Brasileirão
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 Brazil
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| Confederation | CBF |
| Founded | August 23, 1959; 56 years ago |
| Number of teams | 20 (from 2006) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Série B |
| Domestic cup(s) | Copa do Brasil |
| International cup(s) |
Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana |
| Current champions |
Palmeiras (9th title) (2016 season) |
| Most championships |
Palmeiras (9 titles) |
| TV partners | List of broadcasters |
| Website | Official website |
 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brazilian Portuguese: [kãmpjoˈnatu braziˈlejɾu ˈsɛɾii ˈa]; English: Brazilian Championship A Series), commonly referred to as Campeonato Brasileiro and popularly as Brasileirão (Brazilian Portuguese: [brazilejˈɾãw]), is a Brazilian professional league for men's football clubs. At the top of the Brazilian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. It is currently sponsored by Chevrolet and thus officially known as the Brasileirão Chevrolet.
Due to historical peculiarities and the large geographical size of the country, Brazil has a relatively short history of nationwide football competitions. Only in 1959, with the advancements in civil aviation and air transport and the need to appoint a Brazilian representative to the first edition of the Copa Libertadores was a nationwide tournament created, Taça Brasil. In 1967, the Torneio Rio-São Paulo was expanded to include teams from other states, becoming the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, which was also considered a national tournament. The first Campeonato Brasileiro with that name was held in 1989. Priorly, only the editions held post-1971 were regarded as Campeonato Brasileiro. In 2010, the national tournaments from 1959 and 1970 – Taça Brasil and Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa – were unified by the Brazilian Football Confederation in the Brazilian championship history.
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