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Estádio Do Morumbi
Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, widely known as Morumbi (), is a football stadium located in the eponymous district in São Paulo, Brazil. It is the home of São Paulo Futebol Clube and its formal name honors Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, who was São Paulo Futebol Clube's chairman during most of the stadium construction and died before its inauguration. Morumbi is the largest privately owned stadium in Brazil. The stadium was designed by the architect João Batista Vilanova Artigas. History In the early years of its existence, São Paulo Futebol Clube used for their headquarters and home field the Chácara da Floresta, located beside the Ponte das Bandeiras next to the Tietê river in the center of São Paulo. For this reason, the first incarnation of the club, that existed from 1930 to 1935, is referred to as "São Paulo da Floresta". When the club was refounded in December 1935, since the Chácara da Floresta now belonged to Clube de Regatas Tietê, which had absorbed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Sports (Brazil)
The Ministry of Sports ( pt, Ministério do Esporte) was a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil. It was established in 1995 as the "Special Ministry of Sports"; in 1998, this became the "Ministry of Sports and Tourism". In 2003, the Ministry of Tourism was separated from its portfolio. The current Minister of Sports is George Hilton, who replaced Aldo Rebelo in January 2015. On 30 March 2015, George Hilton resigned from his position. Leonardo Picciani then had taken over as interim Minister. The Ministry directed the National Institute of Sport Development National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ... (INDD). Ministers See also * Other ministries of Sport References External links Official site Government ministries of Brazil Sports governing bodies in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 – founded 1899 and the third oldest football club in town, champion of São Paulo in 1907 and 1928 – and Antarctica FC, founded in 1915 by the brewery of the same name and a second division club since 1930. Antarctica FC brought into this merger the stadium Estádio Antarctica Paulista in the Rua da Mooca, also known as ''Estádio Antônio Alonso'' and then one of the most important football venues in town. Paulista played from 1934 to 1936 three seasons in the first division of São Paulo, where it generally adhered to the lower end of the table. Before the 1937 season, CA Paulista joined together with the Clube Atlético Estudantes de São Paulo to form the Clube Atlético Estudante Paulista. This club in turn became in 1938 part of the São Paulo FC São Paulo Futebol Clube (), commonly re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 FIFA World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2007. It was the second time that Brazil staged the competition, the first being in 1950, and the fifth time that it was held in South America. Fans and pundits alike consider this edition of the World Cup to be one of the best ever held. 31 national teams advanced through qualification competitions to join the host nation in the final tournament (with Bosnia and Herzegovina as the only debutant). A total of 64 matches were played in 12 venues located in as many host cities across Brazil. For the first time at a World Cup finals, match officials used goal-line technology, as well as vanishing spray for free kicks. FIFA Fan Fests in each host city gathered a total of 5 million people, and the country received 1 million v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futebol Clube Do Porto
Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 September 1893, Porto is one of the " Big Three" (Portuguese: ''Os Três Grandes'') teams in Portugal – together with Lisbon-based rivals Benfica and Sporting CP, that have appeared in every season of the Primeira Liga since its establishment in 1934. They are nicknamed ''Dragões'' (Dragons), for the mythical creature atop the club's crest, and ''Azuis e brancos'' (Blue-and-whites), for the shirt colours. Those colours are in stripes with blue shorts. The club supporters are called ''portistas''. Since 2003, Porto have played their home matches at the Estádio do Dragão, which replaced the previous 51-year-old ground, the Estádio das Antas. Porto is honoured with the Portuguese Orders of Prince He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporting Clube De Portugal
Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 1 July 1906, Sporting is one of the " Big Three" clubs in Portugal that have never been relegated from Primeira Liga, along with rivals Benfica and Porto. Sporting are nicknamed ''Leões'' (Lions), for the symbol used in the middle of the club's crest, and ''Verde e Brancos'' (Green and Whites), for the shirt colour that are in (horizontal) stripes. Their home ground has been the Estádio José Alvalade, built in 2003, which replaced the previous one, built in 1956. The club's anthem is called "''A Marcha do Sporting''" ("Sporting's March", written in 1955) and its supporters are called ''Sportinguistas''. Sporting are the second largest sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associação Portuguesa De Desportos
