The most popular sport in Brazil is football. The Brazilian men's national team is ranked among the best in the world according to the FIFA World Rankings, and has won the World Cup tournament a record five times. Volleyball, basketball, auto racing, and martial arts also attract large audiences. The Brazil men's national volleyball team, for example, currently holds the titles of the World League, World Grand Champions Cup, World Championship and the World Cup. In auto racing, three Brazilian drivers have won the Formula One world championship eight times. Some sport variations have their origins in Brazil: beach football, futsal (indoor football) and footvolley emerged in Brazil as variations of football.
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Brazil | Sports
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when did yu yu hakusho anime come out
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October 1992
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who is the main character of the show.
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Yusuke Urameshi
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who was the producer?
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Fuji Television, Yomiko Advertising, and Studio Pierrot
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what genre is this show?
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Sorry. I cannot find the answer based on the context.
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were there any games based on the show?
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Yes, A single Mega Drive game, "Yū Yū Hakusho Makyō Tōitsusen", was published in Brazil by Tectoy in 1999 under the title "Yu Yu Hakusho: Sunset Fighters".
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what sport is the above mentioned country famous for?
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Boxing is another popular sport, especially in Northeast Brazil; it's considered a sport of the working class. Eder Jofre and Acelino Popó Freitas are former world champions. In the Olympics, Brazil won the gold medal in the category of up to 60 kg with the fighter Robson Conceição, being the first Olympic gold in Brazilian boxing. Other Olympic medalists in Brazil were Servílio de Oliveira, Yamaguchi Falcão, Esquiva Falcão and Adriana Araújo. Another famous boxer in Brazil was Maguila, a heavyweight who came to face Evander Holyfield and George Foreman.
Sport in Brazil | Boxing
Mixed martial arts is one of the most popular sports in Brazil. It is considered to be only behind football in terms in national popularity. Brazilian jiu-jitsu originated in Brazil in the 1910s, and emphasizes ground fighting techniques and submission holds involving joint-locks and chokeholds. Hélio Gracie had a rather small build and changed jiu-jitsu (originating from Japan) to be used by anyone in a real fight situation. The belt progression system goes in the following order: White, Blue, Purple, Brown, Black, Red-black, and Red. Gracie Jiu Jitsu became known internationally in the 1990s, due to the very skilled fighters in the Gracie family, namely Hélio Gracie, Royce Gracie, and Rickson Gracie, which are also responsible for spreading the practice of vale tudo, meaning "anything goes", which evolved into mixed martial arts tournaments such as PRIDE, DREAM, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Sport in Brazil | Brazilian jiu-jitsu, vale tudo, and mixed martial arts
Many Brazilian fighters have become significant figures in various mixed martial art tournaments abroad, some notable Brazilian fighters in these tournaments include Anderson Silva, Wanderlei Silva, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Vitor Belfort, Mauricio Rua, José Aldo, Murilo Bustamante, Junior dos Santos, Rafael dos Anjos, Fabricio Werdum, and Lyoto Machida.
Sport in Brazil | Brazilian jiu-jitsu, vale tudo, and mixed martial arts
His brothers Ralph Gracie and the late Ryan Gracie were also famous fighters. "", a 2008 documentary film follows Renzo's influence on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed martial arts over a ten-year period, showing the origins of the sport from its bare knuckle days to the explosion of the sport in both Japan and America.
Renzo Gracie | Introduction
On television, football is by far the most watched sport on both free and paid television, games from regional teams often guarantee the top audience in its cities, also European football (especially UEFA Champions League) are guaranteed high viewing figures. In motorsport, the main national competitions are Stock Car Brasil and Fórmula Truck. Formula One is considered the second most watched sport in terms of TV audience, behind football. The IndyCar Series also has a good fanbase in Brazil. MMA in a short period of time has become the second most broadcast sport on Brazilian TV, due mainly to the resounding success of Brazilian fighters in the UFC.
Sport in Brazil | Sports in media
Judo is another sport usually recommended for children in Brazil, and therefore it is widely practiced. The country has a growing international tradition in the sport, constantly winning medals and titles. The sport was brought and developed by its large Japanese community. The greatest exponents of the sport until today were Aurélio Miguel, Sarah Menezes, Rogério Sampaio and Rafaela Silva, Olympic champions. Brazil also had several other important judo athletes, such as the Olympic runners-up Douglas Vieira, Tiago Camilo, Carlos Honorato, and the Olympic bronze medalists Chiaki Ishii, Luiz Onmura, Walter Carmona, Henrique Guimarães, Leandro Guilheiro, Flávio Canto, Ketleyn Quadros, Felipe Kitadai, Mayra Aguiar and Rafael Silva.
