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Canal 100 Tuesday
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And today, another match from the 70’s beautifully captured by the lens of Canal 100. The year is 1976. The place is Maracana. The match is Fluminense and Corinthians for the semifinal of Campeonato Brasileiro. This match is known as “invasao corintiana” (Corinthians’s fans invasion) because the supporters of Corinthians were able to put 70 [...]
Category: Canal 100Some things must be said…
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Before Campeonato Brasileiro started, nobody talked about Grêmio as a possible candidate for the title. 15 rounds later, the club seats in first. This Sunday, in another key match for the title put Grêmio and Palmeiras in a soaked pitch. The 1-1 tasted like victory for Palmeiras given the incredible amount of chances Grêmio just [...]
Category: TournamentsBrazil 3 – 0 Singapore
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I didn’t bother to wake up. But, the Brazilian press says that the team played well the first-half. I liked most of the line-up. And our midfield has lots of potential. The line-up was: Renan, Rafinha, Alex Silva, Thiago Silva and Marcelo; Hernanes, Lucas, Anderson and Diego; Ronaldinho and Pato. Goals by Diego, Ronaldinho and [...]
Category: National TeamHow Can You Miss from There II
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So this week, you heard about anincredible missed goal in Brazil. Well, at least that guy has an excuse since the match happened in third division. Last Wednesday, Landro Amaral from Vasco missed an opportunity as amazing in the derby against Fluminense. Luckly for him, He was able to score a beautiful goal in the [...]
Category: PlayersAll You Need to Know About the Mid-Week Round of Campeonato Brasileiro
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-Gremio is the new leader. And they reached the top in style. 7-1 over Figueirense. (and what a nice away kit Gremio was wearing in this match!)
-Cruzeiro and Flamengo are going down. The former lost 1-0 at home against Goias. The latter just tied against Portuguesa in 2-2.
-Flamengo is the best volleyball team in Brazil. [...]
Category: CBFBefore Football Broadcast Became Professional, Brazil was Already Doing it!
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The 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s had one the most romantic ways of documenting Brazilian football. Short-documentaries with beautiful angles and dramatic narration were shown in the movie theatres before the actual movie started. The name of this “show” was “Canal 100″. Before the ultraprofessional broadcasts of today existed, Canal 100 added a romantic touch [...]
Category: Canal 100Corinthians: The First Defeat in Second Division We Never Forget
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This is old news, but I forgot to mention. Everything was great for Corinthians before it lost the final of Copa do Brasil to Sport. It had won every single game in second division, having 100% of the points played. After the loss, the club still won 3 matches and tied another 3, getting 57% [...]
Category: CBFFlamengo Blinks and Lets Everyone Else to Catch Up
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Three rounds ago the difference between Flamengo, the first club in the table, and the fifth club was 9 points. Now it is just 3. In a blink of eye, Flamengo got 5 clubs very close to it. This Sunday, the club from Rio was visited by Vitória. The visitors, who are having a great [...]
Category: CBFRobinho Says No to The Olympics
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The forward from Madrid just announced he is not going to the Olympics. The club said “no” and one more time the national team loses against the clubs from UEFA. Not that Robinho is playing any good, but the national team has become a space for business and nothing else. Please, Robinho, don’t come [...]
Category: National TeamFlamengo, Cruzeiro and Grêmio set the Tone
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On the weekend of four major derbies in Brazil, Flamengo Grêmio and Cruzeiro set the tone for what probably the league will look like. Out of the three, only Grêmio did not play a derby. The club from the South took on Portuguesa at home and relied on striker Marcel to score twice in the [...]
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