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4 unusual facts about Campeonato Brasileiro Série A


Cacá Bueno

His father, Galvão Bueno is a Brazilian sports commentator, very famous in Brazil as the host of the Formula One races, National football team matches and key Brazilian football matches, and friend with Brazilian sport stars.

Historical table of the FIFA Club World Cup

Brazilian club Corinthians, Mexican side Necaxa, Spanish club Real Madrid and Kashiwa Reysol of Japan have the most draws, with each having a pair, while Al Ahly have the dubious record of the most losses with a total of seven.

Lance!

The newspaper awards the winner of the first turn of the Série A with the Troféu Osmar Santos, while the second turn winner is awarded with the Troféu João Saldanha.

Vanishing spray

The spray proved to be effective and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) implemented its use in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A on the year 2001.


Alexsandro de Souza

Made team captain and wearing jersey number 10, he led his team (which also had other remarkable players, such as Deivid, Edu Dracena, Luisão, Maicon, Aristizábal, Zinho, Felipe Melo, Gomes and Cris) to winning the Brazilian triple crown (that is the State Championship, the Brasileirão and the Brazilian Cup).

Betegy

In the summer of 2013, the amount of leagues were extended to 12; as they introduced a few more: UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, FIFA World Cup, Eredivisie (Holland), Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A (Brazil), Major League Soccer (United States), Tippeligaen (Norway), Primera A (Argentina), Allsvenskan (Sweden), J-league (Japan), K League (South Korea), Primeira Liga (Potugal), Superliga Denmark, Ukrainian Premier League.

James Dens da Silva

In 2007 he joined Villa Nova, only to return to the Serié A by signing for Juventude later in the year, breaking into the first team and making 9 appearances.

Jean Carlos Alves Coral

Jean Carlos Alves Coral born in Içara on January 1, 1988, is a Brazilian who currently plays for Botafogo FR in the Campeonato Brasileiro.

Lucas Leiva

The following year was a successful year for him, as Grêmio won the Rio Grande do Sul state championship (the Campeonato Gaúcho) for the first time since 2001, and also came third in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Luis Gabriel Valenzuela

On August 2011, ArceSports (the footballer's agent) in association with Soccer Soccer Sport in Brazil, got a pre-contract between Luis Valenzuela and Ceará Sporting Club for a five-year period with this Campeonato Brasileiro Série A team.

Maxi Biancucchi

He played his first match as a Flamengo player on August 5, 2007, a Brazilian Série A match against Santos at Estádio Vila Belmiro, in which he came on as a substitute for Roger.

Rubens Sambueza

On 31 August he debuted for Flamengo as a substitute for Éverton in the Fla-Flu derby, when his club and Fluminense drew 2–2 for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Torneio Rio – São Paulo

Due to it continental size and historical peculiarities, Brazil has a short history of national competitions, with the modern Campeonato Brasileiro having started in 1971 supported by the then military regime and just became possible thanks to the changes and evolution in civil aviation and air transport.


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