Sport in Brazil | Judo
Sport traditionally practiced mostly by descendants of Japanese through the Japanese communities in Brazil. It is little popular in the country, but with the cable TV coverage of the games, baseball is also gaining fans among non-nisseis in the sport, currently several regional leagues are on the rise in the country, however, the difficulty in finding baseball fields prevents regular practice of the sport that is often played on adapted football fields. The National team appeared in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Paulo Orlando and Yan Gomes are the only Brazilians to win the World Series.
Sport in Brazil | Baseball
Beach football, futsal (official version of indoor football), and footvolley emerged in the country as variations of football. In martial arts, Brazilians have developed capoeira, vale tudo, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In auto racing, Brazilian drivers have won the Formula One World Championship 8 times: Emerson Fittipaldi in 1972 and 1974; Nelson Piquet in 1981, 1983, and 1987; and Ayrton Senna in 1988, 1990, and 1991. Brazil has undertaken the organization of large-scale sporting events: the country organized and hosted the 1950 FIFA World Cup, and the 2014 FIFA World Cup event. The circuit located in São Paulo, called Autódromo José Carlos Pace, hosts the annual Grand Prix of Brazil.
Culture of Brazil | Sports
Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. Many Brazilian players such as Pelé, Ronaldo, Kaká, Ronaldinho, and Neymar are among the most well known players in the sport. The Brazil national football team ("Seleção") is currently among the best in the world, according to the FIFA World Rankings. They have been victorious in the FIFA World Cup a record 5 times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002. Basketball, volleyball, auto racing, and martial arts also attract large audiences. Tennis, handball, swimming, and gymnastics have found a growing sporting number of enthusiasts over the last decade. Some sport variations have their origins in Brazil.
Culture of Brazil | Sports
The most popular sport in Brazil is football. The Brazilian men's national team is ranked among the best in the world according to the FIFA World Rankings, and has won the World Cup tournament a record five times. Volleyball, basketball, auto racing, and martial arts also attract large audiences. The Brazil men's national volleyball team, for example, currently holds the titles of the World League, World Grand Champions Cup, World Championship and the World Cup. In auto racing, three Brazilian drivers have won the Formula One world championship eight times. Some sport variations have their origins in Brazil: beach football, futsal (indoor football) and footvolley emerged in Brazil as variations of football.
Brazil | Sports
The famous vale tudo match between Japanese judoka Masahiko Kimura and Brazilian jiu-jitsu player Hélio Gracie was held at the Maracanã on October 23, 1951. At the time many in Brazil felt that Gracie was unbeatable in martial arts, and that Kimura would not be welcomed back to Japan if he lost the bout. Kimura won via technical submission after breaking Gracie's arm with a "gyaku-ude-garami" hold, which has since become known as a "Kimura lock" in BJJ and mixed martial arts.
Maracanã Stadium | Non-football events
Brasília (the capital of Brazil) has produced players like Gabriel, Xeleleu, Jansen de Oliveira, Ramiro, Betola, Edinho, Hugão and Luisinho who are till today in activity and besides their admired carriers, they also taught other popular young players, including Belo, Marcelinho, Mário, Café, Diego and Lana (in female and unisex footvolley).
Footvolley | Brazil
He became famous in his amateur years by winning the Middleweight bronze medal at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships losing his semi to Ryōta Murata. He hereby qualified for the 2012 Olympics, where he won the silver medal, becoming the first Brazilian to reach an Olympic boxing final after defeating Soltan Migitinov, Zoltán Harcsa and local hero Anthony Ogogo. His name is literally Portuguese for "dodge\slip", as his amateur boxer father wanted to circumvent the prohibition given for coach instructions during the fight, and guide his son simply by shouting his name.
Esquiva Falcão | Amateur career
The Champions Derby (Clássico dos Campeões) is one of the most ancient and classical derbies of Pernambuco, and is named that way because until the late 1930s, Sport and its archrival America were together the two teams with the highest number of titles, and were also the two main clubs of Recife.
