Brazil's golden girls became back-to-back champion (they kept the gold at home in the inaugural event in Vitoria in 2008) beating Portugal 9-1 in the last round of the tournament.
They reached the final undefeated and were the title favorites from the start of the competition.
Daniela Ribeiro opened the scoring for Brazil, 2 minutes into the first half. Top scorer Lucilia, gave Brazil a 2-0 lead. a third goal followed by Vanessa, while Lucilia closed the scoring in the first half at 4-0.
Back after the break, the Brazilians continued to steal the ball from Team Portugal. Jessica Spinola, Greice and Lucilia Jessiquinha netted the ball in the second half, for a final score of 9-1, ensuring the championship title for the second time.
The full final rankings list saw Russia finish third, France fourth, Great Britain fifth and Serbia last.
