Brazil national beach soccer team
| Nickname(s) | Reis da Praia and Canarinha |
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| Association | Brazilian Football Confederation |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) |
| Head coach | Gilberto Costa |
| Captain | Bruno Xavier |
| Top scorer | Neném (336 goals) |
| FIFA code | BRA |
| BSWW ranking | 3 |
| First international | |
Brazil 4–2 United States  (April 1994) |
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| Biggest win | |
Brazil 23–3 Mexico  (March 2005) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
Brazil 8–12 Russia  (in Ravenna; September 2011) |
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The Brazil national beach soccer team represents Brazil in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the CBF, the governing body for football in Brazil. Portugal, Russia and Spain are the only squads to have eliminated Brazil out of the World Cup. Brazil are ranked 1st in the FIFA World Rankings. They are, alongside Portugal, the only team to have won the world title before and after FIFA assumed the government of beach soccer worldwide.
Current as of September 2013.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Coach: Junior Negão
MPC Rio Comunicação & Marketing (Public Relations of CBBS); CBBS (Confederação Brasileira de Beach Soccer); BSWW (Beach Soccer World Wide); and FIFA (Federation International of Football Association)
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