Daniela Piedade
Encyclopedia
Daniela Piedade de Olivieira (born 2 March 1979 in São Paulo
) is a Brazilian handball
player. She plays for the Austrian club Hypo Niederösterreich
and for the Brazilian national team
. She participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, and at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in China.
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
) is a Brazilian handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player. She plays for the Austrian club Hypo Niederösterreich
Hypo Niederösterreich
Hypo Niederösterreich is an Austrian women's handball club. They are one of the most successful teams on the EHF Champions League, having won the title eight times...
and for the Brazilian national team
Brazil women's national handball team
The Brazil women's national handball team is the national team of Brazil. It is governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Handebol and takes part in international team handball competitions.-World Women's Handball Championships:...
. She participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens, and at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in China.