Brazil national under-23 football team previously won three silver medals (1984, 1988 and 2012) and two bronze medals (1996, 2008). The Brazilian Olympic team is often coached by the in-charge senior team coach, such as Mário Zagallo in 1996, Vanderlei Luxemburgo in 2000, Dunga in 2008 and Mano Menezes in 2012. Brazil's first participation in the Olympics was in Helsinki, Finland, in 1952. In that year, Brazil reached the quarter-finals, when they were eliminated by West Germany 4–2. In 1960, in Rome, Italy, in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan, in 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico, and in 1972 in Berlin, West Germany, Brazil was eliminated in
Brazil at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics was eliminated from the group stage after losing all the group matches. The women's national deaf football team managed to secure a bronze medal in the football competition beating Great Britain in the 3rd place playoff. Brazil at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics Brazil competed in the 2017 Summer Deaflympics which was held in Samsun, Turkey. Brazil sent a delegation consisting of 101 participants for the event.This was the 9th consecutive time that Brazil was eligible to participate at the Summer Deaflympics since making its debut in 1985. Brazil managed to receive 5 medals in the event including one gold and