Brazil

Samba, but the drums are real

Brazilian club football is enormous, loud and endlessly regional. The Brasileirão runs through the southern winter, the state championships fill the early year, and every big city has three or four clubs with millions of fans each.

Top places to travel

Rio de JaneiroThe Maracanã, plus Flamengo, Fluminense, Vasco and Botafogo.
São PauloThree giants, the best food scene in South America.
Belo HorizonteAtlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro; Mineirão is a monster.
SalvadorBahia, Barradão heat, and the best carnival in the world.

Did you know?

Trivia for the pub

Fact 01

Santos

Pelé scored over 600 official goals here before Brazil declared him a national treasure.

Fact 02

Flamengo

Claims roughly 40 million supporters, bigger than most countries.

Fact 03

Corinthians

Founded by railway workers who named the club after an English touring side.