Sport Club do Recife | América-PE
Former 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games volleyball competitor and former beach volleyball world champion Isabel Salgado was to be a part of Team Wanderlei.
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 | Introduction
During the 1990s, a version was aired by Rede Globo, called Olimpíadas do Faustão (Portuguese for "Faustão's Olympics"), as an insert in Fausto Silva's Sunday-afternoon variety show "Domingão do Faustão". In 1994, rival SBT copied that version, and a legal action by Globo and SBT stopped the broadcasting. On June 1, 2008, SBT Keshi remake reappeared on TV, now licensed, remaking Faustão's known games (as Bridge Ball and The Run Way), not-seen in Globo games (as Skittles and Ride the Wave), and original games (cross a balance beam after spin, or cross a small bridge using a crank-kart). The games are a segment named "Playtime" in the "Programa Silvio Santos".
Takeshi's Castle | Brazil
Ultimately, it was Víctor Janeiro, the well known bullfighter, who won this season over anonymous Raquel Muriel and took home the €60,000 grand prize.
Aventura en África | Introduction
An old version was called Passe A Palavra ("Spread The Word") hosted by Silvio Santos; another version is called "MegaSenha", airs Saturdays on RedeTV!.
Password (American game show) | Brazil
Celio Rodrigues is one of the most successful athletes in the country category. Participated in several international events successfully representing your city. In May 2008 he won an international title in Croatia, and in 2009 won the world title in Guarapuava.
Guarapuava | Kickboxing
Upon its release, "Yu Yu Hakusho Makyō Tōitsusen" was given average review scores from panels in major Japanese magazines like "Famitsu" and "Beep! MegaDrive". Although it never had an official localization in any region other than South America, it was imported by print and online publications in North America and Europe and met with greater acclaim there. Nick Des Barres of "GameFan", Tom Stratton of "Gamer's Republic", and the editors of "Retro Gamer" have all heaped praise on the game. Des Barres called it "the best 16-bit fighting game ever" in a 1994 review and concluded that ""Yu Yu Hakusho" is a game that truly has to be seen to be believed." Stratton likewise described it in 1999 as "easily one of the best 16-bit fighters there has ever been." "Retro Gamer" has repeatedly lauded the game, describing it as possibly the best "Yu Yu Hakusho" game and among the best Mega Drive games and fighting games of the 16-bit era.
Yu Yu Hakusho Makyō Tōitsusen | Reception and legacy
Fighting sideshows called "vale tudo" became popular in Brazilian circuses during the 1920s. Examples of such bouts were described in the "Japanese-American Courier" on October 4, 1928: However, this circus term did not enter popular use until 1959–1960, when it was used to describe the style-versus-style bouts featured in a Rio television show called "Heróis do Ringue" ("Heroes of the Ring"). The matchmakers and hosts of the show included members of the Gracie family, including Carlson Gracie and Carley Gracie. The participants were all legitimate practitioners of their styles. One night during the show, João Alberto Barreto (later a referee for UFC 1) was competing against a man trained in Luta Livre.
Vale Tudo | 1920s to 1980s
The club has become a symbol of "Jogo Bonito" (English: The Beautiful Game) in football culture. This was largely thanks to the "Peixe's" golden generation of the 1960s, the "Santásticos," considered by some the best club team of all times. The club has many local celebrities in its fan group, such as Brazilian singer Mariana Belém, current governor of São Paulo Geraldo Alckmin, current governor of Federal District (Brasília) Agnelo Queiroz, prosecutor Luiz Antônio Marrey, director, writer, actor and television hoster Marcelo Tas and Danielle Zangrando, gold and bronze judo medalist at the 2007 Pan American Games and 1995 World Judo Championships, respectively.
Santos FC | Popular culture
Skateboarding is a popular sport in Brazil. According to a study conducted by "Datafolha", the estimated number of skateboarders in Brazil for 2003 was close to three million (the majority in the state of São Paulo). Many of the world's top skateboarders are Brazilian, including Bob Burnquist, Sandro Dias, Pedro Barros, Lincoln Ueda, Rodrigo Menezes, Luan de Oliveira, Felipe Gustavo, Rodil Ferrugem, Nilton Neves, Fabrizio Santos, Alex Carolino, Christiano Mateus, Karen Jones, Ricardo Porva, Daniel Vieira, and Og de Souza. Fabiola da Silva is well known for aggressive inline skating. Judo and sailing are traditional sports in Brazil which have earned Olympic medals for the country.