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, commonly referred to as Portuguesa, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the district of Pari, São Paulo, that competes in the Campeonato Paulista, the top tier of the São Paulo state football league. It is part of a sports club, founded on 14 August 1920, by the Portuguese population of the city. History Foundation On 14 August 1920 (the same day of the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota), the five Paulista clubs representing the Portuguese community of São Paulo (Lusíadas Futebol Club, Portugal Marinhense, Associação Cinco de Outubro, Associação Atlética Marquês de Pombal and Esporte Club Lusitano) met at Salão da Câmara Portuguesa de Comércio to merge, and founded Associação Portuguesa de Esportes. They chose the colors of Portugal: green and red. The club merged with Mackenzie College in 1920, and was then renamed Mackenzie-Portuguesa. The 1940s and the 1950s In 1940, the club changed its name to Associação ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulo Machado De Carvalho
Paulo is a Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, and Italian masculine given name equivalent to English Paul. Notable people with the name include: *Paulo Jr. *Paulo Jr. (footballer) *Paulo Almeida, Brazilian footballer *Paulo André Cren Benini (born 1983), Brazilian football defender *Paulo Angeles (born 1997), Filipino actor, singer and dancer *Paulo Avelino (born 1988), Filipino actor and film actor *Paulo de Carvalho (born 1947), Portuguese singer-songwriter and actor *Paulo Coelho (born 1947), Brazilian lyricist and novelist *Paulo Fernando Craveiro, Brazilian author *Paulo Freire (1921–1997), Brazilian educator and philosopher *Paulo R. Holvorcem, Brazilian amateur astronomer, a prolific discoverer of asteroids *Paulo Jorge (other) * Paulo Kanoa (1802–1885), Governor of Kauaʻi * Paulo P. Kanoa (1832–1895), Governor of Kauaʻi *Paulo Miklos (born 1959), Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, musician and actor *Paulo Antonio de Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian football strike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (8 July 1913 – 6 January 1954), known as Pedrosa, is a former ian player. He has played for Brazil national team in the 1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's nat ...
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Estádio Do Canindé
The Estádio do Canindé, also known as Estádio Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte, is a football stadium inaugurated on January 11, 1956 in Canindé neighborhood, São Paulo, São Paulo state, with a maximum capacity of 21,004 spectators. Although the stadium's maximum capacity is 28,500 people, due to a Paulista Football Federation decision, and following FIFA requirements, Canindé Stadium had its maximum capacity reduced to 25,470 spectators. As of 2011, it has a maximum capacity of 21,004. The stadium is owned by Associação Portuguesa de Desportos. Its formal name honors Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte, a former president of Portuguesa. History The stadium was built after Portuguesa bought in 1956, from São Paulo Futebol Clube, a plot of land located in Canindé neighborhood. At that time, the groundplot had only a training field, a restaurant with a great hall, dressing rooms and other minor installations. To be able to host games, following the requirements of Federação Paulista de Fute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clube Atlético Juventus
Clube Atlético Juventus (Latin for ''Youth''), commonly referred to as Juventus da Mooca or simply Juventus, is a Brazilian professional football club in the district of Mooca, São Paulo, that competes in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football league. Although it was a Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Taça de Prata) winner once, Juventus nowadays competes only in tournaments in the state of São Paulo, such as the Campeonato Paulista. The team typically plays in maroon shirts and white shorts, and is nicknamed ''Moleque Travesso'' (the Prankster Boy). History Clube Atlético Juventus was founded on 20 April 1924 by Cotonificio Rodolfo Crespi employees, as Extra São Paulo. The team colors were the colors of São Paulo state, black, white and red. The club changed its name to Cotonifício Rodolfo Crespi Futebol Clube in 1925, and in 1930, the club changed its name again, to Clube Atlético Juventus, because Count Rodolfo Crespi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
