rowing in brazil dates back many centuries to the indigenous communities that lived in the country - rowing had many purposes and included transportation, hunting and sport - some tribes had traditions of rowing competitions that has carried into the sport today.

brazil's rowing history is rich and varied, with modern rowing in brazil primarily taking place in rio de janeiro, home to the lagoa rodrigo de freitas, often just called the lagoa, which is a calm land locked lagoon inside the city. lagoa rodrigo de freitas is the site of the famous rowing stadium, estádio de remo da lagoa (the lagoa rowing stadium), host to the rowing portion of the summer olympics in 2016.