Sport in Brazil | Other sports in Brazil
In the sport of boxing, Bahian native Acelino Freitas has won the WBC belt in the lightweight class. In the Capoeira world, the actor and Capoeira Master, Lateef Crowder dos Santos is an American born in Salvador, Bahia. Salvador was one of the host cities of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, for which Brazil was the host nation.
Bahia | Sports
Gracie's corner threw in the towel at this point, it has been speculated that they delayed this action due to being instructed against it by Hélio. This marked a significant event in the history of Judo in Brazi, as stated by Kimura; "20,000 people came to see the bout including President of Brazil". After being declared the winner, Kimura said "Japanese Brazilians rushed into the ring and tossed me up in the air".
Judo in Brazil | Masahiko Kimura vs. Hélio Gracie (1951)
In the beginning of the 1960s Reyson trained many athletes to fight in the famous Brazilian TV programme "Heróis do Ringue" ("The Heroes of the Ring"). With a unique pedagogy for both children and adults, his classes have always been known for exploiting not only the techniques of Jiu-Jitsu but also the philosophy behind the ancient martial art. He is a 9th degree (dan) red belt in his father's art. Reyson's most important achievement was the introduction of Jiu-Jitsu into Amazonas in 1977 where he created the Amazonas Federation of Jiu-Jitsu. The state is nowadays the second biggest in this sport worldwide, only behind Rio de Janeiro.
Reyson Gracie | Biography
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Jorge Rubinetti | Famous Games
In martial arts, Brazilians developed Capoeira, Vale tudo, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Brazil has hosted several high-profile international sporting events, like the 1950 FIFA World Cup and recently has hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2019 Copa América. The São Paulo circuit, Autódromo José Carlos Pace, hosts the annual Grand Prix of Brazil. São Paulo organized the IV Pan American Games in 1963, and Rio de Janeiro hosted the XV Pan American Games in 2007. On 2 October 2009, Rio de Janeiro was selected to host the 2016 Olympic Games and 2016 Paralympic Games, making it the first South American city to host the games and second in Latin America, after Mexico City.
Brazil | Sports
Sailing and equestrianism are spectator sports, inaccessible to the general population. Well-known athletes include rider Rodrigo Pessoa and sailors Robert Scheidt, Marcelo Ferreira and brothers Lars and Torben Grael.
Sport in Brazil | Other sports in Brazil
Athletics is a traditional sport in Brazil, winning Olympic medals for the country. In athletics, the best known athletes are Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, João Carlos de Oliveira, Joaquim Cruz, Robson Caetano, Maurren Maggi and Fabiana Murer. Other important athletes in the history of Brazil are: Thiago Braz, Nélson Prudêncio, Jadel Gregório, Zequinha Barbosa, Sanderlei Parrela, Claudinei Quirino , Vicente de Lima, André Domingos, Édson Ribeiro, Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima, Caio Bonfim, Rosângela Santos and Darlan Romani. In Brazil, athletics tends to lose many practitioners to football, who grant better salaries to athletes. It's one of the reasons why the country has less global prominence in events such as the 100 metres.
Sport in Brazil | Athletics
Both teams also compete often at national level in other sports such as basketball, swimming, futsal and judo.
Clássico dos Milhões | Introduction
Sports in Brazil are those that are widely practiced and popular in the country, as well as others which originated there or have some cultural significance. Brazilians are heavily involved in sports. Association football is the most popular sport in Brazil. Other than football, sports like volleyball, mixed martial arts, basketball, tennis, and motor sports, especially Formula One, enjoy high levels of popularity.
Sport in Brazil | Introduction
Footvolley was created by Octavio de Moraes in the 1970s. It is a mix of football and volleyball, where the players must use their feet and head to get the ball over the net and into the opponent's side, and is played on the beaches. It is one of the most popular beach sports in Brazil. Footvolley started out with 5 players on each team but later got cut to 2 players on each team and is still so to this day.
Sport in Brazil | Footvolley
Myke Michel de Carvalho (born October 28, 1983 in Belém do Pará) is a Brazilian retired amateur boxer, best known for his participation in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and for winning bronze medals at the Panamerican Games in 2007 and 2011.
