The Copa do Brasil 1996 was the 8th staging of the

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. The competition started on February 6, 1996, and concluded on June 16, 1996, with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Parque Antártica in

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, in which Cruzeiro lifted the trophy for the second time after a 2-1 victory over

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. Luizão, of

, with 8 goals, was the competition's topscorer.

Format

The preliminary round was disputed by 16 clubs, while the first stage was disputed by 32 clubs, including the ones qualified from the preliminary stage. The competition was disputed in a

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format. In the preliminary stage and in the first round if the away team won the first leg with an advantage of at least two goals, the second leg was not played and the club automatically qualified to the next round. The following rounds were played over two legs and the

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was used.

Competition stages

Preliminary Round

Knockout Stages

Notes

References

Copa do Brasil 1996 at RSSSF

*''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001. {{DEFAULTSORT:Copa Do Brasil 1996

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