Atlético Mineiro player Raquel represented Brazil's youth team at the inaugural
2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand. She was called up to the senior
Brazil national team for the first time in August 2013 after showing impressive form for her club Ferroviária. In February 2015 Raquel was included in an 18-month residency programme intended to prepare Brazil's national team for the
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada and the
2016 Rio Olympics. At the World Cup, Raquel appeared in each of Brazil's four matches, scoring in the 1–0 final group game win over
Costa Rica. After Brazil's 1–0 second round defeat by
Australia, Raquel remained in Canada as part of the Brazilian selection for the
2015 Pan American Games in
Toronto.
International goals ==References==