Myke Carvalho | Introduction
The term has also frequently been appearing in sports in Japan since late 20th century, including sumo where there has been only one Japanese-born yokozuna since 1998 as most of the top players have been from Mongolia or Polynesia. Similarly in combat sports ("kakutougi"), K-1 was the biggest kickboxing promotion of the world, whereas Pride Fighting Championships was the biggest mixed martial arts promotion of the world. Nevertheless, both K-1 and Pride had few Japanese-born popular players or champions. The vast majority of prominent competitors in K-1 came from the Netherlands or Thailand, while Pride's biggest names were from Brazil, United States, and Russia.
Wimbledon Effect | Sports in Japan
The movement that led to the creation of present-day mixed martial arts scenes was rooted in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and the vale tudo events in Brazil. Vale tudo began in the 1920s and became renowned through its association with the "Gracie challenge", which was issued by Carlos Gracie and Hélio Gracie and upheld later by descendants of the Gracie family. The "Gracie Challenges" were held in the garages and gyms of the Gracie family members. When the popularity grew, these types of mixed bouts were a staple attraction at the carnivals in Brazil. Early mixed-match martial arts professional wrestling bouts in Japan (known as "Ishu Kakutōgi Sen" (異種格闘技戦), literally "heterogeneous combat sports bouts") became popular with Antonio Inoki only in the 1970s.
Mixed martial arts | Modern sport
A number of video games have been developed that tie to the "Yu Yu Hakusho" series, most of which have been produced for and released exclusively in Japan. Prior to the launch of the franchise in North America, games were released on the Game Boy, Super Famicom, Sega consoles, and various platforms. North America only saw three video game releases. Two releases for the Nintendo's Game Boy Advanced handheld console, and one release for Sony's PlayStation 2 console. A single Mega Drive game, "Yū Yū Hakusho Makyō Tōitsusen", was published in Brazil by Tectoy in 1999 under the title "Yu Yu Hakusho: Sunset Fighters".
Yu Yu Hakusho | Video games
After Brazil won its third World Cup in 1970, they were awarded the Jules Rimet Trophy, when Pelé, one of the most recognized football players in history and all-time top scorer in the sport, led Brazil to three of those championships. The national football team has also won the Copa América 9 times, the Olympic football tournament once and is the most successful team in the FIFA Confederations Cup, with 4 titles. All of the leading players in the national teams are prominent in the football world, including Pelé, Zico, Garrincha, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Romário, Ronaldinho, Taffarel, Falcão, Rivaldo and Neymar in the men's game, and Marta in the women's game.
Sport in Brazil | Futebol (football)
As in the rest of Brazil, association football is the most popular sport. The city's major teams are Flamengo, Vasco da Gama, Fluminense and Botafogo. Madureira, Bangu, Portuguesa, America and Bonsucesso are small clubs. Famous players born in the city include Ronaldo and Romário. Rio de Janeiro was one of the host cities of the 1950 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, for which on both occasions Brazil was the host nation. In 1950, the Maracanã Stadium hosted 8 matches, including all but one of the host team's matches. The Maracanã was also the location of the infamous tournament-deciding match between Uruguay and Brazil, where Brazil only needed a draw to win the final group stage and the whole tournament.
Rio de Janeiro | Football
One of the countries hit hardest by basketball fever is the tiny nation of Belize. Even though it is one of the smaller countries in Central America, it has one of the strongest basketball followings. The sport is so popular that NBA TV is offered as part of basic cable packages in Belize, whereas in America NBA TV is a premium channel that must be specially ordered. Worldwide recognition of basketball began in 1992 when the American "Dream Team", the name of the Olympic basketball team, swept the Olympic Games blowing out every country they played. The team was made up of the best players America had to offer and because they won the gold medal so handily, the rest of the world took notice and the sport of basketball was spread to more cultures than ever before.
Latino athletes in American sports | Basketball in Latin America
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Brazil at the 2007 Pan American Games | <a href="Karate">Karate</a>
Maegawa insisted that Treasure always developed games with foreign markets in mind. Despite these factors, "Makyō Tōitsusen" was never officially localized in North America or Europe, perhaps due to the "Yu Yu Hakusho" franchise being relatively unknown in those regions during the Mega Drive's lifespan. It remains the only Mega Drive game by Treasure not to see a release in these territories. Notably, the game was licensed by Tectoy, translated into Portuguese, and released in Brazil in 1999 as "Yu Yu Hakusho: Sunset Fighters". A Portuguese dub of the anime had already begun airing in South America, while the Mega Drive maintained a strong presence in Brazil throughout the decade largely due to a distribution partnership between Tectoy and Sega.
