Thread: Sports in Brazil

I was wondering if someone could tell me, besides soccer, what other sports are popular
in Brazil? Has baseball caught on there yet? I am not sure if I saw them participate in baseball at the last summer Olympics. Any information on this subject would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot!

As far as I know. Volleyball is one of the sports played by Brazilians. Never heard about basketball or baseball. Nice question though....

Besides soccer, the martial art named "capoeira" is famous in whole Brazil! But volleyball is the secnd most popular sport in Brazil (3 times worldchampion)

Volleyball, swimming, mountaineering, sky diving wrestling and street skating are popular here in Rio and in some areas in Brazil.

football is the popular sports in brazil..

football is the sports of the most brazilian people. most of the people are crazy in football

Football is the most popular game in Brazil and they are also very much popular worldwide in this game. they have own the world cup for several times. the second most popular game in Brazil is Volleyball. the beach Volley of Brazil is very much popular. mainly the ladies championship!

yeah i agree the most popular sports in brazil is football. and volleyball bcoz they are surrounded of beautiful beaches..

Hello, football is the first sport in Brazil and after Volleyball. The ranking would be as following:

1. Football;
2. Volleyball;
3. Swimming;
3. Basketball;
5. Olympic sports

In most cases, sports in Brazil are practiced as leisure activities, and not as sports.

Originally Posted by danno123

I was wondering if someone could tell me, besides soccer, what other sports are popular
in Brazil? Has baseball caught on there yet? I am not sure if I saw them participate in baseball at the last summer Olympics. Any information on this subject would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot!

Hello. among other sports, water sports are very popular in Brazil. With all the pristine coastline and beaches scuba, snorkeling and water polo are very active endeavors in Brazil.

Thank you for all your responses. You have enlightened me with a wealth of knowledge!

football and basketball is the most played sports in brazil..

Originally Posted by mprado

Hello, football is the first sport in Brazil and after Volleyball. The ranking would be as following:

1. Football;
2. Volleyball;
3. Swimming;
3. Basketball;
5. Olympic sports

Sports in Brazi are practiced as leisure activities, and not as sports.

What is "olympic sport"?

I would also mention handball. And frescoball

football is the # one sports in brazil..

Water Sports are also very practiced by Brazilians...We have too much water in Brazil, thousands of beaches, rivers, waterfalls, lakes, etc...

football is the sports of the most brazilian people. and basketball too..

Hi Danno, anybody plays baseball in Brazil...maybe a lowermost few people must play.

I don´t know why, but Brazilians don´t like Baseball, despite being a very interesting sport.

football is the sports of brazil.. most people play that sports..

Hello Xelor74, Here are the olympic sports and the medals that Brazil has won over the years:

Medals by summer sport
Sport - Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
Sailing - 6 - 2 - 6 - 14
Volleyball - 4 - 5 - 3 - 12
Athletics - 3 - 3 - 7 - 13
Judo - 2 - 3 - 7 - 12
Shooting - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3
Equestrian - 1 - 0 - 2 - 3
Swimming - 0 - 3 - 6 - 9
Football - 0 - 3 - 1 - 4
Basketball - 0 - 1 - 4 - 5
Boxing - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
Total - 17 - 21 - 38 - 76

Can you please tell me what frescoball is? Thank you in advance!

Hi Danno123,

Frescobol:
YouTube - Frescobol Bené e Serginho

Brazil's affection for sports in general is shown by the huge number, around 8,000 sports clubs throughout the country. No other sport in Brazil can compare in popularity to soccer, where it is called "futebol".
The Maracanä Stadium, built in Rio de Janeiro for the 1950 World Cup, is the second largest in the world with a capacity of 150,000 spectators!

Baseball isn´t played in Brazil, a very few people plays but it is not popular in Brazil.

Capoeira is a Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, sports, and music. It is known by quick and complex moves, using mainly power kicks and quick leg sweeps, with some ground and aerial acrobatics, knee strikes, take-downs, elbow strikes, punches and headbutts.

We Brazilian hot girls also love to play beach soccer. The tropical climate and ideal environs of Brazil encourage outdoor activities and sports.

Volleyball is the second most played sport in Brazil.

Beach Volleyball!!!

Soccer is the number 1 sport in Brazil.. The proofs are the great brazil soccer players like Ronaldinho, Kaka, Neymar, Socrates.. etc.. And they are also the host for the world cup 2014..
Aside from soccer basketball and volleyball are also popular..