The Brazilian Baseball Championship ( pt, Campeonato Brasileiro de Beisebol) is the highest competition of
baseball
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in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. It is organized by the
Brazilian Baseball and Softball Confederation (CBBS).
The tournament consists of 16 local teams vying for the
championship
In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.
Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system ...
from October to November. In the first
qualifying round
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, teams are divided into four groups. The top two teams in each group move on to the semifinals, with the finals being a one-game winner-take-all.
Teams
*Guarulhos
*Nip.Blue Jays
*Dragons
*Anhanguera
*Gigante
*Shida
*Indaiatuba
*Coopercotia
*Gecebs
*São Paulo
*Suzano
*Atibaia
*Presidente Prudente
*Cuiabá
*Campo Grande
*Dourados
*Rio de Janeiro (1995)
See also
*
Baseball awards#Brazil
External links
CBBS Page
Baseball competitions in Brazil
Latin American baseball leagues
Sports leagues in Brazil
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