Yu Yu Hakusho Makyō Tōitsusen | Development and release
The series takes place in an environment similar to Latin American countries, but especially Peru, Brazil, and Mexico. This is evidenced by clothing, food, and names, as well as the use of the Capoeira style of fighting. Also, some characters play a sport called Novanoc that parodies the ancient game of the Mayans, the pok-ta-pok.
Combo Niños | Setting
Jaoude participated in the men's 84 kg division in amateur wrestling at the 2011 Pan American Games, finishing 4th. For 17 years he was an unbeaten freestyle wrestling champion Brazil. As well as Jiu-Jitsu, he is also well-versed in capoeira.
Arturo Ruas | Amateur wrestling and combat sports career
Brazil has qualified two wrestlers in the 84 kg and 120 kg men's freestyle categories, three wrestlers in the 55 kg, 60 kg, and 84 kg men's Greco-Roman categories, and two wrestlers in the 55 kg and 72 kg women's freestyle categories.
Brazil at the 2011 Pan American Games | Wrestling
Brazil also had a show in the 1960s and again from 2012–2013 called "Let’s Play Hangman", hosted by the legendary Silvio Santos. Brazil would later get its own version of "Wheel of Fortune", running from 1980 to 1993, again from 2003 to 2012 (during which the new "Let’s Play Hangman" aired), and again since 2013 to the present. These shows were also hosted by Santos. In July 2017, the BBC introduced a game show of its own called "Letterbox", which is also based on Hangman.
Hangman (game) | Derivations
Some examples of this include: "Teddy Boy" became "Geraldinho", certain "Wonder Boy" titles became "Monica's Gang" games, and "Ghost House" became "Chapolim vs. Dracula: Um Duelo Assutador", based on Mexican TV series "El Chapulín Colorado". Additionally, Tectoy ported games for their Sega systems, such as "Street Fighter II" for the Master System and "Duke Nukem 3D" for the Mega Drive, as well as various games ported from the Game Gear to the more popular Master System. Aside from porting, the company developed "Férias Frustradas do Pica-Pau" after finding out that "Woody Woodpecker" was the most popular cartoon on Brazilian television.
Tectoy | Products
Fighters: "* Gomes was replaced by Gonçalves on episode 4 due to injury." "* Cabral was replaced by Oliveira on episode 4 due to injury."
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 | Fighters
Football is the most popular sport. The two most popular football teams are Esporte Clube Bahia and Esporte Clube Vitoria. In 2013, Bahia and Vitoria play in the Brazilian Championship Serie A (first division/premier league). Bahia has won the two most important football national league: The Taça Brasil in 1959 and the Brazilian Championship Serie A (Campeonato Brasileiro) in 1988. Vitoria has never been a national champion but was runner up of the Brazilian Serie A in 1993. Bahia is renowned for its mixed martial arts fans, with prominent fighters from this state including former heavyweight champion of both Pride Fighting Championship and Ultimate Fighting Championship Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, his twin brother Antônio Rogério Nogueira, and former Ultimate Fighting Championship Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos.
Bahia | Sports
Brazil has qualified seven male boxers in the 52 kg, 56 kg, 60 kg, 64 kg, 69 kg, 75 kg, and 81 kg men's categories and two female boxers in the 60 kg and 75 kg women's categories.
Brazil at the 2011 Pan American Games | Boxing
In Germany, the series was broadcast on VOX. In Brazil, the series can be seen on Rede Bandeirantes since November 2007 as "Um Policial da Pesada" ("A heavy-set cop"). In Colombia, the series was broadcast on RCN Television. In Hungary, the series aired on RTL Klub as "A harc törvénye" ("The rules of engagement").
Martial Law (TV series) | International broadcasters
Formula One is also one of the most popular sports in Brazil. One of Brazil's most famous sportsmen is three-time Formula One world champion and São Paulo native Ayrton Senna. The Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix is held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in Interlagos, Socorro. The Grand Prix has been held there from the inaugural in 1973 until 1977, 1979–1980 and continuously since 1990. Four Brazilians have won the Brazilian Grand Prix in Interlagos (all of whom were/are Sāo Paulo natives): Emerson Fittipaldi (1973 and 1974), José Carlos Pace (1975), Ayrton Senna (1991 and 1993) and Felipe Massa (2006 and 2008).
