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Football is a big thing in Brazil. Probably there’s not one single Brazilian who does not have “his” team – even if he actually hates football.
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Brazilian clubs have the biggest following in the world. The most popular one is Flamengo from Rio de Janeiro with about 40 Mil fans, followed by Corinthians from São Paulo with about 25 Million.
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The most dedicated fans participate in hierarchically organized fan clubs called Torcidas Organizadas. Flamengo alone has about 30 Torcidas Organizadas, all having their own mottoes, chants, logos etc.
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I’ve put together a YouTube playlist with “war chants” (gritos de guerra) and baile funks from some fan clubs. The first one is from the Torcida Independente from São Paulo FC which I heard during a game in the Morumbi Stadium in São Paulo some years ago.
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