Maria Paula Silva

Quick Facts

Full Name	Maria Paula Silva
Occupation	Brazilian basketball player
Date Of Birth	Mar 11, 1962(1962-03-11)
Age	62
Birthplace	Osvaldo Cruz
Country	Brazil
Birth City	São Paulo
Horoscope	Pisces

Maria Paula Silva Biography

Maria Paula Silva is one of the most popular and richest Brazilian basketball player who was born on March 11, 1962 in Osvaldo Cruz, São Paulo, Brazil.

Paula begun playing basketball at the age of ten, and in 1974, was invited to join Assis Tênis Clube. One year and a half later, the team folded and Paula went to Jundiaí to play for Colégio Divino Salvador, and a few months later, was drafted for the first time by the national team despite being only fourteen. In 1988, Paula went to play in Spain, but an injured knee and difficulties of adaptation brought her back to Brazil in 1991.

In 1979, she helped her team to a fourth place at the Pan American Games, held in Puerto Rico. During the 1983 World Championship hosted by Brazil, reporter Juarez Araújo compared Paula’s play to Magic Johnson, leading to her long- lasting nickname of “Magic Paula”. That same year, Paula and the national team improved their previous Pan American performance by winning a bronze medal at the Venezuela games, and, in 1987, went yet one more step further by winning a silver medal at the 1987 Indianapolis Pan Americans. In 1991, Paula and the Brazilian women’s national basketball team won the gold medal at that year’s Pan American tournament, held in Cuba, being the player which most impressed Cuban president Fidel Castro.

Maria Paula Silva Net Worth

Maria Paula Silva is one of the richest Brazilian basketball player from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Maria Paula Silva 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Maria Paula Gonçalves da Silva (born March 11, 1962 in Osvaldo Cruz, São Paulo), nicknamed “Magic Paula”, is a retired Brazilian women’s basketball player. She is considered one of the greatest players in her country, along with Hortência Marcari and Janeth Arcain. For Brazil women’s national basketball team, Paula is the second biggest scorer with 723 points (behind Hortência) and holds the record for caps with 45 games, being in two Olympic Games and six World Championships.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Maria Paula Silva height 5 ft 10 in Marian weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Maria Paula Silva Dating?

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After retirement, Paula became an entrepreneur, director of the Centro Olímpico do Ibirapuera, and worked for a while in the Brazilian Ministry of Sports. She also commented the basketball tournaments of the 2011 Pan American Games and 2012 Summer Olympics for Rede Record, the NBA playoffs and All-Star Game for Space in 2014 and 2015, and the 2016 Summer Olympics for ESPN Brasil.

Facts & Trivia

Marian Ranked on the list of most popular Brazilian basketball player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Maria Paula Silva celebrates birthday on March 11 of every year.