Brazil's influence over football is unmatched: from their world-record five World Cup triumphs, to the countless all-time great players like Pelé, Ronaldo Nazario and Neymar Jr. that they have produced and to their current domination over the Copa Libertadores, there's no place on the planet that hasn't been conquered by a Brazilian player or team. Despite all this success over the last century, not much is known abroad on how their football league actually works, which is unfair given how important the country is for the sport, so let's take a dive into the Brazilian football league system to figure out how it all works. First of all, we have to define the state leagues and the national leagues. Every year each club begins the season competing in their own state league, for example all the clubs from Rio de Janeiro compete in the Campeonato Carioca , the clubs from São Paulo compete in the Campeonato Paulista and so on. Endrick celebrates Palmeiras' Campeonato Pau...
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