Teams and Stadiums from Brazil
| Football quickly became a passion for Brazilians, who often refer to Brazil as "o pais do futebol" ("the football country"). Over 10,000 Brazilians play professionally at home and all over the world. One unique aspect of football in Brazil is the importance of the Brazilian state championships. For much of the early development of the game in Brazil, the nation's size and the lack of rapid transport made national competitions infeasible, so the competition centered on state tournaments and such inter-state competitions as the Torneio Rio-Sao Paulo. Even today, despite the existence of a national tournament, the state tournaments continue to be hotly contested and the intrastate rivalries remain intense. The development of a single state championship did not have the effect intended. Instead of allowing the best teams to compete, it led to the establishment of many new clubs to share in some of the successes. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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