Sandra Tavares Pires Nascimento (born 16 June 1973) is a Brazilian retired beach volleyball player.

She won the gold medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, partnering with Jackie Silva.

[1] Pires also represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she claimed the bronze medal, teaming up with Adriana Samuel.

[2] Pires was the flagbearer for the second time at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

[2] In her beach volleyball career, Pires won 23 tournaments and $800,000 in prizes.