Captain of the Brazilian national team that won consecutive gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics and the 2012 London Summer Olympics.
Her national team debut came in 2003 against Croatia.
She has won multiple awards for her blocking talent, earning Best Blocker at the 2012 Olympic Games.
She was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
She is a gold medal winning volleyball player just like American Kerri Walsh-Jennings.
