Mayssa Raquel de Oliveira Pessoa, also known as Mayssa Pessoa (born 11 September 1984) is a Brazilian female handball goalkeeper for Norwegian club Sola HK and formerly the Brazilian national team.

[1] She was one of nearly two dozen LGBT Olympians at the London Games.

Nicknamed Taffarel, she resides in the same city with Hulk (João Pessoa).

Her father is a university professor and a former athlete who competed in handball, volleyball, basketball, futsal and beach handball.

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