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 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 4 bronze medals. Brazil Men's deaf football team competed in the Football tournament as a part of the 2017 Summer Deaflympics in Group D along with Great Britain, Russia and South Korea. The men's national team