The Torcida Jovem are a torcida organizada, or supporters' group, for Santos FC, a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, Brazil. Founded in 1969 by a group of fans from São Paulo, the group set out to make it a goal to attend every match that the club played in the capital of São Paulo. With over 70,000 members, it is one of the largest supporting groups in Brazil. The current president is André Vinícius "Deko". Grêmio Recreativo Cultural Social Escola de Samba Torcida Jovem, popularly known simply as Torcida Jovem, is a samba school from São Paulo, Brazil.
Big flag of Torcida Jovem
Torcidas organizadas are formal associations of football fans in Brazil in the same vein as barras bravas in the rest of Latin America, hooligan firms in United Kingdom and ultras in the rest of Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and North Africa.
Império Alviverde, fans of Coritiba in Curitiba
Fúria Jovem do Botafogo with flares in a match against Corinthians
Torcida Jovem of Santos
Geral do Grêmio, one of the first and largests groups organized in a Barra Brava style rather than a traditional Brazilian Torcida Organizada