Alessandra Santos de Oliveira (born 2 December 1973 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian former basketball player who spent 17 years in the national team, winning the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women and two Olympic medals, silver in Atlanta 1996, and bronze in Sydney 2000, along with a fourth place in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 1998 and 2006 World Championships.

[1] She has also competed in 10 different countries, including three WNBA teams - Washington Mystics (1998–99), Indiana Fever (2000) and Seattle Storm (2001).

[3] During her rookie season, after losing her starting position to Heidi Burge, Oliveira would miss 14 straight games with the Mystics from 14 July to 16 August.

[5] Eleven days later on 7 June, she signed a contract with the Indiana Fever but she would only play three games for the team recording 3 points and 3 rebounds in 11 total minutes.

[6] Oliveira never made the playoffs during her career and her final game ever was played on 14 August 2001 in a 62 - 72 loss to the Sacramento Monarchs.