Brazilian beach volleyball star Adriana Behar, teaming with Shelda Bede, won six FIVB (international beach volleyball federation) Tour titles––five consecutive years, 1997–2001, and again in 2004.

The pair won World Championships in 1999 and 2001, a World silver medal in 2003, and a bronze in 1997. They also captured a gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.

Behar & Bede were silver medalists at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games––the first repeat medalists in Olympic beach volleyball. They were the world’s #1 ranked team in 2000, 2001 and 2004.

The Brazilian star began her athletic career as a figure skater, switching to indoor volleyball when she was 16 years old. She played professionally in Italy before turning to the beach version of the game, first teaming with Shelda Bede in 1995.

Behar ranks 2nd all-time in FIVB winnings, with $1,198,437.50. Her overall earnings are $1,210,237.50, with to 33 tournament victories. Behar-Bede also finished 2nd thirty times, 3rd twenty-five times, and 4th fifteen times.