Sports in Sao Paulo

If you are a sport lover and you are in Sao Paulo, you need to know where you can practice some sport. So here our suggestions for you.

Football

Football in Brazil is much more than a sport is a way of life, almost reaching the status of a religion. Sao Paulo is no the exception in this regard and the city is the home to some of the most important country of football clubs, including Corinthia, Sao Paulo FC, Santos, Palmeiras, Juventude, National, and Portuguese. Each year teams from Latin America competing for the prize “Copa Libertadores de America” ​​and all the big clubs of Sao Paulo have won at least once in their history. Of all the football clubs in Sao Paulo.

Located on the outskirts of town in the district of Vila Belmiro, is the legendary team of Pele, and other famous footballers: Santos team.

The Santos club work as a museum dedicated to its illustrious past.

Sao Paulo has several important and historic stadiums, especially the “Palestra Italia“, “Parque Sao Jorge”, “Rua Javari” and “Morumbi”. The last in Sao Paulo FC’s club, is actually one of the largest and most beautiful stadiums in the world. In fact, this stadium is one of the venues for the FIFA World Cup 2014

F1 Grand Prix

Sao Paulo also offers other major sporting events than football, one of the most famous is the F1 Grand Prix of Brazil, which takes place in the legendary “Interlagos” circuit (the official name of “Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace”), which is located about 16 km from downtown of Sao Paulo. The Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna, was the first in the race several times before his tragic death in 1994. Sao Paulo-born Ferrari’s Felipe Massa was the last Brazilian who wins in 2006. Another major sporting event in Sao Paulo is the San Silvestre marathon, so called because it is celebrated every year on December 31. Founded in 1925, this marathon is one of the worlds most renowned and attracts around 15,000 participants annually.

Sports Clubs

you’ll be happy to know that Sao Paulo also offers an excellent sport infrastructure. ”Sport Club Pinheiros“, “Atlhetico Clube São Paulo”, “Sport Club Banespa“, “Associação Athletic Hebrew” and “Indian Club” are all recommended sports clubs and sports you can do: volleyball, basketball, tennis, golf , swimming, water polo, handball and rugby. For water sports head Guapiranga Lake – this is a particularly great place for sailing. Ibirapuera Park is extremely popular for runners, especially in the early morning or after work.

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Sports in Sao Paulo