The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) is optimistic about the prospect of victory for their top athletes in various disciplines. Although the organization has not set a specific target, the motto this year is to make progress in the Olympics. "We will surpass Tokyo. We are working towards that, and we will not be satisfied with less," COB President Paulo Wanderley recently told AFP.

The trajectory of the Brazilian team shows that their best participation was in the Japanese capital in 2020, where they achieved a tally of 21 medals (seven gold, six silver, and eight bronze). This figure surpassed their previous highest mark in such competitions, recorded in Rio 2016 with nineteen medals.

Brazil will attempt to maintain this winning progression with a significant difference: for the first time, the country will compete in the Olympics with more female athletes than male athletes. The numbers are clear: of the 240 athletes on the list, 137 are women, many of whom have strong chances of reaching the podium.

Individually, the strongest hopes are primarily in artistic gymnastics, judo, skateboarding, athletics, archery, and surfing. The same applies to team sports where Brazil almost always performs well, such as football (which this year will not have a men's category), gymnastics, and volleyball.

One of the Brazilian stars arriving in Paris in excellent form is gymnast Rebeca Andrade. She made her Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020, where she won gold in vault and silver in all-around, becoming the first Brazilian woman to reach the Olympic podium in artistic gymnastics. She not only aims to improve her personal records but also arrives to lead the team event.

Andrade could surpass the great favorite, the legendary American Simone Biles, although she claims not to think about it. "I don't know how to beat her, because my focus is not on her, my focus is on me," she said last May in an interview with AFP.

Judo also holds a prominent place in the forecasts. Judoka Rafaela Silva, who knows what it is to hang gold around her neck (Rio 2016), returns to the Games after missing the Tokyo edition due to a doping suspension, and she does so possibly at the peak of her career. In the men's category, Daniel Cargnin, who won bronze in Tokyo, is also a strong candidate for the podium.

As for other sports, skateboarding once again takes on significant importance. If Brazil won three silver medals in the last Olympics, it doesn't seem difficult to improve those numbers now, considering that the delegation includes 12 athletes in both categories. Young Rayssa Leal is practically a sure bet for victory, while Pedro Barros and Kelvin Hoefler have serious chances of reaching the top.

Gabriel Medina in surfing, Alison dos Santos in the 400 meters hurdles, and Marcus D’Almeida in archery could also seek a place in the medal distribution.