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 Europ
Império Alviverde, fans of Coritiba in Curitiba
Fúria Jovem do Botafogo with flares in a match against Corinthians
Geral do Grêmio, one of the first and largests groups organized in a Barra Brava style rather than a traditional Brazilian Torcida Organizada
Barra brava is the name of organized supporters' groups of football teams in Hispanic America that provides fanatical support to their clubs in stadiums and provoke violence against rival fans as well
Torcida organizada
…Portuguese pronunciation: , organized fans or organized supporters) are formal (or informal) 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. The…
Members of barras bravas are scattered between the flags that they deploy. Here, barra brava of Club Atlético Nueva Chicago, from Argentina, is in the middle of the crowd.
'Reception' is the name that football fans from some countries give to the choreography that the crowds exhibit in the stadiums for welcoming their teams when they go out to the pitch. Here, fans of Club Atlético Banfield, from Argentina, displaying a giant flag before a match.
The barra brava is recognizable by their flags. Here, La Banda de Fierro, barra brava of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.
Crowd of Club Deportivo 1º de Mayo (team that usually plays in one of the lowest divisions of Argentine football), from Chajarí, in the 1990s with its barra brava in the center (composed by a few dozen members in that moment).