Inside the downfall of Brazilian women’s basketball
How sexism, neglect, and corruption took Brazil from world champions to international irrelevancy.
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Hello, and welcome to Power Plays, a no-bullshit newsletter about sexism in sports written by me, Lindsay Gibbs.
Today we’re getting right into it, because we have a *phenomenal* freelance contribution from Roberta Rodrigues that dives into Brazil’s journey from 1994 FIBA women’s world championships, to not even qualifying for the most recent Olympics or…