní myth of the Iara. It was meant to signify the courage and collective strength of women's rugby in Brazil and also to connect them with their country's roots.
They qualified for the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Colombia in the finals of the 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Brazil and Colombia qualified for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa.
Tournament history Summer Olympics Olympic Games record Year Round Position 2016 Rio 9th Place Final 9th 5 3 2 0 2020 Tokyo 11th Place Final 11th 5 1 4 0 2024 Paris 9th Place Final 10th 5 1 4 0Total0 Titles3/3155100
Rugby World Cup Sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens record Year Round Position 2009 Bowl Finalists 10th 6 3 3 0 2013 Bowl Quarterfinalists 13th 4 1 3 0 2018 Challenge Trophy Quarterfinalists 13th 4 2 2 0 2022 11th-place Final 11th 4 2 2 0Total0 Titles4/4188100
Pan American Games Pan American Games record Year Round Position 2015 Toronto Bronze Medal Game 3rd 6 4 2 0 2019 Lima Bronze Medal Game 4th 5 2 3 0Total0 Title1/211650
South American Games South American Games record Year Round Position 2014 Santiago Gold Medal Game 1st 7 7 0 0 2018 Cochabamba Gold Medal Game 1st 6 6 0 0 2022 Asunción Gold Medal Game 1st 4 4 0 0Total3 titles3/3171700
World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
Season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Position Points 2012–13 Dubai 12th Houston 9th Bowl Champion Guangzhou 8th Amsterdam 12th 10th 12 2013–14 Dubai 8th Atlanta 11th São Paulo 10th Bowl Runners-up Guangzhou 12th Amsterdam 8th 9th 18 2014–15 Dubai 9th Bowl Champion São Paulo 8th Atlanta 8th Victoria 10th Bowl Runners-up London 12th Amsterdam Did not enter 10th 20 2015–16 Dubai 10th Bowl Runners-up São Paulo 8th Atlanta Did not enter Victoria 10th Bowl Runners-up Clermont-Ferrand Did not enter 10th 12
IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup Sevens Challenge Cup record Year Round Position 2011 Dubai 5th to 8th Place 8th 5 0 5 0 2012 Hong Kong Bowl Final 9th (Bowl Champion) 4 2 2 0 2012 London Bowl 12th 5 1 4 0Total 0 Titles 3/3 14 3 11 0
Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens Year Round Position 2019 Lima Gold Medal Game 1st 6 6 0 0
Squad Current team +2023–24 SeriesPlayerDate of birth (age)MatchesPointsLuiza Campos187161Gabriela Lima55162Andressa Alves5840Marina Fioravanti7927Mariana Nicolau11987Gisele Gomes2914Bianca Silva123305Milena Mariano2915Thalia Costa103340Thalita Costa365Aline Ribeiro Furtado645Rafaela Zanellato9090Yasmim Soares60
Olympics squads
Award winners The following Brazil Sevens players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2013:
+ World Rugby Women's 7s Dream Team Year Player 2025 2. Thalia Costa
See also Brazil national rugby sevens team
References
External links Official website WorldRugby profile