Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, usually called Palmeiras, is a Brazilian football team from São Paulo. The team was founded on August 26, 1914, as Società Sportiva Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942. It is one of the most popular, traditional and successful Brazilian clubs with almost 17 million supporters. Palmeiras won 10 national competitions, record in Brazil.
The most important titles have been 6 national le...
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Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, usually called Palmeiras, is a Brazilian football team from São Paulo. The team was founded on August 26, 1914, as Società Sportiva Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942. It is one of the most popular, traditional and successful Brazilian clubs with almost 17 million supporters. Palmeiras won 10 national competitions, record in Brazil.
The most important titles have been 6 national league titles (4 Campeonato Brasileiros and 2 Torneios Roberto Gomes Pedrosa), 4 national cups (1 Brazil Cup, 2 Taças Brasil and 1 Brazilian Champion's Cup). Their international trophy hall includes one Libertadores Cup. The team won de competition in 1999, after beating Deportivo Cali from Colombia.
Palmeiras was founded by Luigi Cervo, Vicenzo Ragognetti, Luigi Emanuele Marzo and Ezequiel Simone, four Italian men who were members of the Italian community of São Paulo and was initially named Palestra Italia. Its original colors were red, white...
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