João Vianna

João José ("Pipoka") Vianna (born November 15, 1963 in Trabajara) is a former basketball player from Brazil.

A 6'9" forward, Vianna represented Brazil at the 1988 Summer Olympics, the 1992 Summer Olympics, and the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as several other international competitions. He was part of the team which won the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis over the US team. Vianna played briefly for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association during the 1991-92 season, becoming the second Brazilian player in that league after Rolando Ferreira.

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Brazil squad – 1990 FIBA World Championship - 5th place

4 De Azevedo 5 Israel 6 Schmidt 7 Victalino 8 Minuci 9 Guerra 10 Guimaraes 11 dos Santos 12 Marcel de Souza 13 Maury de Souza 14 Vianna 15 Ferreira Coach: Garcia

Brazil squad – 1994 FIBA World Championship – 11th place

4 De Almeida 5 Vianna 6 de Azevedo 7 Ponickwar 8 A. dos Santos 9 Joerke 10 Minuci 11 Ferreira 12 Fonseca 13 Klafke 14 do Nascimento 15 Santana Coach: Vecchi

Brazil squad – 1998 FIBA World Championship – 10th place

4 Machado 5 Fonseca 6 Cazziolato 7 Vianna 8 Varejão 9 Ferraciú 10 Filho 11 M. dos Santos 12 A. dos Santos 13 Clemente 14 Klafke 15 Joerke Coach: Garcia

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