São Paulo | Brazilian Grand Prix
It has a historic rivalry with Santa Cruz, where matches between the two are known as the Clássico das Multidões. The derby against Náutico is called the Clássico dos Clássicos, while the derby with América-PE is called the Clássico dos Campeões.
Sport Club do Recife | Introduction
Football is the most popular sport in the state. The biggest clubs from the state are Corinthians, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Santos, Ponte Preta, Guarani, Portuguesa, XV de Piracicaba. Other sports like Basketball and Volleyball are also quite popular. In basketball, famous Brazilian players such as Hortência Marcari, "Magic" Paula and Janeth Arcain are from São Paulo. Many of the internationally recognized racing drivers, like Emerson Fittipaldi, Ayrton Senna, Rubens Barrichello, Hélio Castroneves and Felipe Massa are also from São Paulo. São Paulo hosted the opening game in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, that took place in Brazil.
São Paulo (state) | Sports
Martial arts like judo have also brought many medals to this country, namely Elnur Mammadli who conquered gold at the European Championships and 2008 Summer Olympics in the -73 kg category. However, his Olympic opponent, Wang Ki-Chun, suffered ribcage fracture when Brazil's Leandro Guilheiro hit him with an elbow in the quarterfinal. Movlud Miraliyev won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and World Judo Championships in 2003.
Sport in Azerbaijan | Martial arts
Mixed martial arts is the second most popular sport in Brazil.
Mixed martial arts in Brazil | Introduction
The box art shows competitors in an international judo tournament; flags of different countries like the Soviet Union, France, Brazil, the United States of America, and Japan are used to signify the eliteness of the virtual competition. Players must travel around the world in search of judo opponents. The player even gets to compete in the Summer Olympic Games under his discipline of judo after defeating five opponents. However, this would most like refer to either the 1992 Summer Olympic games in Barcelona, Spain because of the game release date. Nine opponents must be defeated in the Olympic Games in order to collect the gold medal.
Moero!! Juudou Warriors | Summary
Basketball is particularly popular in South America. One of the most important achievements was the Argentina gold medal in Men's Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Argentina won the World Championship in 1950. In Brazil, basketball became popular with the Brazilian national basketball team winning the World Championship two times (1959, 1963). Also, in Venezuela, Uruguay, Chile, Colombia and Paraguay, basketball is widely played & very popular. The Brazil women's basketball team is also one of the best teams in the world having won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women and with three players in the Hall of Fame: Hortência Marcari, Maria Paula Silva and Janeth Arcain The FIBA World Cup took place in South America seven times: Argentina (1950, 1990), Brazil (1954, 1963), Chile (1959), Uruguay (1967) and Colombia (1982).
Sport in South America | Basketball
As part of its preparations to host the 2007 Pan American Games, Rio built a new stadium, Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, to hold 45,000 people. It was named after Brazilian ex-FIFA president João Havelange. The stadium is owned by the city of Rio de Janeiro, but it was rented to Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas for 20 years. Rio de Janeiro has also a multi-purpose arena, the HSBC Arena. The Brazilian Dance/Sport/Martial art Capoeira is very popular. Other popular sports are basketball, beach football, beach volleyball, Beach American Football, footvolley, surfing, kite surfing, hang gliding, motor racing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, sailing, and competitive rowing.
Rio de Janeiro | Other sports
This period can be singled out as the one that established the derby's reputation as the top one in Rio and eventually in Brazil, definitely surpassing its Fla-Flu rival both on the field and off it. In the span of 30 years, at least one of the teams managed to reach every final phase of the Rio state league. It also corresponds barely to the creation of the Brazilian national championship (1971), which displayed the popularity of both teams across the country, particularly in northern/northeastern states (but also southern states such as Santa Catarina), where often they constitute the main fanbase in front of local teams.
Clássico dos Milhões | The 1972–2001 period
Until after World War II when airing of sporting events on radio and television became common, matches between schools attracted a larger crowd. Manga with sports-themed stories (colloquially called "spokon") have also played a part in attracting readers to slightly less popular sports, such as volleyball ("Attack No. 1", "Haikyū!!"), association football ("Captain Tsubasa", "The Knight in the Area"), basketball ("Slam Dunk", "Kuroko's Basketball") or American football ("Eyeshield 21"), although there are also stories focusing on more popular sports like baseball ("Star of the Giants", "Touch"). There were also some minor sports like table tennis and fencing. They are not national sports, but are also mildly popular.
