Ana Luísa Neiva

Ana Luísa Passos Neiva (born 11 March 2004) is a Brazilian rhythmic gymnast. She represents her country in international competitions.

Personal life
Neiva took up the sport at age three in Brasilia. Her dream is to compete at the Olympic Games like her idol Yana Kudryavtseva. She was named Best Rhythmic Gymnast of the Year in 2015 and 2017, as well as Outstanding Gymnast of the Year in 2017, by the Brasilia Gymnastics Federation. In 2016 she was presented with the Brasilia Sports Award in rhythmic gymnastics by the Brasilia government.

Career
Ana Luísa debuted at the 2019 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships taking 7th place. Then she competed at the Junior World Championships in Moscow, where she ended 26th in teams and 29th with clubs.

As a senior she participated in the World Championships in Kitakyushu, ending 35th in the All-Around, 26th with hoop, 27th with ball, 51st with clubs and 38th with ribbon.

At the Baku World Cup in 2022 she was 38th in the All-Around, 41st with hoop, 33rd with ball, 31st with clubs and 34th with ribbon. In Portimão she ended 34th in the All-Around and with hoop, 27th with ball, 29th with clubs and 41st with ribbon. In Pesaro she was 27th in the All-Around, 25th with hoop, 31st with ball, 27th with clubs and 29th with ribbon. In July she took part in the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro being 11th in the All-Around and winning silver in teams, and the World Games in Birmingham taking 17th place with hoop and ball and 19th with clubs and ribbon. In the last World Cup stage of the year in Cluj-Napoca she was 27th in the All-Around, 28th with hoop, 26th with ball, 27th with clubs and 22nd with ribbon.

In 2023 she competed at the South American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships where she won gold in teams (both individual and combined), silver with hoop and bronze in the All-Around as well as with ball and ribbon.