The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with an approximate 21 million supporters and 184,680 affiliated fans. Despite being primarily a football club, Palmeiras competes in a number of different sports. The football team plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the state of São Paulo's premier state league, as well as in the Brasileirão Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system.
Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. He was recently the head coach of Corinthians.
Adenor Leonardo Bacchi, commonly known as Tite, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of Flamengo.
Marcelo Grohe is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Al-Ittihad Club of the Saudi Pro League.
Luiz Antônio Venker de Menezes, known as Mano Menezes, is a Brazilian professional football coach, currently the head coach of Corinthians.
Giuliano Victor de Paula, simply known as Giuliano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Santos.
Pedro Tonon Geromel is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and is captain for Grêmio. Geromel also holds an Italian passport because of his grandfather.
David Braz de Oliveira Filho, known as David Braz, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Fluminense as a central defender.
Douglas dos Santos, simply known as Douglas, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
The 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 53rd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. It was contested by 20 clubs starting on May 9 and ending on December 6. The 2009 edition was won by Flamengo.
Mário Lúcio Costa Duarte, commonly known as Aranha, is a Brazilian writer and former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues, commonly known as Dudu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Palmeiras.
Diogo Barbosa Mendanha, known as Diogo Barbosa, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Fluminense a left-back.
Weverson Leandro Oliveira Moura, more commonly known as Leandro, is a Brazilian footballer who last plays as a winger or a forward. He last played for J1 League club FC Tokyo.
Marcelo de Oliveira Santos is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player.
The 2013 season was the 99th in Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras's history. It was the second time in history that Palmeiras played in the second division of the Campeonato Brasileiro. Palmeiras competed in the Brasileiro Serie B, Campeonato Paulista, the Copa Libertadores and the Copa do Brasil.
Ramiro Moschen Benetti, simply known as Ramiro, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Cruzeiro. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a right defender.
Luan Guilherme de Jesus Vieira is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Grêmio.
The 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 62nd season of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top level of professional football in Brazil, and the 15th edition in a double round-robin since its establishment in 2003. The season began on 14 April 2018 and ended on 2 December 2018. The top six teams as well as the 2018 Copa do Brasil champions qualified to the Copa Libertadores. The next six best-placed teams not qualified for Copa Libertadores qualified for the Copa Sudamericana and the last four were relegated to Série B in 2019.
The 2020 Copa do Brasil Finals was the final two-legged tie that decided the 2020 Copa do Brasil, the 32nd season of the Copa do Brasil, Brazil's national cup football tournament organised by the Brazilian Football Confederation.
