The women's national team is the strongest in South America,[citation needed] and finished in 10th place at the 2009 Rugby Sevens World Cup in Dubai.

The confederation has six affiliate state federations: Gaúcha (Rio Grande do Sul), Catarinense (Santa Catarina), Paranaense (Paraná), Paulista (São Paulo), Mineira (Minas Gerais), and Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro).

[2] In 1932 Brazil hosted the Junior Springboks, while in 1936 it was visited by the British and Irish Lions, in their way back from Argentina.

Between the late 1960s and early 1990s, Brazil disputed with Paraguay the 4th place in the South American Championship, always behind Argentina, Uruguay and Chile.

[3] São Paulo concentrated the vast majority of the clubs and it is still the hotbed of the sport in the country, although Southern states (Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul) emerged as competitors to São Paulo's hegemony from the 1990s.

The domestic club competition is the Campeonato Brasileiro de Rugby, or Super 10, which has been contested annually since 1964.

In 2007 Rugby World Cup ESPN got the 2nd place in audience with the paid channels, having a great coverage of the event sending reporters to France.

In 2011 Pan American Games Rede Record (open air TV) broadcast some Brazilian matches of rugby sevens.