Brazilian football champions are the winners of the highest league in Brazilian football, which since 1971 is considered the

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. In 2010, the Brazilian Football Confederation additionally recognized the winners of the Taça Brasil (1959–68) and the

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(1967–70) as Brazilian football champions.

Taça Brasil (1959–1968)

Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1967–1970)

Campeonato Brasileiro (1971–present)

Campeonato Nacional de Clubes (1971–1974)

Copa Brasil (1975–1979)

Taça de Ouro (1980–1983)

Copa Brasil (1984)

Taça de Ouro (1985)

Copa Brasil (1986–1988)

* Most known as ''Copa União''. (*)

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (1989–1999)

Copa João Havelange (2000)

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (2001–present)

Notes

*Taça Brasil and Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa titles are only officially recognized by CBF in 2010. *

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has claimed the title of the 1987 Campeonato Brasileiro (Copa União), for having won the Green Module ( pt, Módulo Verde), organized by

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, who refused to play against the Yellow Module ( pt, Módulo Amarelo) winners, organized by CBF. However, the club lost in all instances, thus the only officially recognized champion being

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. *In 2020, after partnering with the energy drinks company Red Bull, CA Bragantino has changed their name to "

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" (or RB Bragantino) the same how did it happened with

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and RB Salzburg.

Winners

Performance by club

Seventeen clubs are officially recognized to have been the Brazilian football champions. In bold those competing in Série A as of 2023 season.

Performance by state

References

External links

Brazil - List of Champions
RSSSF.com {{CONMEBOL national champions

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