Brazil - General Information

[neovox]

I thought it would be interesting to create a specific thread to post some data about Brazil, its population and culture, the main cities etc. The main idea is to make things easier to anyone who want to understand the country and the context in which football is so important.

Population:
2/3/2005 / 19h59min

We are now in Brazil:……………………183.163.120

In the world:……………………………..6.422.012.913

[napolisoccer]

How many players of football there are in Brazil?

[neovox]

How many players of football there are in Brazil?

It's a tough question. I know for sure that there are more than 10 thousand professional football players in Brazil. But I don't know the exact number. A few months ago I read an article about Brazilians playing abroad (around 5 thousand). Maybe someone here in BS can answer your question correctly.

[neovox]

http://la-plaza.com/vdc/amarilla/media/MAP_brasil2.gif

[neovox]

A rough "football geographical guide". :)

Every State has dozens of teams playing in first and second divisions. Here are some of the most important in every State.

Feel free to correct and add more information.

SOUTH

RS – Rio Grande do Sul
State’s Capital: Porto Alegre
Main football teams: Grêmio FBPA, S.C. Internacional (Colorado), Juventude

SC – Santa Catarina
State’s Capital: Florianópolis
MFT: Avaí, Criciúma, Figueirense

PR – Paraná
State’s Capital: Curitiba
MFT: Atlético Paranaense, Coritiba FC, Paraná Clube


SOUTHEAST

SP – São Paulo
State’s Capital: São Paulo
MFT: Corinthians, Guarani, Palmeiras, Santos, São Caetano, São Paulo

RJ – Rio de Janeiro
State’s Capital: Rio de Janeiro
MFT: Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense, Vasco da Gama

MG – Minas Gerais
State’s Capital: Belo Horizonte
MFT: Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro

ES – Espírito Santo
State’s Capital: Vitória
MFT: Desportiva, Rio Branco


WEST

MS – Mato Grosso do Sul
State’s Capital: Campo Grande
MFT: Esporte Clube Comercial, Operário Futebol Clube SA

MT – Mato Grosso
State’s Capital: Cuiabá
MFT: Barra, Cuiabá, Mixto

GO – Goiás
State’s Capital: Goiânia
MFT: Goiás, Vila Nova, Anapolina

BRASÍLIA-DF - Distrito Federal (Brazilian Capital)
MFT: Brasiliense, Gama


NORTHEAST

BA – Bahia
State’s Capital: Salvador
MFT: Bahia, Vitória

SE – Sergipe
State’s Capital: Aracaju
MFT: Confiança, Sergipe

AL – Alagoas
State’s Capital: Maceió
MFT: ASA, CRB, CSE

PE – Pernambuco
State’s Capital: Recife
MFT: Náutico, Santa Cruz, Sport

PB – Paraíba
State’s Capital: João Pessoa
MFT: Botafogo FC, Campinense Clube, Treze FC

RN – Rio Grande do Norte
State’s Capital: Natal
MFT: ABC, América (they have a Corinthians)

CE – Ceará
State’s Capital: Fortaleza
MFT: Ceará Sporting Club, Fortaleza Esporte Clube

MA – Maranhão
State’s Capital: São Luís
MFT: Moto Club, Sampaio Corrêa

PI – Piauí
State’s Capital: Teresina
MFT: River Atlético Clube, Esporte Clube Flamengo


NORTH

TO – Tocantins
State’s Capital: Palmas
MFT: Palmas Futebol Clube, Tocantinópolis Esporte Clube

PA – Pará
State’s Capital: Belém
MFT: Clube do Remo, Paysandu Sport Clube, Tuna Luso Brasileira

AP - Amapá
State’s Capital: Macapá
MFT: Amapá, Macapá , Ypiranga (they also have a Santos Futebol Clube :D)

RR – Roraima
State’s Capital: Boa Vista
MFT: Baré Esporte Clube, São Raimundo

AM – Amazonas
State’s Capital: Manaus
MFT: Atlético Rio Negro Clube, Nacional Futebol Clube, São Raimundo Esporte Clube (well, they also have a Santos Futebol Clube :D; they have a Penharol and teams with strange names like Fast and Cliper)

RO – Rondônia
State’s Capital: Porto Velho
MFT: Flamengo, Ji-Paraná (they have an Ajax)

AC – Acre
State’s Capital: Rio Branco
MFT: Atlético Clube Juventus, Rio Branco Futebol Clube (they have a Vasco da Gama :))

[ronaldina09]

How many players of football there are in Brazil?

