the international basketball rules were translated into portuguese in 1915 and along with the rest of latin america, basketball blew up in brasil - tournaments were being hosted in a variety of cities. in 1933 the brazilian federation of basketball was formed in rio de janeiro - it functions up until today with resources on basketball in the city.
anderson varejăo, one of the most successful players from brasil, currently plays in the nba for the golden state warriors - prior to 2016 he played many seasons with the cleveland cavaliers alongside well known players such as lebron james
having played with the national team since 2002, anderson lead brasil to a gold medal in the pan american games in 2003 - varejăo was selected to represent brazil in the 2016 olympics in rio de janeiro.
