Grêmio Esportivo Brasil, commonly referred to as Brasil de Pelotas, is a Brazilian professional club based in

Pelotas Pelotas () is a Brazilian city and Municipalities of Brazil, municipality (''município''), the fourth Largest cities in Rio Grande do Sul by population, most populous in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, after Porto Alegre, Caxias do Su ...

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, ; ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative units of Brazil#List, fifth-most populous state and the List of Brazilian s ...

founded on 7 September 1911. It competes in the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (English: Brazilian Championship Serie D), commonly known as the Série D or the Brazilian Série D to distinguish it from the Italian Serie D, is the fourth division of the Brazilian football league system, and ...

, the fourth tier of

Brazilian football Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of the country's national identity. The Brazil national football team has won the FIFA World Cup five times, the most of any team, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. Brazil an ...

, as well as in the

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight profess ...

, the top flight of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league.

History

Grêmio Esportivo Brasil was founded after a dispute between players and directors of Sport Club Cruzeiro do Sul, which was supported and managed by employees of Cervejaria Haertel. On September 7, 1911, the Brazilian Independence anniversary, the club was founded at Santa Cruz street, in the residence of José Moreira de Brito, father of one of the former members of Cruzeiro do Sul, after a meeting between him and the other former members. The colours chosen were yellow and green, which are the colors of Brazil. Later, the club changed its colours to red and black, after Clube Diamantinos, a defunct club. The colours were also changed because EC Pelotas, rival of Brasil has similar colours. The greatest moment in the club's history came during the 1985 Brazilian League, when Brasil managed to reach the semi-finals after moving past giants such as

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...

. However, the club from Pelotas did not manage to defeat Bangu from Rio de Janeiro and ended up missing the glory of taking part in the final match. The following years were not nearly as successful. Even though the club was frequently invited to take part in the Brazilian League due to their fanatic crowd, performances were usually disappointing. In the league of Rio Grande do Sul, the club spent a few years in the second division. In 2004, Brasil won the second division of the regional league, the first title in many years. On January 16, 2009 the team bus plunged 130 ft into a ravine in

when returning from a friendly match against Santa Cruz. Striker Claudio Milar, defender Regis and goalkeeping coach Giovani were killed in the accident caused by the driver losing control when making a turn, more than 20 others were injured.

Rivalries

Brasil de Pelotas' biggest rival is

, that together make the biggest derby in the southern region of the state, and one of the biggest in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Another rival is

Farroupilha Farroupilha is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in the Serra Gaúcha between the cities of Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul. The city's total area is 359.3 km2. Farroupilha has 73,061 residents ...

Stadium

Brasil de Pelotas' stadium is the Estádio Bento Freitas, built in 1943. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 18,000 people.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Honours

Official tournaments

Others tournaments

State

*Campeonato do Interior Gaúcho (11): 1919, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1963, 1968, 1983, 1984, 2014, 2015, 2022 *Copa Cléber Furtado (1): 1992 *Taça Centenário FGF (1): 2018 *Copa Cidade de Porto Alegre (1): 1991

State Regional

*Regional do Campeonato Gaúcho (7): 1926, 1927, 1941, 1946, 1950, 1955, 1961 *Torneio Seletivo do Campeonato Gaúcho-Região Sul (11): 1919, 1921, 1931, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955

City

*Campeonato Citadino de Pelotas (28): 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1937, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1977, 1982, 2004, 2006 *Taça Cidade de Pelotas (1): 1982 *Torneio do Dia dos Desportos em Pelotas (1): 1940

Runners-up

(1): 2014 *

(5): 1953, 1954, 1955, 1983, 2018 * Copa FGF (2): 2007, 2012 * Copa Governador do Estado (1): 1977 * Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2 (1): 2002

References

External links

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Brasil de Pelotas on Globo Esporte
{{Campeonato Gaúcho Grêmio Esportivo Brasil Association football clubs established in 1911 Football clubs in Rio Grande do Sul Football clubs in Brazil 1911 establishments in Brazil