It's not hard to guess that football is the most popular sport in Brazil, and some would argue that for ♠ Brazilians it's not a sport but more of a religion.
Nevertheless, there are many more disciplines that have won favour in ♠ the country.
Today, STATSCORE takes a look at the most popular sports in Brazil!1.Football
Yes, it has to come first! Brazilians are ♠ extremely passionate about football, and they sometimes call their homeland "o País do Futebol" ("the country of football").
It's by far ♠ the most followed and played discipline of sport in the country.
The Canarinhos are the most successful national team in the ♠ world, being crowned FIFA World Cup winner five times: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.
They are the only team to ♠ participate in every World Cup competition ever held.
Throughout the years they've produced such stars as Pelé, Garrincha, Cafu, Romário, Roberto ♠ Carlos, Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaká and Neymar.
There are currently 2.
1 million registered football players in Brazil, and more than 29,000 ♠ football clubs.
Football is a major part of Brazilian culture and is widely played on the streets and fields throughout the ♠ country.
The governing body of football in the country is the Brazilian Football Confederation.
Brazil has a unique football system in which ♠ each state holds its own competitions (State Championships), while the top clubs are also taking part in parallel federal championships.
The ♠ Campeonato Brasileiro Série A is the highest tier of the Brazilian football pyramid.
2.Volleyball
Volleyball is another team sport in which Brazilians ♠ have had some fantastic achievements.
The men's national team has won three gold Olympic medals and is currently ranked as the ♠ number 1 team on the FIFA World Ranking.
The sport is widely played (also as Beach Volleyball) and followed by millions ♠ of Brazilians.
It is often said that Brazil's love affair with volleyball started on July 26, 1983, when their national team ♠ played an exhibition game in the legendary Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, in front of 95,000 fans.
Brazil won the game 3-1 ♠ starting a real craze for the game.
The biggest achievements of the Brazil volleyball national team
3 Olympic gold medals (1992, 2004 ♠ and 2016) and 3 silver medals (1984, 2008 and 2012),
3 World Championship gold medals (2002, 2006, 2010),
3 World Cup gold ♠ medals (2003, 2007, and 2019),
9 FIVB World League gold medals (1993, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010),
5 ♠ Volleyball Grand Champions Cup gold medals (1997, 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017).
The women's team has become very successful too with ♠ two Olympic gold medals and two bronze ones.
Three World Championships silver medials, and eleven FIVB World Grand Prix victories.
The top ♠ volleyball and beach competitions in the country are organized by the Brazilain Volleyball Confederation.3.
Mixed martial arts and Brazilian ju-jitsu
Martial arts ♠ are big in Brazil, and according to some research their popularity has been growing in recent years.
Brazilian ju-jitsu is one ♠ of the disciplines that was developed in the country.
It was created around 1920 as a self-defence system by Brazilian brothers ♠ Carlos, Oswaldo, Gastão Jr.
, George, and Hélio Gracie.
The discipline evolved into a popular combat sport and has become one of ♠ the key elements in the development of the modern-style MMA, which is now one of the most followed sports in ♠ the country.
The most successful Brazilian fighters in the history of MMA include Anderson Silva, Royce Gracie, and Wanderlei Silva.
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Basketball is one of the most followed team sports in the country.
And, of course, ♠ Brazilian national basketball teams have seen some success on the international stage!
The Brazilian national team has won FIBA Basketball World ♠ Championship twice, in 1959 and 1963.
They have also been runners-up on two occasions in 1954 and 1970, as well as ♠ finishing third in 1967 and 1978.
The team's successes also include three Olympic bronze medals (1948, 1960, 1964).
Brazil's top basketball league ♠ is called Novo Basquete Brasil and is organized by the National Basketball League (Liga Nacional de Basquete).
The sport's popularity has ♠ been boosted by Brazilan players' (including Leandro Barbosa and Nenê) participation in the world's top league, the NBA.
Basketball competitions, including ♠ the national league and the NBA, is widely broadcast on Brazilian TV, prominently the national league (NBB) and the NBA.
In ♠ September 2022 Brazil will host the 19th edition of FIBA AmeriCup, the most prestigious competition of men's basketball in the ♠ Americas.
5.Motorsport
Motorsport, especially Formula One, is widely followed by Brazilians as well!
There have been 32 Formula One drivers from Brazil, including ♠ three world champions: Emerson Fittipaldi (1972 and 1974), Nelson Piquet (1981, 1983 and 1987), and Ayrton Senna (1988, 1990 and ♠ 1991).
São Paulo Grand Prix, previously called the Brazilian Grand Prix, is a Formula One race that is held at the ♠ Autódromo José Carlos Pace in Interlagos neighbourhood, Cidade Dutra, São Paulo.
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