Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, known simply as Cruzeiro, is a Brazilian sports club based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Cruzeiro is mostly known for its association football team. It plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Mineiro, the state of Minas Gerais's premier state league.
Clube Atlético Mineiro, commonly known as Atlético or Atlético Mineiro, and colloquially as Galo, is the largest and oldest professional football club based in the city of Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The team competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first level of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Mineiro, the top tier state league of Minas Gerais.
Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF.
América Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from the city of Belo Horizonte, capital city of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Founded in 1912, the club preserves its name and crest since its inception. The original home kit colours are white and green only; the black color was incorporated in the 1970s. The team also played with a red home kit between 1933 and 1942, as a protest to the introduction of professionalism. It hosts its matches at Independência stadium, being the only professional club in Belo Horizonte to have its own stadium. The club has the third largest fan base among the teams from Minas Gerais.
Mineirão, officially Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto is the largest football stadium in the state of Minas Gerais. It was established in 1965, and it is located in Belo Horizonte.
Manoel Rezende de Mattos Cabral, known as Nelinho, is a former Brazilian association footballer who played as right back. He played for several clubs in his home country and abroad, including Belo Horizonte rivals Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro. Nelinho also represented the Brazil national team in two FIFA World Cups.
Estádio Raimundo Sampaio, more commonly known as Independência, is a football stadium located in the Horto neighborhood of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was built in 1950 for the FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil. Initially its capacity was 30,000 people, but after the reconstruction between 2010 and 2012, the capacity is approximately 23,000 people. It belonged to the defunct Sete de Setembro Futebol Clube, which is why the stadium is called Independence. The stadium is currently property of América Futebol Clube, but has been leased to the Minas Gerais state government for 20 years, as a counterpart to the injection of public resources to demolish the old stadium and build the new one.
Frederico Chaves Guedes, also known as Fred, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Finta is a Brazilian sports equipment manufacturing company based in Sao Paulo. The company produces football equipment, including boots, balls, goalkeeper gloves, and accessories
Yoandy Leal Hidalgo is a volleyball player who plays as a wing-spiker for Italian club Gas Sales Piacenza. Born in Cuba, he is a former member of the Cuba men's national team (2007–2010) and currently represents Brazil after gained the Brazilian citizenship in June 2015.
Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei is a Brazilian professional volleyball team based in Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil. They compete in the Brazilian Superliga and were the champions in the 2011–12, 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. In 2012, 2014 and 2016 won the South American Championship.
The Estádio Presidente Antônio Carlos, commonly known as Estádio de Lourdes and colloquially as Estadinho da Colina was a stadium located in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, owned by Atlético Mineiro. The ground, opened in the Lourdes neighborhood on 30 May 1929, had an estimated capacity of 5,000 and was Atlético's home until 1950. It remained largely unused by the first squad until its demolition in 1994, when a shopping mall was built on the site.
Evandro Motta Marcondes Guerra is a Brazilian volleyball player. He is part of the Brazil men's national volleyball team and Kuwait SC.
Fernando Gil Kreling is a Brazilian professional volleyball player. He is a member of the Brazil national team, a participant in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and the 2019 World Cup winner. At the professional club level, he plays for Vero Volley Monza.
Isac Viana Santos is a Brazilian professional volleyball player. He is a member of the Brazil national team. A silver medallist at the 2018 World Championship and the 2019 World Cup winner. At the professional club level, he plays for the Indonesian team, Jakarta STIN BIN.
The following article presents a summary of the 2018 football season in Brazil, which was the 117th season of competitive football in the country.
The 2019 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship was the eleventh official edition of the Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship. It was played by six teams from February, 26 to March 2, 2019, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Marcelo Rodolfo Méndez is an Argentine professional volleyball coach and former player, playing as a middle blocker during his career. He currently serves as head coach for the Argentina national team and the Polish PlusLiga team, Jastrzębski Węgiel.
The 2014 Campeonato Mineiro was the 100th edition of the state championship of Minas Gerais organized by the FMF. The competition began on 26 January and ended on 13 April 2014.
