Hortência Marcari
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| Born | September 23, 1959 (age 65) Potirendaba, São Paulo (state), Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 132 lb (60 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hortência Maria de Fátima Marcari (born September 23, 1959) is a former basketball player who is often considered to be one of the greatest female basketball players in Brazil, along with Paula. Marcari is a member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted in 2002), the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted in 2005), and FIBA Hall of Fame (inducted in 2007). She is known in her country as Hortência, and her nickname is The Queen.