Her first medal was at the 2017
Pan American Championships, held in Panama City. Souza won the silver medal in her event at the
2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel. In the
2024 Summer Olympics, she defeated
Raz Hershko, winning
Brazil's first gold medal in the
Women's over 78 kg category, with
Sarah Menezes as her coach, becoming the first ever woman athlete from the
Esporte Clube Pinheiros club to be crowned champion in all Olympic Games history. ==References==