The 1995 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 39th edition of the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...
.
Overview
It was contested by 24 teams, and
Botafogo won the championship, the club's second
Série A title in history.
Of the 24 participating teams, only two were relegated,
Paysandu and
União São João. Also only the first two teams from the
Série B in 1995 would be qualified to the Série A in 1996.
Fluminense,
Palmeiras,
Bragantino and
Vasco da Gama
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Da Gama's first voyage (1497–1499) was the first to link ...
all qualified to the
Copa CONMEBOL, then the third major tournament of the continental zone, below the
Copa Libertadores
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and the
Supercopa Libertadores
The Supercopa Libertadores (English: ''Libertadores Supercup''), also known as the Supercopa Sudamericana, Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a football club competition contested annually b ...
, the latter reserved only for previous champions of the former.
The eventual champions, Botafogo, together with
Corinthians and
Grêmio, qualified to the
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América (), is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournam ...
of
1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
, the major
South American
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cup tournament. Corinthians qualified by winning the
Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil () is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and it is the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, ...
in
1995
1995 was designated as:
* United Nations Year for Tolerance
* World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War
This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
and Grêmio for being the holders of the Copa Libertadores title.
First stage
Group A
Group B
Second stage
Group A
Group B
Final standings
Final stage
''* Botafogo and Santos qualified to the Final by the advantage of prior results.''
Top scorers
References
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1995
1995 was designated as:
* United Nations Year for Tolerance
* World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War
This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
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