Barcelos sign Taina Paixao, ex Cerrado

Basquete de Barcelos (Liga Feminina) signed experienced 34-year old Brazilian ex-international guard Taina Paixao (173cm-72kg-1991). She played last season at Cerrado in Brazilian LBF league. In 22 games just recently she had 11.3ppg, 4.2rpg, 3.9apg and 1.5spg. She helped them to make it to the semifinals. 2026-26 was a great season as she was named to Latinbasket.com All-Brazilian League Honorable Mention and League Player of the Week.
Paixao was also a member of the Brazilian international program for some years. She played for the Brazilian Senior National Team between 2013 and 2024 and previously for the University National Team back in 2011.
Paixao is a highly experienced player, having played in Argentina (Las Heras), Brazil (Ourinhos, SESI Araraquara Basquete, Corinthians, Sao Jose, and Recife), Italy (Moncalieri), Russia (Samara), and Portugal (Vagos and Olivais).
Among many awards, her team won the Brazilian League Regular Season in 2025. Paixao was also voted the Latinbasket.com All-Brazilian League Player of the Year back in 2021.