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Rebeca Andrade Returns as Brazil Wins Team Silver at Pan‑American Gymnastics

Securing berths to Lima 2027 and the Rotterdam World Championships, the result marks a regional comeback that still needs higher difficulty for world‑medal contention.

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Overview

  • Brazil took the team silver at the Pan‑American Championships in Rio with 157.796 points, finishing behind the United States (161.628) and ahead of Canada (156.997).
  • Rebeca Andrade returned to competition after about an 18‑ to 20‑month sabbatical and qualified first to the vault final by posting the event's top combined score after two vaults.
  • The team result guarantees Brazil places at the 2027 Pan American Games in Lima and at the World Championships in Rotterdam in October, which feed into Olympic qualification pathways.
  • All five senior Brazilian gymnasts advanced to individual finals, including Thaís Fidélis and Sophia Weisberg in the all‑around and multiple apparatus berths for Gabriela Bouças, Julia Soares and others.
  • Coaches said the score shows regional strength but noted low uneven‑bars difficulty and inconsistency across routines as areas the team must raise before the Rotterdam Worlds.