Mayssa Pessoa

Mayssa Raquel de Oliveira Pessoa, also known as Mayssa Pessoa or simply Mayssa (born 11 September 1984) is a Brazilian female handball goalkeeper for Dunărea Brăila and the Brazilian national team.

She was one of nearly two dozen LGBT Olympians at the London Games.

Achievements

 * Romanian National League:
 * Winner: 2015, 2016
 * Romanian Cup:
 * Finalist: 2015
 * EHF Champions League:
 * Winner: 2016
 * Finalist: 2017
 * Russian Super League:
 * Winner: 2013, 2014
 * French Championship:
 * Silver Medalist: 2012
 * World Championship:
 * Winner: 2013
 * Pan American Championship:
 * Winner: 2013
 * World Games:
 * Winner: 2005

Awards and recognition

 * All-Star Goalkeeper of the Pan American Championship: 2013
 * MVP of the Bucharest Trophy: 2014
 * Team of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Bucharest Trophy: 2014, 2015

Personal life
Pessoa comes from a family of intellectuals. Nicknamed Taffarel, she resides in the same city with Hulk (João Pessoa). Her father is a university professor and a former athlete who competed in handball, volleyball, basketball, futsal and beach handball. Her mother is a lawyer, and one of her two sisters is a pediatrician.