{"id":86,"date":"2015-12-02T02:29:05","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T02:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/?p=86"},"modified":"2018-06-28T19:13:07","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T19:13:07","slug":"brazil-rich-in-tradition-with-a-history-of-volleyball-dominance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/brazil-rich-in-tradition-with-a-history-of-volleyball-dominance\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil : Rich in Tradition with a History of Volleyball Dominance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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photo credit Ricardo Haleck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Superliga volleyball matches stream live across television screens in bars and restaurants throughout every city. \u00a0Billboards featuring the faces of volleyball legends stand tall in the streets. \u00a0Sand courts and venders selling volleyballs dot the sandy coastline. Here, the volleyball fans are knowledgable, passionate and everywhere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is volleyball country. \u00a0This is Brazil.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When it comes to the Olympics, Brazilian volleyball players are accustomed to the podium. Going into the 2016 games as the host country, the federation has expectations to add to their medal count. However the home court advantage of the Olympic games brings with it the baggage of immeasurable social\u00a0<\/span>pressure for its athletes and coaches. The\u00a0pressure extends far beyond the sidelines of the volleyball court. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"CBV\"Brazil’s rich tradition of world wide volleyball dominance roots back to the tiny beach town\u00a0of Saquarema. While Brazil’s\u00a0<\/span>big cities like <\/span>S\u00e3o Paulo\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>Rio de Janeiro\u00a0are rough around the edges with layers of complexity,\u00a0Saquarema has a\u00a0relaxed coastal vibe with a sense of timelessness to it. \u00a0It’s white sandy beaches are bare of development. \u00a0The town lacks sky scrapers, shopping malls and just about every other type of distraction that attract tourists to Brazil’s\u00a0larger and more well known neighboring cities. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But it is in this sleepy beach town that the road\u00a0<\/span>to the podium for every Brazilian volleyball player starts at an exclusively dedicated\u00a0volleyball training center called\u00a0<\/span>CBV (Confedera\u00e7\u00e3o Brasileira de Voleibol)<\/span><\/span><\/span>. \u00a0In honor of their history the doors of the dormitories are marked with names of local legends like\u00a0<\/span>Jacqueline Silva, Walewska, Enio Figuieredo, and of course Giba.\u00a0<\/span>Inspirational quotes hang above doorways and banners with larger than life size photos string across the interior\u00a0brick walls. This is where the Brazilian national volleyball teams eat, sleep, practice, workout and live day-to-day in preparation for their<\/em> big dance.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"cbvIn November 2015, Bring It Promotions took A5 volleyball club out of Atlanta, Georgia to this sacred center of Brazilian volleyball history.\u00a0\u00a0A5’s decision to travel and compete in Brazil over\u00a0the Thanksgiving Holiday was largely inspired by the club’s proclaimed social mission –\u00a0“teaching life lessons through the sport of volleyball”. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the course of the 9-day tour, A5\u00a0volleyball club watched the best players in the world\u00a0compete in Brazilian Superliga matches, listened to the testimonials of Olympians, competed against youth teams in 4 different cities, danced at an authentic Samba School, paid tribute to\u00a0the famed ‘Christ the Redeemer’, soaked up the sun at Copacabana Beach, lived a day in the life of a Brazilian YNT\u00a0volleyball player and made friendships that\u00a0transcend both foreign\u00a0borders and language barriers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Best of all, they learned that in Brazil volleyball is more than just a game. \u00a0It’s a lifestyle and a path to a better a life for many. \u00a0When the 2016 Olympics come around next August, Brazil will have a devoted cheering squad in Atlanta, Georgia. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you A5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Superliga volleyball matches stream live across television screens in bars and restaurants throughout every city. \u00a0Billboards featuring the faces of volleyball legends stand tall in the streets. \u00a0Sand courts and venders selling volleyballs dot the sandy coastline. Here, the volleyball fans are knowledgable, passionate and everywhere.\u00a0 This is volleyball country. \u00a0This is Brazil.\u00a0 When it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":88,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[15,16],"tags":[13],"class_list":{"0":"post-86","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-best-of-bip","8":"category-travel","9":"tag-brazil","10":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}