The Beautiful Games start today, Diego, Robinho, Marcelinho Carioca, Diego Gaucho, Kaka, CLODOALDO (sing: Ooo terror, Clodoaldo Matador...! repeat) and many more start the festivities today! http://www.infobola.com.br/popup_brasileirao.shtml CNN New start Brazil set for first orthodox championship Posted: Friday March 28, 2003 1:02 PM RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -- The Brazilian championship, which this year will use the conventional league system for the first time in its history, kicks off at the weekend amid an atmosphere of unbridled optimism. Over the next nine months, the 24 teams will play each other twice and the side with the most points will win the title -- a time-honored system in the rest of the world but one which has been overlooked in Brazil in favor of often incomprehensible formats. Read the whole thing here: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/03/28/brazil_preview/