Brazilian Serie A: Dates, teams and history

The Brazilian Serie A, often referred to as the Brasileirão, is the top league in Brazilian football and the biggest in South America.

Brazilian Serie A - Dates

This 2025 Brazilian Serie A campaign is scheduled to run from 29th March and 21st December 2025.

Brazilian Serie A - Teams

Santos, Mirassol, Sport and Ceara have been promoted to the top flight from Serie B, replacing the relegated Cuiaba, Atletico Goianiense, Criciuma and Athletico Paranaense.

The teams that will make up the Brazilian Serie A in 2025 are:

• Atlético Mineiro
• Bahia
• Botafogo
• Ceara
• Corinthians
• Cruzeiro
• Flamengo
• Fluminense
• Fortaleza
• Grêmio
• Internacional
• Juventude
• Mirassol
• Palmeiras
• Red Bull Bragantino
• Santos
• São Paulo
• Sport
• Vasco da Gama
• Vitória

Brazilian Serie A - Stadiums

The stadiums for the Brazilian Serie A in 2025 are:

Team	Stadium
Atlético Mineiro	Arena MRV
Bahia	Casa de Apostas Arena Fonte Nova
Botafogo	Olímpico Nilton Santos
Ceara	Castelao
Corinthians	Neo Química Arena
Criciúma	Heriberto Hülse
Cruzeiro	Mineirão
Flamengo	Maracanã
Fluminense	Maracanã
Fortaleza	Castelão
Grêmio	Arena do Grêmio
Internacional	Beira-Rio
Juventude	Alfredo Jaconi
Mirassol	Campos Maia
Palmeiras	Allianz Parque
Red Bull Bragantino	Nabi Abi Chedid
Santos	Vila Belmiro
São Paulo	MorumBIS
Sport	Ilha do Retiro
Vasco da Gama	São Januário
Vitória	Barradão

Brazilian Serie A - History

Not officially being standardised until 2006, Brazilian football spent years operating via state championships until the first national championship in 1971.

Over the years, Brazilian football frequently changed its competition system, not settling on a format until 2006, when 20 teams contested Serie A in a round robin format, with all 20 teams playing each other home and away; a format that still exists today.

While different tournaments were used to establish Brazilian champions, there have been 10 different champions since 2001: Atletico Paranaense, Atletico Mineiro, Cruzeiro, Flamengo, Fluminense, Corinthians, Palmeiras, Santos, Sao Paulo and Botafogo.

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