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Futsal was developed in Brazil and Uruguay around the same time, in 1934 in Uruguay and in the 1940s in Brazil. [1] In Brazil the sport was developed by YMCA of São Paulo due to the lack of available football fields. Basketball courts and hockey posts were used to practice the sport. [2]
The YMCA spread the game quickly throughout South America. It was easily played by everyone, everywhere, and in any weather condition, helping players of other sports stay in shape all year round. These reasons convinced João Lotufo, a Brazilian, to bring the game to his country and adapt it to the needs of physical education.
YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries.It has nearly 90,000 staff, some 920,000 volunteers and 12,000 branches worldwide. [1]
Pelé celebrating the victory of Brazil in the FIFA World Cup.. Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. The Brazil national football team, governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, has won the FIFA World Cup a record 5 times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002, [1] and is the only team to succeed in qualifying for every FIFA World Cup competition ever held.
Brazil has participated at every edition of the Youth Olympic Games since the inaugural summer edition in 2010. As of 2020 [update] Brazil is ranked 17th on the Summer Games all-time medal table and the country has a bronze medal at the Winter Youth Olympics.
The following is a list of indoor arenas in Brazil with a capacity of at least 3,000 spectators. Most of the arenas in this list have multiple uses such as individual sports , team sports as well as cultural events and political events .
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Shooting sports in Brazil (3 C) Skateboarding in Brazil (1 C, 1 P) ... Pages in category "Sport in Brazil by sport" This category contains only the following page.