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Estadio Morumbi, Sao Paulo


Two big Brazilian championship matches are due to be played on Sunday between rival teams of the same cities. At São Paolo, in the Morumbi stadium, one of the country’s largest, Palmeiras will be competing against São Paulo, the “Tricolor”, the squad in which Kaká grew up and made a name for himself before reaching Milan. Palmeiras was established in 1914 by Italian emigrants, with the name of “Sociedade Esportiva Palestra Itália”. The name changed to the current one after Brazil accompanied the destinies of the Allies in the Second World War and therefore took sides against the Rome-Berlin Axis. The name “Palestra Italia” was maintained for the stadium where “Verdão” plays, even though its official name is “Parque Antartica”. At Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo- Botafogo will be played. Botafogo is universally known for having been the team of Garrincha, very definitely one of Brazil’s best-loved players. According to the loving definition of the poet Vinicius De Moraes, a key figure of the Bossa Nova, he was also known as “Alegria do Povo” (people’s joy) or “the bow-legged angel”. Flamengo is the team with the largest number of supporters in the Country and, according to global estimates, is among the top ten in terms of number of supporters and fans in the world. Zico, who during his entire Brazilian career played for Mengão, with whom he achieved some prestigious international successes such as the victory in the Intercontinental Cup in 1981, continues to remain a symbol for the “rubronegra” squad.

Posted by staff on May 25, 2007 9:49 AM |

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