page_title: Rugby union in Brazil
hierarchical_section_title: Rugby union in Brazil
caption_attribution_description: Brazil and Peru's national rugby union teams in south american championship
context_page_description: Rugby union in Brazil is a minor but growing sport, with rugby union increasing in popularity at universities across Brazil.
  Rugby union is played regularly in all of Brazil's 26 states and in the Federal District. The sport is not widely played in schools, but is common in universities, more specifically the South, South East as well as parts of Amazon and the North East. The South East usually supplies the largest number of players to the national side. As of 2016, rugby is played by about 60,000 Brazilians and has experienced sizeable growth in the country.
  Brazil also competes in the South American tournaments sevens.
  The women's national team is the strongest in South America, and finished in 10th place at the 2009 Rugby Sevens World Cup in Dubai.
context_section_description: Rugby union in Brazil is a minor but growing sport, with rugby union increasing in popularity at universities across Brazil.
  Rugby union is played regularly in all of Brazil's 26 states and in the Federal District.  The sport is not widely played in schools, but is common in universities, more specifically the South, South East as well as parts of Amazon and the North East.  The South East usually supplies the largest number of players to the national side. As of 2016, rugby is played by about 60,000 Brazilians and has experienced sizeable growth in the country.
  Brazil also competes in the South American tournaments sevens.
  The women's national team is the strongest in South America, and finished in 10th place at the 2009 Rugby Sevens World Cup in Dubai.
caption: The Brazilian and Peruvian national teams
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