Brazil kept it close for three quarters in front of a raucous crowd, but in the end Australia was just too much to handle. The Aussies escaped with an 84-66 victory over the host nation in their first game of Olympics play.
Liz Cambage was the high scorer for Australia with 20 points to go along with 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.
Australia takes on Turkey tomorrow at 4:30 pm ET and Brazil plays next on Monday against Japan.