While international gymnastics meets brings together countries from all over the world, only one South American nation will be represented at the 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy. Brazil is sending a senior and junior team to compete in Italy, headlined by Olympians Jade Barbosa and Flavia Saraiva.

Joining Barbosa and Saraiva on the senior squad are Carolyne Pedro and Luiza Domingues. Representing Brazil in the junior competition are Luiza Helena Silva, Ana Luiza Lima, Julia Soares, and Camila Siqueira.

Read more about the Brazilian team, and catch the competition LIVE on FloGymnastics on April 14-15.

The Experienced Olympians | Jade Barbosa & Flavia Saraiva

Jade Barbosa

The two-time Olympian is best known for her vaulting prowess, as she is a world championship medalist on the event. Her power is also a great asset for her on floor exercise, but she is a good all-around gymnast for Brazil who is capable of putting up valuable scores on all four events.

Notable Medals

• 2005 Pan American Championships: Team Silver
• 2007 World Championships: All-Around Bronze, Vault Bronze
• 2007 Pan American Games: Team Silver, Vault Gold, Floor Bronze

Notable Skills

• Vault: Double twisting Yurchenko, Tsukahara 1/1
• Bars: Tkatchev, Pak salto, Maloney
• Beam: Roundoff layout step-out mount, Roundoff layout to two feet, Double pike dismount
• Floor: Piked full-in, Double tuck, Double pike

Notable Recent Scores

• Vault: 14.933 (2016 Olympics)
• Bars: 14.391 (2016 Olympics), 13.150 (2017 Brazilian Championships)
• Beam: 13.700 (2016 Olympics)
• Floor: 14.266 (2016 Olympics)
• All-Around: 56.623 (2016 Olympics)

Flavia Saraiva

Saraiva is Brazil's newest gymnastics superstar, becoming a fan favorite after winning three medals at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. She excels on beam and floor, where she displays great difficulty and performs well. The pint-sized athlete is a great competitor on all four events, though, making her a very valuable member for Brazil, especially in a team competition.

Notable Medals

• 2014 Youth Olympics Games: All-Around Silver, Beam Silver, Floor Gold
• 2015 Pan American Games: Team Bronze, All-Around Bronze
• 2015 Sao Paolo World Cup: Beam Silver, Floor Gold
• 2016 Baku World Cup: Bars Bronze, Beam Gold, Floor Gold
• 2016 Olympic Test Event: Team Gold, All-Around Silver, Beam Silver, Floor Gold
• 2016 Anadia World Cup: Beam Gold, Floor Gold
• 2017 Koper World Cup: Bars Bronze
• 2017 Osijek World Cup: Beam Bronze, Floor Silver

Notable Skills

• Bars: Tkatchev, Piked Jaeger to Pak salto, Double front dismount
• Beam: Roundoff back handspring mount, Back handspring layout step-out layout step-out, Switch ring leap, Wolf jump to sissone, Double pike dismount
• Floor: 2.5 twist to punch front tuck, Piked full-in, Double tuck, Double pike

Notable Recent Scores

• Vault: 14.000 (2017 City of Jesolo Trophy)
• Bars: 13.450 (2017 Koper Challenge Cup)
• Beam: 14.100 (2017 City of Jesolo Trophy)
• Floor: 13.900 (2017 City of Jesolo Trophy)

The Supporting Seniors | Luiza Domingues & Carolyne Pedro

Luiza Domingues

Domingues is a first-year senior but was a notable competitor for Brazil as a junior, earning two medals at last year's Brazilian Apparatus Championships and placing in the all-around at the 2017 Brazilian Championships. With solid performances at the City of Jesolo Trophy, Domingues can start her senior career on a high note. 

Notable Medals

• 2017 Brazilian Apparatus Championships: Vault Gold, Bars Bronze
• 2017 Brazilian Junior Championships: All-Around Silver

Notable Skills

• Beam: Front tuck mount, Back handspring layout step-out, Double tuck dismount
• Floor: Double Arabian, double tuck, double pike

Notable Recent Scores

• Vault: 13.625 (2017 Brazilian Apparatus Championships)
• Floor: 13.165 (2017 Brazilian Junior Championships)

Carolyne Pedro

Although Pedro is an experienced elite gymnast who's competed internationally since 2013, she doesn't have the big-time competition experience at the world championships or Olympics like Barbosa and Saraiva. However, her experience on smaller international assignments like World Cups, the South American Championships, and Pan American Championships is still valuable. Pedro will contribute most on vault where she is capable of scoring in the mid- to high-13 range. When she hits on bars and floor, she can also provide Team Brazil with solid scores.

Notable Medals

• 2017 South American Championships: Vault Gold, Floor Silver
• 2017 Pan American Championships: Beam Bronze
• 2016 Sao Paolo World Challenge Cup: Floor Bronze

Notable Skills

• Bars: Shaposhnikova, Pak salto, Maloney, Straddled Jaeger
• Beam: Back handspring layout step-out, Y turn, Front aerial to split leap to sissone, Double tuck dismount
• Floor: Double Arabian, 2.5 twist to punch front tuck, Double tuck, Double pike

Notable Recent Scores

• Vault: 13.750 (2017 Brazilian Championships)
• Bars: 13.100 (2017 Brazilian Championships)
• Floor: 13.100 (2017 Brazilian Selection)

The Next Generation | Brazil's Junior Team

Ana Luiza Lima

Lima is one of Team Brazil's up-and-coming junior gymnasts, placing in the all-around and on all four events in the Espoir level at last year's 2017 Brazilian Championships. She's strongest on the power events, capable of scoring a 13.000+.

Notable Medals

• 2017 Brazilian Championships (Espoir): All-Around Gold, Vault Silver, Bars Silver, Beam Silver, Floor Gold

Notable Skills

• Floor: Double Arabian, Whip to double tuck

Notable Recent Scores

• Vault: 13.200 (2017 Brazilian Championships)
• Floor: 13.633 (2017 Brazilian Championships)

Luiza Helena Silva

Silva is a junior with a lot of potential. She balances difficulty and execution well on vault and floor.

Notable Medals

• 2017 Brazilian Junior Championships: Vault Silver, Bars Silver
• 2017 Brazilian Selection: Junior All-Around Silver

Notable Skills

• Bars: Piked Jaeger, Double tuck dismount
• Floor: 1.5 twist through to double tuck, 2.5 twist to punch front tuck, Double twist, Double pike

Notable Recent Scores

• Vault: 13.400 (2017 Brazilian Junior Championships)

Camila Siqueira Almeida

Like many of her Brazilian teammates, Almeida's strengths are vault and floor.

Notable Skills

• Vault: Tsukahara layout
• Beam: Back handspring back handspring, switch split leap to wolf jump, 1.5 dismount

Notable Recent Scores:

• Floor: 12.900 (2017 Brazilian Championships)

Julia Soares

Notable Skills

• Floor: Double pike, Double tuck