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Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of the country's national identity. The Brazil national football team has won the FIFA World Cup five times, the most of any team, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. [5]
Helena Rodriguez Sampaio (born February 4, 2002) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan club BK Häcken.She played collegiately for the USC Trojans, where she was named the Big 12 Midfielder of the Year and first-team All-American in her senior season.
A. Allan Aal; Tião Abatiá; Abedi (footballer) Abelha; Abigail (footballer) Abílio (footballer) Abner (footballer, born 2004) Abner Felipe; Douglas Abner
Initially, only white-skinned people could play football in Brazil as professionals, since most of the first clubs were founded by foreigners. The mestiço Carlos Alberto, in a match against his former club, America of Rio de Janeiro, in the 1914 Campeonato Carioca, covered himself with rice powder to make him look white. However, as the match ...
The Brazil national football team represents the country of Brazil in international association football. It is fielded by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body of football in Brazil, and competes as a member of CONMEBOL, which encompasses the countries of South America. As hundreds of players have played for the team ...
This is a list of football clubs located in Brazil. The list is sorted alphabetically by state and includes both active and inactive clubs. These football clubs are all associated with the Brazilian Football Confederation. As with many other football leagues, the structure has changed frequently, including its implementation of the same ...
Beach soccer in Brazil (3 C, 1 P) C. ... Football people in Brazil (11 C, 10 P) R. ... Pages in category "Football in Brazil"
Brazil's success saw them receive the Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year. [61] Brazil won the 2004 Copa América, their third win in four competitions since 1997. [62] Brazil also won the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup for the second time. [63] Manager Carlos Alberto Parreira built his side through a 4–2–2–2 formation.