Why is Brazilian football so good?

The origin of Brazilian football. As for how football spread to Brazil, one version is attributed to British and Dutch sailors in the late 19th century. They first played football on the northeast coast. Some people claim that football was invented by a man in 1882.

It was brought by the famous Mr. Hugh, who taught football to the railway workers of S?o Paulo in 1882, or Mr. John, who taught football to the railway workers of Leopoldina in 1875 or 1876.

There is no data to prove these stories. The well-documented one is the famous Charles Miller. He was born in Brazil in 1874 and educated in England. When he returned to Brazil in 1894, he brought back the first record in Brazilian history.

A football.

I will write another article about Mr. Charles Miller when I have time.

<2> Early Brazilian Football The first official football match in Brazil was held in Varzeado Carmo, Sao Paulo State, in 1894. The match quickly became a success.

In 1898, the Athletic Association of St. Paul's Mackenzie College founded the first official football club on August 14.

Football spread like wildfire in Brazil, and soon people were playing football everywhere in the country. Just three years later, the Sao Paulo Championship was established!

In 1900, Sao Paulo built its first dedicated football stadium, named Velodromo Paulista, which was used continuously until it was torn down and rebuilt in 1914.

The first international match was also played in Sao Paulo. The improvised Brazilian team drew 2-2 with the powerful Argentina team in 1908.

In 1910, the British team Corinthians visited Brazil. This was also the first British team to visit Brazil. This inspired the creation of one of the most famous clubs in Brazil. This team is Paulista.

Corinthians Sports Club.

As Brazilian football became more and more technical, Atlético Paulista was invited to visit Europe in 1927. They were the first Brazilian team to visit abroad and showcased Brazil's football skills that would soon dominate the world.

They played ten games in France, Switzerland and Portugal. Their opponents were all major local teams or national teams. Their record was 9 wins and 1 loss, scoring 31 goals and conceding 7 goals.

Professional football was established in Brazil in 1933, which allowed players to obtain better training and competition conditions, but the negative effects soon became apparent, between teams pursuing professionalism and more teams adhering to the path of amateur football.

Conflicts arose, which prevented Brazil from fielding its strongest lineup in the 1930 and 1934 World Cups.

Another result of this competition is that many famous Brazilian teams have disappeared.

Between 1933 and 1980, Brazilian football was under the control of the Brazilian Sports Federation, which was founded on June 8, 1914. The competition was poorly organized and the team's income was meager.

It was not until 1980 that the independent Brazilian Football Association Confederacao Brasileira de Futebol (C.B.F.) was established.

<3> Brazil’s Professional League Brazil is a country with a vast territory. 26 independent administrative regions each have their own small leagues. The main areas of Brazilian football are Sao Paulo State, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro.

Rio Grande, Penambuzio and Bahia.

There are also some competitions organized by some states. Brazil’s traditional national competitions include the Brazilian Cup and the Brazilian Competition. The Brazilian Competition is the de facto Brazilian championship. The scale of this competition is getting bigger and bigger. By 1985, it included

Including teams from Amazon and Rio Grande, there are 44 teams participating!

The competition forces Brazilian teams to often travel long distances to compete - for example, it takes three and a half hours from Rio de Janeiro to the Amazon city of Manaus, and seven hours and 15 minutes from Porto Allegre to Manaus.

is the time it takes for a jet plane to fly.

What's even more terrible is that this competition must be completed within four months. During these four months, about two hundred games will be played in one day!

No other country faces the same travel issues, making the Brazilian league the toughest in the world, but what about within the states?

There are 20 teams in the S?o Paulo State First Division, 56 teams in the Second Division, and 40 teams in the Third Division!

In the city of Rio de Janeiro, the first division includes 12 teams, the second division has 8 teams, and the third division has 12 teams!

With the state leagues in a strong position, Brazil's national league could not be launched for a long time. Before 2003, the only national competitions in Brazil were the National Championship and the Brazilian Cup, and other competitions were local.

The Brazilian League ***, which began in 2003, has 24 teams from across the country participating in it. It implements a home and away system. The team with the most points in the end wins the championship. If several teams have equal points, the championship will be based on the number of games won, goal difference and goals.

The number of balls determines the ranking.