Brazil basketball leagues

Checked 2026-10-31FIBA code BRA

The NBB is run by the LNB league body and the women's LBF is run as a separate league, both endorsed by the CBB. For 2026-27 the last placed NBB team is relegated, and the 2026-27 Liga Ouro champion may apply for an NBB 2027/28 place. The Liga Ouro is the second tier but no official page for it was opened.

National federation: Confederação Brasileira de Basketball.

NBB CAIXA

Men's tier 1. Status: Sourced.

Run by: Liga Nacional de Basquete (LNB) · Official site
Teams: 18 · Source
Season: Not yet verified
Foreign player rule: 2025/26 regulation: a team's approved list may hold no more than 4 foreign athletes. Nationalized athletes count as Brazilian. 2026/27 rule not opened. · Source
Promotion and relegation: 2026-27: last placed team relegated. The 2026-27 Liga Ouro champion may compete for a place in 2027/28. · Source

Clubs, 2026/27

Single table of 18 clubs, double round robin, top 16 to playoffs.

Basquete Cearense
Bauru Basket
Botafogo
CAIXA/Brasília
Caxias do Sul Basquete
Corinthians
Cruzeiro Basquete
Flamengo
Sesi Franca
Minas Tênis Clube
Mogi Basquete
Basket Osasco
Pato Basquete
Paulistano
Pinheiros
São José Basketball
Ceisc/União Corinthians
Unifacisa

Source for this club list

The page gives Brazilian states in brackets, not cities, so city is left null. States: Cearense CE, Bauru SP, Botafogo RJ, Brasília DF, Caxias do Sul RS, Corinthians SP, Cruzeiro MG, Flamengo RJ, Franca SP, Minas MG, Mogi SP, Osasco SP, Pato PR, Paulistano SP, Pinheiros SP, São José SP, Ceisc/União Corinthians RS, Unifacisa PB.

LBF (Liga de Basquete Feminino)

Women's tier 1. Status: Partly sourced.

Run by: LBF (regulation hosted on lnb.com.br) · Official site
Teams: Not yet verified
Season: Mar to Aug · Source
Foreign player rule: Not yet verified
Promotion and relegation: Not yet verified

Clubs, 2026

Single table of 10 clubs, two turnos of 18 games each, top 8 to playoffs.

ADRM Maringá
Cerrado BRB
Pontz São José Basketball
Salvador Basketball
Sampaio Basquete
Santo André
SESI Araraquara Basquete
Sodiê Mesquita
Sport/Uninassau/Inst. Todos
Unimed Campinas Basquete

Source for this club list

This is the 2026 edition. The page does not state cities, so city is left null. The 2027 club list was not found.

NBB 2026-27 starts 17 October 2026. 2025/26 regulation said the bottom 2 were relegated, the 2026-27 news says the last team only. LBF 2026 edition had 10 teams and ran 8 March to 2 August 2026; the 2027 edition was not found so teams left null. season for LBF is the 2026 edition.

Rules change each season and clubs apply them differently. Confirm any figure with the league or federation before you rely on it. This is education, not legal or tax advice. See a figure that is out of date? Send a correction with the source link.

Next: build your question list for a Brazil offer, work out take-home pay or read how overseas contracts work.

Back to all countries · FIBA member directory