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Cida Guimarães, Trailblazer of Brazilian Women’s Basketball, Dies at 95

Brazil’s basketball federation confirmed her death, praising her role in opening doors for later generations.

Overview

  • The former center was a two-time South American champion with Brazil, winning in 1954 and in the late 1950s, with reports citing either 1958 or 1959.
  • Her international résumé includes two South American silver medals and one bronze, plus Pan American silver and bronze.
  • She was part of a noted basketball lineage as sister to Maria Helena Cardoso and mother of men’s national team veteran Cadum Guimarães.
  • Cadum announced funeral plans in São José dos Campos, with a wake at 10:00 and burial at 17:30 on Saturday.
  • No cause of death was disclosed, and media reports indicated she died in São José dos Campos.