The 2006 Beach Handball World Championships are a ten-team tournament in both men's and women's beach handball, held in the Petrobras Arena at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 15 November and 19 November.
[1] This is the second edition of the event.
Matches are played in sets, the team that wins two sets is the winner of a match.
When teams are equal in points the head-to-head result is decisive.
Brazil win the championship gold medal in both genders.