1959 Taça Brasil
| Season | 1959 |
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| Champions |
Bahia 1st Taça Brasil title 1st Brazilian title |
| Copa Libertadores de América |
Bahia |
| Matches played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 103 (2.86 per match) |
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The 1959 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the 1959 Taça Brasil) was the 1st edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on August 23, 1959, and ended on March 3, 1960.
The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties, with a Tie-Breaker if the sides were tied on points.
16 State Champions qualified for the tournament:
Santos and Vasco da Gama enter at this point.
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