I think everyone in the country!well not proffessionally but i'm sure all of them play futebol. Just kidding but i wouldn't be surprised if i'm right after all everyone in my old neighborhood did.

[Andre_Fla81]

I wish the Amazonas state still had all that green preserved, LOL!!! :)

[Bonizzoni]

I think everyone in the country!well not proffessionally but i'm sure all of them play futebol. Just kidding but i wouldn't be surprised if i'm right after all everyone in my old neighborhood did.

Lol,that's true,really true.

Anyways,I believe something about 6k players.And 85% receive something about 200-300 dollars per month.

It's very funny.Different from Europe,we Brazilians support squads even if we live 3000 km away.The majority of Flamengo supp. stays at Nordeste,like an example.

A good example here(São Paulo) is when I say that sometimes I see Nacional games.And they don't even know what club is Nacional(founded in 1917,at West Part of the city :o )...but he knows things about Paysandu,Naútico,Goiás...who are very far from here.

[Alex_1]

How many players of football there are in Brazil?

Too many to really count. Many of the bigger clubs in Brasil have youth teams and even some kind of academy for younger players. And then there are semi-pro teams as well. There are loads and loads of football players.

I think everyone in the country!well not proffessionally but i'm sure all of them play futebol. Just kidding but i wouldn't be surprised if i'm right after all everyone in my old neighborhood did.

Sort of funny but one of my best friends hates football. It is one of those things where I think he hates it just to be contrary. :cool: And then there are a few guys where I live, one from Goias, who whenever we hang out says he is a Dallas Cowboys fan when someone finds out he's Brazilian and mentions Ronaldo.

[Sinko]

So what is life like in Florianopolis?

It's on my tentative itinerary for when I make the South American tour one day.

[neovox]

So what is life like in Florianopolis?

It's on my tentative itinerary for when I make the South American tour one day.

I live in Curitiba (Paraná), next to Santa Caratina, 300 km from Florianópolis. I've been there a few times. Santa Catarina has an amazing coast and friendly people. Floripa is the magic island, a place where you forget the world outside. :)

Here are two links where you’ll find more information:

http://www.sc.gov.br/conteudo/santacatarina/turismo/contrasts/index.html


http://www.brazil4you.com/cidades/?CodCid=18&TComp=true



Photographs: http://www.guiafloripa.com.br/galeriadefotos/publicacao/index2.php?idtipo=2




A view of the island and the continent.

http://www.hotelparador.com.br/images/fotos/mapa.jpg




The magic island.

http://www.e-destinos.com.ar/images/mapafloripa22.jpg

[Sinko]

I don't have much else to say but, wow!

So is it a happening place year-round, or only in the summertime?

So where is the best place to stay, like with the nightlife?

[DerMongerer]

I just returned from Brazil on March 4th. And I know this is a little off-topic, but I want to thank Brazilians for their hospitality and warmness during the month I spent there. Carnaval was amazing. I really find myself addicted to Brazil, and not a day goes by where I don`t think about being there. My friends here in Canada really think I am crazy, but I want to live here, meet a woman and hopefully have a family.

2 points though, I was in Guarahal (maybe wrong spelling) airport in Sao Paulo, and I mentioned that I loved Bahia, and hoped to live there someday. I was given a look as if I was crazy. Has anyone here ever been to this part of Brazil? I`ve heard there`s somewhat of a little bias towards the Nordeste area of the country amongst people from the wealthier southern states. I guess perhaps because it`s not as wealthy, but nevertheless I really love Salvador. I even encountered a Italian man on my flight who has lived there for the past 28 years and said he loved it even more than Rome where he was born.

And secondly a little serious and humourous, I find every person has a FI driver mentality whenever they`re behind the wheel of their cars. Even the bus drivers drive like Ayrton Senna,lol.

[DerMongerer]

It's a tough question. I know for sure that there are more than 10 thousand professional football players in Brazil. But I don't know the exact number. A few months ago I read an article about Brazilians playing abroad (around 5 thousand). Maybe someone here in BS can answer your question correctly.

If possible can you tell me, what is the average monthly wage of a Brasileiro 1st division player? I know the top players go to Europe for more money, but many players spend their entire careers in Brazil.

