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CA Paulistano
Club Athletico Paulistano –generally known as just Paulistano– is a sports and social club from the Brazilian metropolis São Paulo located in the quarter of Jardim América, close to the city. The club was founded on 29 December 1900 for the purpose of playing association football. Its team was one of the early pioneers of the sport in Brazil and was considered the nationally leading side around 1920. To date, Paulistano remains the only club that won the São Paulo state championship four consecutive times. In the course of the professionalisation of the sport in Brazil, the club abandoned the game after 1929. Since then, basketball has developed into the leading sport practised by Paulistano. Further to that, the club these days maintains departments for artistic gymnastics, badminton, basque pelota, boxing, chess, fencing, football, golf, martial arts, rowing, squash, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and waterpolo, among other activities. History Under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velódromo Paulistano
Velódromo Paulistano, commonly known as just Velódromo, was a cycling and football stadium located in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the home stadium of Americano, Paulistano and Scottish Wanderers. It was owned by Veloce Club Olimpic Paulista and it had a maximum capacity of 10,000 people. After being reformed as a football stadium, it was operated by Club Athletico Paulistano. History The stadium was inaugurated in 1892, as a cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from ... stadium. It was opened as a football stadium on October 18, 1901, when a São Paulo State combined team and a Rio de Janeiro State drew 1–1. The first football game between clubs was played on May 8, 1902, when São Paulo Athletic beat Paulistano 4–0. Charles Miller scored that game's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumping and throwing events are won by those who achieve the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jock Hamilton
A. John "Jock" Hamilton (31 July 1869 in Ayr, Scotland – 30 October 1931 in Keynsham, England) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half. He made over 90 Football League appearances and over 120 Southern League appearances in the years before the First World War. He was also trainer at Fulham and manager at Bristol City. Career Hamilton played locally for Ayr FC. He moved south to England to Wolverhampton Wanderers where he suffered a serious injury restricting his appearances. Hamilton joined Loughborough and was ever present in their inaugural Football League season. Hamilton had spells with Derby County and Ilkeston Town. Sam Hollis signed Hamilton in summer 1897 for Bristol City prior to their first season as a professional club in the Southern League Hamilton made his debut for Bristol City. While working for Fulham as assistant trainer, Hamilton was invited to Brazil to coach Club Athletico Paulistano. He visited São Paulo between April and July 1907 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SC Germânia
The Esporte Clube Pinheiros, founded on 7 September 1899, by German immigrants, under the name Sport Club Germânia (Sport Club Germany), is a multi-sports and social club located in the Brazilian metropolis São Paulo. The full name of the club is Esporte Clube Pinheiros São Paulo (E.C.P.S.P.). The club's name is commonly abbreviated as E.C. Pinheiros, or E.C.P. It has around 35,000 members, and its terrain comprises 170,000 m² in the well regarded quarter of Jardim Europa. The club's assets are valued to be in excess of R$ 350 million. Historically, Germânia is the fourth oldest football club of Brazil and was part of the first inter club match of the country. Until 1915 the club had won twice the State Championship of São Paulo. Already early tennis grew popular among the club members and the club should become one of the co-founders of the Tennis association of São Paulo. Football was basically abandoned with the advent of the professionalization of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AA Mackenzie College
AA, Aa, Double A, or Double-A may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''America's Army'', a 2002 computer game published by the U.S. Army * '' Ancient Anguish'', a computer game in existence since 1992 * Aa!, a J-Pop musical group * Double-A (band), stylised as AA, South Korean boy band * ''Aa'' (album), a 2016 album by Baauer * AA (song), a 2021 single by Walker Hayes * Ace Attorney, a series of video games developed by Capcom. *AA Films, an Indian film distribution company * AA Book (other) *AA, the production code for the 1966 ''Doctor Who'' serial '' The Savages'' Brands, organizations and enterprises * Alcoholics Anonymous, an international fellowship dedicated to helping alcoholics peer to peer in sobriety * A. A. Arms, a defunct firearms manufacturer * Aerolíneas Argentinas, an Argentine airline (logo used to consist of two A's) * Air Asia, an Asian multinational low cost carrier * Alcoa, an American aluminum-producing company (stock symbol AA) * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SC Internacional (SP)
