Anderson Varejao. Tiago Splitter. Marcelinho Huertas.

Ethnicity oozing through attitude, effort, style.

And great hair.

One of South America’s most successful teams, Brazil has backed up all that flair with plenty of substance over the years:

• World Championship Gold: ’59, ’63
• Americas Championship Gold: ’84, ’05, ‘09
• Olympic Bronze: ’48, ’60, ’64

10 additional medals across the three tournaments.

And a current FIBA Top-15 ranking.

They’ll take to the World Basketball Festival courts in the Brazil National Team Hyperfuse.