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(1), by the 2016 Série B (1) or qualified for the

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(8). Copa Verde, Copa do Nordeste and Série B champions, and the 8 Copa Libertadores clubs entered the competition in the round of 16. Cruzeiro defeated

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Group stage and the

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Round of 16.

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(Flamengo) and

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(Botafogo) won best player and best goalkeeper awards, respectively. Grêmio were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Cruzeiro in the semi-finals.

Format

The competition was a

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, the first two rounds featuring a single match and the other rounds featuring

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s. The winner qualified for the

Qualified teams

Teams in bold qualified directly for the round of 16.

Draw

A draw for the first round was held by CBF on December 15, 2016, 11:00 BRST at CBF headquarters in

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. The 80 qualified teams were divided in eight groups (A-H) with 10 teams each. That division was based on the 2017 CBF ranking and the matches were drawn from the respective confronts: A vs. E; B vs. F; C vs. G; D vs. H. The lower ranked teams hosted the first round match.

Seeding

*2017

shown in brackets.

First round

In the first round, each match was played on a single-legged basis. The lower ranked team hosted the match and, in tie cases, the higher ranked team advanced to next round.

Second round

In the second round, each match was played on a single-legged basis. In case of tie, the qualified team was determined by

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Third round

In the third round, each match was played on a home-and-away

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basis. If tied on aggregate, the

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would be used. If still tied,

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would not be played, and the

would be used to determine the winner.

Fourth round

A draw for the fourth round was held by CBF on March 17, 2017. In the fourth round, each match was played on a home-and-away

basis. If tied on aggregate, the

would be used. If still tied,

would not be played, and the

would be used to determine the winner.

Knockout stages

Bracket

Round of 16

A draw for the round of 16 was held by CBF on April 20, 2017.

Quarter-finals

A draw for the quarter-finals was held by CBF on June 5, 2017.

Semi-finals

A draw for the semi-finals was held by CBF on July 31, 2017.

Final

Top goalscorers

References

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