Adriana Behar

Adriana Brandão Behar (born February 14, 1969, in Rio de Janeiro) was one of the most outstanding volleyball players of her generation.

Behar is Jewish. She moved to beach volleyball in 1993, after playing in the Brazilian women's national indoor volleyball squad. Pairing with Shelda Bede, she won more than 30 international tournaments of beach volleyball as well as two Olympic medals. Together, they have won more than 1,000 matches and 114 titles.

Of Lebanese Jewish origin, she is the only Brazilian athlete in the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, next to universal sport legends like the American swimmer Mark Spitz and the former Formula 1 pilot Jody Scheckter.

Recognition
She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2017.