Sports in Brazil which are widely practiced and popular in the country, as well as others which originated there or have some cultural significance. The Brazilian people are very involved in sports, and the most popular one is football and can be considered a cultural phenomenon.
The most popular sport in Brazil is Football. The National Team also called Canarinha, is immensely popular, not only in Brazil but also in the many parts of the world where football is appreciated, The Brazilian national team has been victorious in the FIFA World Cup tournament a record five times. The usual colors of the Brazilian team are yellow, green and blue.
Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art marked by deft, tricky movements often played on the ground or completely inverted. It also has a strong acrobatic component in some versions and is always played with music. It is a culturally significant sport, developed in colonial times by slaves. Nowadays Capoeira is practiced internationally and found its way into popular culture through many computer games and movies.
The volleyball is the second national sport and has many followers and practitioners. The Brazilian team won the men's World Championship 2006 in Japan, having also been the World champion in 2002 and won the gold medal in the Olympic Games of Athens 2004. The selection of women is also one of the best in the world.
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