[neovox]

I don't have much else to say but, wow!

So is it a happening place year-round, or only in the summertime?

So where is the best place to stay, like with the nightlife?


http://www.belasantacatarina.com.br/centro/centro_noturna.jpg

You’ll find more info here:

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/South_America/Brazil/Estado_de_Santa_Catarina/Florianopolis-1517902/TravelGuide-Florianopolis.html

http://www.triptobrazil.com/viagens/florianopolisING.htm

http://www.travel-southamerica.com/International/Info/Floripai.html



I stayed here with my family a few months ago. It’s a place called Bombinhas, near Floripa. Paradise on earth. :)

http://www.viladofarol.com.br/antigo/wallpaper/01_viladofarol.jpg
It's in front of the beach.
http://www.viladofarol.com.br/antigo/fotos/img_praia_02_g.jpg

[neovox]

If possible can you tell me, what is the average monthly wage of a Brasileiro 1st division player? I know the top players go to Europe for more money, but many players spend their entire careers in Brazil.

There is a wide range for salaries in Brazil. It depends on where you live, on your talent, for whom you work etc. It's the same for football players. In the Série A it will depend on the team. But I don't think there is an average wage. Press only talks about big salaries.

[neovox]

I just returned from Brazil on March 4th. And I know this is a little off-topic, but I want to thank Brazilians for their hospitality and warmness during the month I spent there. Carnaval was amazing. I really find myself addicted to Brazil, and not a day goes by where I don`t think about being there. My friends here in Canada really think I am crazy, but I want to live here, meet a woman and hopefully have a family.

Don’t think twice.

2 points though, I was in Guarahal (maybe wrong spelling) airport in Sao Paulo, and I mentioned that I loved Bahia, and hoped to live there someday. I was given a look as if I was crazy.

Probably someone who’s never been there.

I`ve heard there`s somewhat of a little bias towards the Nordeste area of the country amongst people from the wealthier southern states. I guess perhaps because it`s not as wealthy, but nevertheless I really love Salvador. I even encountered a Italian man on my flight who has lived there for the past 28 years and said he loved it even more than Rome where he was born.

Bahia is a special place, the very heart of Brazil. I’m going there with my family by the end of the year. My kids are driving me crazy all the time about “when do we go to Bahia???” :)

We’ll stay here:

http://www.planetaviagem.com.br/images/breezessauipe.jpg

http://www.affordablesuperclubsresorts.com/images/brazil_beach.jpg

http://www.affordablesuperclubsresorts.com/resorts/Breezes_Costa_do_Sauipe.htm

And secondly a little serious and humourous, I find every person has a FI driver mentality whenever they`re behind the wheel of their cars. Even the bus drivers drive like Ayrton Senna,lol.

That’s why we have a trophy cabinet with 8 F1 championships. :D

[Andre_Fla81]

So, DerMongerer, did you find yourself a Pelé Eterno DVD during your stay in Salvador?

[DerMongerer]

So, DerMongerer, did you find yourself a Pelé Eterno DVD during your stay in Salvador?

Regrettably no....many people hadn`t even heard of it strangely enough. I went in Shopping Barra, Lojas Americana, they didn`t have it either. I found it at Blockbusters, but they refused to sell it to me because they only had it for rental.

I am going to have to wire some money to some contacts down there to ship me 2 DVD`s, one for me, and one for my Carioca friend a gift. I was really looking forward to bringing one back for him as a surprise. He doesn`t know of this DVD, is 45 years old, and never saw Pele play as he came to Canada in 1971. Now I`ve heard some people say you need a DVD that reads R4 discs, I`m not certain what that is.

[DerMongerer]

So, DerMongerer, did you find yourself a Pelé Eterno DVD during your stay in Salvador?

Regrettably no....many people hadn`t even heard of it strangely enough. I went in Shopping Barra, Lojas Americana, they didn`t have it either. I found it at Blockbusters, but they refused to sell it to me because they only had it for rental.

I am going to have to wire some money to some contacts down there to ship me 2 DVD`s, one for me, and one for my Carioca friend a gift. I was really looking forward to bringing one back for him as a surprise. He doesn`t know of this DVD, is 45 years old, and never saw Pele play as he came to Canada in 1971. Now I`ve heard some people say you need a DVD that reads R4 discs, I`m not certain what this is.