Laís da Silva Souza (born December 13, 1988) is a Brazilian former artistic gymnast and aerial skier.

That same year, in the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, she was on the Brazilian team that qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

[4] In her first Olympic Games, Team Brazil place ninth overall and da Silva Souza scored 9.387 on vault, 8.762 on bars, 9.375 on beam and 8.675 on floor.

Souza took part in 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and placed fourth on vault, scoring 14.987.

Just weeks before the Games, Souza suffered an injury to her hand during a training session on bars and was forced to withdraw from competition.

Souza initially relied on a breathing machine; the tube was moved from her mouth to her neck to make her more comfortable.

[15] After requesting help in learning to speak English so she could communicate with her doctors, the Brazilian Olympic Committee provided her with a teacher from Education First.