Leila Gomes de Barros (born 30 September 1971)^[2] is a Brazilian politician and former volleyball player. She often played as opposite hitter and attacker. She was a member of the Brazilian squad that had great success in the late 1990s and early 2000s, winning the 1996 and 1998 editions of the FIVB World Grand Prix and being rated the Most Valuable Player in each win.

Barros started competing in volleyball at the age of fifteen. She switched to beach volleyball in July 2001, but returned to the indoor courts in 2003 to help the Brazil women's national volleyball team to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Barros finished in second place in the 1995 and 2003 FIVB World Cup, and won third place in 1999 FIVB World Cup.^[3] She also won a silver medal in the 1994 FIVB World Championship. In the Olympics, her Brazilian team won the bronze medal in 1996 and 2000. She has also posed in several magazines, and was one of the most popular players when the Brazilian volleyball team came to the Philippines.

In October 2018, Barros became the first woman to represent the Federal District of Brazil in the Senate.^[4]

• Leila Barros at FIVB.com
• Leila Barros at Beach Volleyball Database
• Leila Barros at WorldofVolley
• Leila Barros at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
• Leila Barros at Olympedia
• Volleybox.net profile

Awards
Preceded by Tara Cross-Battle Yevgeniya Artamonova	Most Valuable Player of FIVB World Grand Prix 1996 1998	Succeeded by Yevgeniya Artamonova Virna Dias
Preceded by Maurren Maggi	Brazilian Sportswomen of the Year 2000	Succeeded by Daniele Hypólito
Preceded by  Vassiliki Arvaniti (GRE)	Women's FIVB World Tour "Most Improved" 2006	Succeeded by  Laura Ludwig (GER)  Tamsin Barnett (AUS)
Federal Senate
Preceded by Veneziano Vital do Rêgo	Senate PSB Leader 2021	None