Sport Club Internacional, commonly known as Internacional, was a Brazilian football team from São Paulo, São Paulo state. They competed several times in the Campeonato Paulista and won the competition twice. History Sport Club Internacional was founded on August 19, 1899. They won the Campeonato Paulista for the first time in 1907, and in 1928, when the league was organized by LAF. The club played 370 Campeonato Paulista games between 1902 and 1932. Internacional, due to financial difficulties, merged with Antarctica Futebol Clube in 1933, and the new club was named Clube Atlético Paulista The Clube Atlético Paulista was an association football club from the Brazilian metropolis São Paulo. The club emerged around 1933 from a union of SC Internacional Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply .... Stadium Internacional played their home games at Estádio da Floresta. The stadium had a maximum capacity of 2,000 people. Achieveme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo Athletic Club
São Paulo Athletic Club - officially these days Clube Atlético São Paulo, but generally referred to as SPAC, is a Brazilian sports club founded on 13 May 1888 by Charles William Miller and several English immigrants, being one of the first association football clubs in the country. Although football is not practised anymore, SPAC currently hosts the practice of futsal, rugby union, squash, swimming, tennis and volleyball. History São Paulo Athletic Clube was established by the British community living in São Paulo, in 1888. Those British residents used to play cricket at the Pirituba field, property of British company São Paulo Railway Co. One of the most notable members and sportsmen in the club history was Charles Miller, who after returning to his native country from England (where he had studied) began to actively participate in the development of the club. Miller (who was 19 and is considered the "father" of Paulista football) introduced football and rugby to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles William Miller
Charles William Miller (24 November 1874 – 30 June 1953; ) was a Brazilian sportsman, who is considered to be the father of football in Brazil. Early life He was born in São Paulo to John Miller, a Scottish railway engineer and Brazilian mother of English descent, Carlota Fox. In 1884 he was sent to the Banister Court public school in Southampton, England where he learnt to play football and cricket. Whilst at school, he played for and against both the Corinthians and St. Mary's (now Southampton FC). He was recorded in the 1891 United Kingdom census whilst a boarder at Millbrook School. Influence When he returned to Brazil in 1894, Miller brought two footballs and a set of Hampshire FA rules in his suitcase. Miller was instrumental in setting up the football team of the São Paulo Athletic Club (SPAC) and the Liga Paulista, the first football league in Brazil. With him as striker SPAC won the first three championships in 1902, 1903 and 1904. By 1906, Miller was playi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and typically lasts from January to April. Rivalries amongst four of the best-known Brazilian teams (Corinthians, Palmeiras, Santos and São Paulo) have marked the history of the competition. The Campeonato Paulista is the oldest established league in Brazil, being held since 1902 and professionally since 1933. Format Campeonato Paulista is held annually by the Federação Paulista de Futebol (São Paulo State Football Federation), or FPF, amongst teams residing within the state of São Paulo. 20 clubs compete in the highest level of the championship (Série A1). In a new format starting in 2007, each team plays the others once in a round-robin format, followed by a four-team playoff with home-and-away series. In addition, teams that finish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jardins
Jardins (Portuguese for ''Gardens'') is the name given to an upper class region of São Paulo city, which includes the neighbourhoods all comprised within the Subprefecture of Pinheiros: * Jardim Paulista - in the Jardim Paulista district * Jardim América - in the Jardim Paulista district * Jardim Europa - in the Pinheiros district * Jardim Paulistano - in the Pinheiros district Additionally, certain sections of Cerqueira César, located in the south area of Avenida Paulista are also considered as an integral part of the Jardins region. Jardins is limited by the following roads: Rebouças Avenue, River Pinheiros Marginal Avenue, Brigadeiro Luís Antônio Avenue and Paulista Avenue. It is considered one of the noblest areas of São Paulo. Jardins is home to many museums, such as the São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound, the Ema Gordon Klabin Cultural Foundation, the Museum of the Brazilian House and the Brazilian Museum of Sculpture Brazilian commonly refers to: * Something ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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