The football team plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the state of So Paulo's premier state league, as well as in the Brasileiro Srie A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system. Palmeiras was founded by Italian immigrants in 1914, as "Palestra Itlia" ( pronounced [pal[st~italjP]).

Palmeiras have been crowned Champions, Santos have been relegated for the first time in their 111-year history and Fluminense became kings of the continent with victory in the Copa Libertadores. Endrick and Palmeiras won Brazil's key domestic title this year; the Serie A.

According to the Guinness Book of Records, Praia do Cassino is the world's longest beach . It is to be found along the coast of Brazil, specifically that of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The name is in Portuguese, and means "Casino Beach" when translated into English.

Praia do Cassino (Portuguese for Casino Beach) is the world's longest sea beach and is located in the southernmost of the Brazilian coast ( 3307 234 3S 5238 222 3W), on the South Atlantic Ocean, in the Rio Grande do Sul state.