The Campeonato Brasileiro is the most-watched football league in the Americas and one of the world's most exposed, broadcast in 155 nations. The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) ranked the league fourth in strength for the 2001–12 period after the Premier League (England), La Liga (Spain), and Serie A (Italy). The Campeonato Brasileiro is one of the strongest leagues in the world it contains the most club world champions titles, with 10 championships won among six clubs, and the second-most Copa Libertadores titles, with 20 title's won among 10 clubs. The titles of old tournaments, cited in the Brazilian championship history, are equated to the title of Série A, but the tournaments are cataloging with their original name in the statistics (despite being different competitions, they confer the same title). In 2010, the champions of national tournaments from 1959 to 1970-Taça Brasil and Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa-have been declared official winners of the Brazilian championship or champions of Brazil (not winners of Brasileirão or Série A) by the Brazilian Football Confederation. Prior to this, only the seasons post-1971 were regarded as Campeonato Brasileiro. The first Campeonato Brasileiro with that name was held in 1989. In 1967, the Torneio Rio-São Paulo was expanded to include teams from other states, becoming the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, which was also considered a national tournament. Only in 1959, with the advancements in civil aviation and air transport and the need to appoint a Brazilian representative to the first edition of the Copa Libertadores was a nationwide tournament created, Taça Brasil. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.ĭue to historical peculiarities and the large geographical size of the country, Brazil has a relatively short history of nationwide football competitions. At the top of the Brazilian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition.
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A ( Portuguese pronunciation: English: Brazilian Championship A Series), commonly referred as Brasileirão ( Portuguese pronunciation: English: Big Brazilian), is a Brazilian professional league for men's football clubs. Football league Campeonato Brasileiro Série AĬurrent: 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A