What is the CBV?
The Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol is the national governing body for volleyball in Brazil — the most successful volleyball nation of the modern era in both the indoor and beach games. Founded in 1954, it is recognised by the FIVB and the Brazilian Olympic Committee, and takes in 27 state federations.[1] [2]
What does it govern?
Indoor, beach and snow volleyball in Brazil. It registers and licenses athletes through the CBVôlei system — state federations submit registrations and each is published by name in an official notice, and an athlete first registered abroad needs an FIVB International Transfer Certificate to be registered in Brazil. It also sanctions events, runs the STJD sports tribunal and the COBRAV refereeing committee, and operates the Esporte Seguro safeguarding programme.[2] [3]
What competitions does it run?
The Superliga for men and women, with Superliga B and C beneath it, the Copa Brasil and Supercopa, the national selection championships at youth and junior level, and the Circuito Brasileiro de Vôlei de Praia — the domestic beach tour that has produced most of the sport's Olympic beach medallists.[1] [2]
How does it select national teams?
Indoor selection is by convocation: the national team staff issues numbered call-up lists published as official notices, and convoked athletes report to the training centre at Saquarema for centralised camps, with Superliga finalists joining after the club season. Beach is ranking-based — Brazil's Olympic pairs are the top two on the Ranking Olímpico Brasileiro at the close of the qualification window, mirroring the FIVB Olympic ranking.[2] [4]
Why does it matter?
Because Brazil's centralised model — a federation-owned national training centre, a published convocation notice for every call-up, and a domestic league feeding it — makes the CBV both the selector and the documentary record of a Brazilian volleyball career.[1] [2]
References
- CBV — Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol. Accessed August 2026.
- CBV — Radamés Lattari elected president for the 2025–2029 cycle. Accessed August 2026.
- CBV — normas do registro de atletas. Accessed August 2026.
- CBV — federações estaduais. Accessed August 2026.