The Brazilian states football championships are the professional adult male football competitions in Brazil that take place between January and April for the Northeast, Central-West, Southeast and Sou
Grêmio vs. União Frederiquense for 2015 Campeonato Gaúcho
São Paulo Athletic Club and CA Paulistano in the final of the first São Paulo State Championship in 1902
Campeonato Acreano (for the state of Acre) between Atlético Acreano and Alto Acre, 2015
Match for the Carioca Championship between Botafogo from the city of Rio de Janeiro and Resende Futebol Clube from the city of Resende, in the interior of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Unlike other states, the Carioca Championship uses the city's gentilic and not the state's
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Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of the country's national identity. Over 68% of the Brazilians are considered football fans. The Brazil national football team has won
Night view of Maracanã Stadium, June 2013.
Garrincha (left), Brazilian winger and 1962 World Cup star, is regarded as one of the greatest dribblers of all time.
The 1970 FIFA World Cup-winning Brazil team, considered by many distinguished commentators as the greatest football team ever
Grenal, one of the fiercest football rivalries in the world.