Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics


Brazil is expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be the nation's twenty-third appearance at the Summer Olympics, having competed in all editions of the modern era from 1920 onwards, except the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.

Competitors

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery101
Athletics628
Canoeing314
Equestrian707
Football181836
Gymnastics415
Handball01414
Karate101
Modern pentathlon011
Rugby sevens01212
Sailing7613
Surfing224
Swimming12113
Table tennis336
Taekwondo213
Tennis101
Volleyball121224
Wrestling123
Total8076156

Archery

One Brazilian archer secured a quota place in the men's individual recurve by winning the silver medal and receiving a spare berth unused in the mixed team at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.

Athletics

Brazilian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events :
;Track & road events

Canoeing

Slalom

Brazilian canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.

Sprint

Brazilian canoeists qualified two boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final ; FB = Qualify to final B

Equestrian

Brazilian equestrians qualified a full squad each in team eventing and jumping competitions by virtue of a top-three finish at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
Unable to fulfill the NOC Certificate of Capability at the end of the 2019 season, Brazil received a spot for an equestrian competing in the individual dressage by finishing in the top four, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group E.

Dressage

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Eventing

Jumping

Football

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Men's tournament

qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth as the runners-up in the final stage of the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in Colombia.
;Team roster
qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing a lone outright berth at the 2018 Copa América Femenina in Chile.
;Team roster

Artistic

Brazil fielded a full team of five artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition, failing to send the women's all-around team for the first time since 2000. The men's squad booked one of the remaining nine berths in the team all-around, while Rio 2016 Olympian Flávia Saraiva topped the list of those eligible for qualification to secure a spot in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.
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;Team
;Women

Handball

Women's tournament

Brazil women's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the final match of the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.
;Team roster
Brazil entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2019 Pan American Games bronze medalist Vinícius Figueira qualified directly for the men's kumite 67-kg category by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.

Modern pentathlon

Brazilian athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Maria Iêda Guimarães secured a selection in women's event by finishing in the top two for Latin America and fourth overall at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.

Rugby sevens

Women's tournament

The Brazil women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing a lone outright berth at the 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Lima, Peru.
;Team roster
Brazilian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, the 2019 Pan American Games, and the continental regattas.
After meeting the selection criteria at the 2020 Laser Worlds, multiple medalist Robert Scheidt was officially named to the country's sailing fleet. Moreover, he established a historic record as the first ever Brazilian to participate in seven straight Olympics. Skiff siblings and Rio 2016 Olympians Marco and Martine Grael, along with their respective partners Gabriel Borges and Kahena Kunze were added to the roster on 16 February 2020.
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;Women
;Mixed
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Surfing

Brazil sent four surfers to compete in the shortboard at the Games. Two-time world champion Gabriel Medina, Italo Ferreira, Silvana Lima, and Tatiana Weston-Webb finished within the top ten and top eight, respectively, of those eligible for qualification in the World Surf League rankings to secure their spots on the Brazilian roster for Tokyo 2020.

Swimming

Brazilian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events, and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time ): To secure their nomination to the Olympic team, swimmers must finish in the top two of each individual pool event under the FINA Olympic qualifying A standard at the Brazil Trophy in Rio de Janeiro.

Table tennis

Brazil entered six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The men's and women's teams secured their respective Olympic berths by winning the gold medal each at the Latin America Qualification Event in Lima, Peru, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete each in the men's and women's singles tournament.
;Men
;Women

Taekwondo

Brazil entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. 2019 Pan American Games champions Edival Pontes and Milena Titoneli, along with silver medalist Ícaro Miguel Soares secured the spots on the Brazilian squad with a top two finish each in their respective weight classes at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in San José, Costa Rica.

Tennis

Brazil entered one tennis player into the Olympic tournament. João Menezes secured an outright berth in the men's singles by advancing to the final match at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.

Volleyball

Indoor

Men's tournament

Brazil men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth as the highest-ranked nation for pool A at the Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament in Varna, Bulgaria.
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Women's tournament

Brazil women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth as the highest-ranked nation for pool D at the Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament in Uberlândia.
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Wrestling

Brazil qualified three wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition; all of whom advanced to the top two finals to book Olympic spots in the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg and women's freestyle, respectively, at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Ottawa, Canada.
;Men's Greco-Roman
;Women's freestyle