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Copacabana Stadium in May 2016, while under construction. Copacabana Stadium, also known as the Beach Volleyball Arena [1] [2] (Portuguese: Arena de Vôlei de Praia), [3] was a temporary stadium located on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that hosted the beach volleyball competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Their strong partnership landed Talita and Maria 1st overall ranking in the 2009 Brazilian Beach Volleyball Circuit and 2nd overall ranking in the 2009 World Ranking. Talita and Maria Elisa went to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but were upset in the round of 16 by a Czech double. Talita Antunes at the 2012 Moscow Grand Slam.
Naturists/nudists were early adopters of volleyball shortly after its invention in the late 19th century. Records of regular games in clubs can be found as early as the 1920s. [94] [95] Given the outdoor nature of nudism/naturism a beach version of volleyball was naturally adopted. By the 1960s, a volleyball court could be found in almost all ...
Macae, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was the first leg of the 2013–14 South American Beach Volleyball Circuit, the tournament was held March 24–26, 2014.. 32 teams participated in the event (16 per gender).
The song took center stage at the 2024 Paris Olympics when a DJ played it to ease tensions between Brazil and Canada's respective teams at the women's beach volleyball final on Aug. 9.
Evandro Gonçalves de Oliveira Junior (born 17 July 1990) is a Brazilian beach volleyball player. [1]Oliveira competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the men's beach volleyball tournament along with his partner Pedro Solberg, falling in the quarterfinals. [2]
George Souto Maior Wanderley (born 12 September 1996) is a Brazilian beach volleyball player. [1] [2] He participated in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, finishing in 5th place. [3] [4] He was Under-19 World Champion in 2014 (Portugal), and Under-21 World Champion in 2016 (Switzerland), as well as Champion of the Brazilian Circuit 2019/2020. [5]
Sandra Tavares Pires Nascimento (born 16 June 1973) is a Brazilian retired beach volleyball player. She won the gold medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, partnering with Jackie Silva.