Editing Brazil (section)

=== Sports ===
{{Main|Sport in Brazil}}
{{See also|Brazil at the Olympics}}
{{See also|Brazil at the Paralympics}}
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| caption1          = [[Pelé]], a [[footballer]] as well as sport figure of the 20th century<ref name=fifa>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/news/pele-the-greatest-them-all-1656982 |title=FIFA: Pele, the greatest of them all |date=28 June 2012 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=11 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109195631/https://www.fifa.com/news/pele-the-greatest-them-all-1656982 |archive-date=9 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5051768.stm|title=Pele tops World Cup legends poll|work=BBC News|date=12 June 2006|access-date=21 January 2016|archive-date=26 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326070105/http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5051768.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| caption2          = [[Ayrton Senna]], the driver with [[List of Formula One driver records#Most consecutive wins at the same Grand Prix|most consecutive wins]] and [[List of Formula One driver records#Most consecutive pole positions at the same Grand Prix|pole positions]] at the same [[List of Formula One Grands Prix|Grand Prix]] of [[Formula One]]
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The most popular sport in Brazil is [[association football|football]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Futebol, o esporte mais popular do Brasil, é destaque no Via Legal |url=http://justica-federal.jusbrasil.com.br/noticias/74894/futebol-o-esporte-mais-popular-do-brasil-e-destaque-no-via-legal  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330164959/http://justica-federal.jusbrasil.com.br/noticias/74894/futebol-o-esporte-mais-popular-do-brasil-e-destaque-no-via-legal |archive-date=30 March 2012 |access-date=16 April 2011 |publisher=Jusbrasil.com.br}}</ref> The [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian men's national team]] is ranked among the best in the world according to the [[FIFA World Rankings]], and has won the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] tournament a record five times.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 April 2008 |title=Football in Brazil |url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=bra/goalprogramme/index.html  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070604173556/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=bra/goalprogramme/index.html |archive-date=4 June 2007 |access-date=6 June 2008 |website=Goal Programme |publisher=International Federation of Association Football}}</ref><ref>Zirin, 2014. Chapter 4 ''"Futebol: The Journey from Daring to Fear"''</ref>

[[Volleyball]], [[basketball]], [[auto racing]] and [[martial arts]] also has large audiences. The [[Brazil men's national volleyball team]], for example, currently holds the titles of the [[FIVB Volleyball World League|World League]], [[FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup|World Grand Champions Cup]], [[FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|World Championship]] and the [[FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup|World Cup]]. In auto racing, three Brazilian drivers have won the [[Formula One]] world championship eight times.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Donaldson |first=Gerald |title=Emerson Fittipaldi |url=http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/282/ |access-date=6 June 2008 |website=Hall of Fame |publisher=The Official Formula 1 Website}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Donaldson |first=Gerald |title=Nelson Piquet |url=http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/181/ |access-date=6 June 2008 |website=Hall of Fame |publisher=The Official Formula 1 Website}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Donaldson |first=Gerald |title=Ayrton Senna |url=http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/45/ |access-date=6 June 2008 |website=Hall of Fame |publisher=The Official Formula 1 Website}}</ref> The country has also produced significant achievements in other sports such as [[Sailing (sport)|sailing]], [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]], [[tennis]], [[surfing]], [[skateboarding]], [[MMA]], [[gymnastics]], [[boxing]], [[judo]], [[Track and field|athletics]] and [[table tennis]].

Some sport variations have their origins in Brazil: [[beach soccer|beach football]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beach Soccer |url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/developing/beachsoccer/index.html  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623115807/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/developing/beachsoccer/index.html |archive-date=23 June 2007 |access-date=6 June 2008 |publisher=International Federation of Association Football}}</ref> [[futsal]] (indoor football)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Futsal |url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/developing/futsal/index.html  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070603161352/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/developing/futsal/index.html |archive-date=3 June 2007 |access-date=6 June 2008 |publisher=International Federation of Association Football}}</ref> and [[footvolley]] emerged in Brazil as variations of football. In martial arts, Brazilians developed [[Capoeira]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 September 2006 |title=The art of capoeira |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2005/09/13/capoeira_feature.shtml |access-date=6 June 2008 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> [[Vale tudo]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brazilian Vale Tudo |url=http://valetudo.com.br/  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980530081959/http://www.valetudo.com.br/ |archive-date=30 May 1998 |access-date=6 June 2008 |publisher=I.V.C}}</ref> and [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation |url=http://www.ibjjf.org/index.htm  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420155232/http://www.ibjjf.org/index.htm |archive-date=20 April 2008 |access-date=6 June 2008 |publisher=[[International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation]]}}</ref>

Brazil has hosted several high-profile international sporting events, such as the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=7/index.html  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070603185404/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=7/index.html |archive-date=3 June 2007 |access-date=6 June 2008 |website=Previous FIFA World Cups |publisher=International Federation of Association Football}}</ref> and recently has hosted the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]], [[2019 Copa América]] and [[2021 Copa América]] .<ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminarydraw/index.html  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609044247/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminarydraw/index.html |archive-date=9 June 2008 |access-date=6 June 2008 |publisher=International Federation of Association Football}}</ref> The [[São Paulo]] circuit, [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace]], hosts the annual [[Brazilian Grand Prix|Grand Prix of Brazil]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Official Formula 1 Website |url=http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/brazil_804/circuit_diagram.html  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604141640/http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/brazil_804/circuit_diagram.html |archive-date=4 June 2008 |access-date=6 June 2008 |publisher=[[Formula One Administration]]}}</ref> São Paulo organized the [[1963 Pan American Games|IV Pan American Games]] in 1963, and Rio de Janeiro hosted the [[2007 Pan American Games|XV Pan American Games]] in 2007.<ref name="LiMacIntosh2011">{{Cite book |last1=Ming Li |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=udBgtzFSlBIC&pg=PA129 |title=International Sport Management |last2=Eric W. MacIntosh |last3=Gonzalo A. Bravo |publisher=Human Kinetics – College of Business at Ohio University |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-4504-2241-3 |page=129}}</ref> On 2 October 2009, Rio de Janeiro was selected to host the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympic Games]] and [[2016 Summer Paralympics|2016 Paralympic Games]], making it the first South American city to host the games<ref name="guardian_olympics">[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/oct/02/olympics-2016-games-rio-pele "Olympics 2016: Tearful Pele and weeping Lula greet historic win for Rio"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 2 October 2009.</ref> and second in Latin America, after [[Mexico City]]. Furthermore, the country hosted the [[FIBA Basketball World Cup]]s in [[1954 FIBA World Championship|1954]] and [[1963 FIBA World Championship|1963]]. At the 1963 event, the [[Brazil national basketball team]] won one of its two world championship titles.<ref name="FIBA History">{{Cite web |date=1 January 2007 |title=FIBA World Championship History (pdf) |url=http://www.fiba.com/downloads/v3_abouFiba/mp/FIBA_world_championships_history.pdf  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.fiba.com/downloads/v3_abouFiba/mp/FIBA_world_championships_history.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |access-date=24 February 2012 |publisher=[[FIBA]]}}</ref>