Sport in Japan | After Meiji Restoration
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Jorge Rubinetti | Famous Games
The Brazilian martial art of Capoeira, noted for its acrobatic movements and kicks, has been featured in numerous films, TV shows and video game series.
Capoeira in popular culture | Introduction
For this Roadblock, one team member had to learn six wrestling moves from "luchadoras" called the Fighting Cholitas. After successfully performing these moves in the ring, they were given their next clue. If they made a misstep, they had to get additional training from the Fighting Cholita before they could try again.
The Amazing Race 13 | Leg 3 (Brazil → Bolivia)
Brazil has qualified three male athletes in the 60 kg, 84 kg, and 84+kg categories and three female athletes in the 50 kg, 55 kg, and 68 kg categories.
Brazil at the 2011 Pan American Games | Karate
The popularity was such that on 12 January 2012, Michel Teló was invited to the Real Madrid training ground and posed for pictures with Marcelo and Ronaldo. The goal celebration has been performed by many other footballers across Europe. At "UFC 153" in Brazil, fighter Dave Herman used the song as his entrance music. Muay Thai kickboxer Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee danced and sang along to "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" in the ring following his win over Marco Piqué at "Yokkao Extreme 2012" in Milan on 21 January 2012. The mixed martial artists Fabrício Werdum and Dave Herman have used the song as their entrance music.
Ai Se Eu Te Pego | Popularity in sport
In the early 1990s, he founded the fan base "Gaúchos na Copa". Already known in South America, he gained great international fame after the semi-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup between Brazil and Germany. After the defeat, he was photographed crying with the trophy in his arms. This picture of Brazil's "most sad fan" has been seen by many international media as a symbol of Brazil's historic 1-7 defeat in this semi-final. After the game, he gave his trophy, which he took for years to every game, to a German fan, but received it back for the next game.
Clóvis Fernandes | Introduction
A native of Campina Grande in northeast Brazil, Mina began his career at the age of 5, when his parents decided to make him learn some sport for being very active as a kid. He started training Judo, being taught by an old friend of the family, the master Roberto Fialho. Since a very young age, Alberto started being noticed because of his competitiveness and sense of discipline inside the dojo. The city and the gym where he was based was the perfect environment to develop his ability. Campina Grande, has a huge tradition in martial arts. Mina's sensei, Roberto Fialho, is a direct disciple of the great Ivan Gomes, a man who competed all over the world in the early Vale-Tudo era during the 1950s until the late 1970s with a non-official record of 600 fights with 570 victories and 30 draws, having never lost a fight.
Alberto Mina | Biography
Popular sports in Sertãozinho are football and roller hockey. Sertãozinho Futebol Clube is the local soccer team, and Sertãozinho Hóquei Clube is the roller hockey club. Sertãozinho Hóquei Clube has won several national titles. There are a number of sports stadiums including: the Frederick Dalmaso stadium, able to hold 2,100 people; the Adelino Furtado Simioni, able to hold 1,000 people; the Arnaldo Bonini stable, able to hold 500 people; and the Comendador Alcídio Balbo stadium, able to hold 1,500 people. Sports centers were built for the 2016 Summer Olympics. These included: the Silvério Selli center; the Edgard Dega Gonçalves center; and the Maria Rodrigues Zeferina Baldaia center.
Sertãozinho | Sports
Airdate: December 9, 2012 (Brazil); December 11, 2012 (Rest of Latin America) The Detour was a choice between "Futevólei" (Footvolley) and Caipirinhas. In "Futevólei", teams had to play footvolley against two professional players. Once teams scored four points, the referee would hand them their next clue. In Caipirinhas, teams had to prepare sixty caipirinhas following the given indications. If teams prepared the sixty caipirinhas properly, they would receive the clue from the expert. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to eat of , a typical meal of the Brazilian Northeast Region made with goat entrails. Once the team member ate all the buchada, teams would receive their next clue.
The Amazing Race 4 (Latin America) | Leg 11 (Rio de Janeiro → Ceará)
At the end of 2010 David was invited to be in a reality show in Brazil that aired nationwide at the Multishow channel in May 2011. The show is called Minha Praia (Portuguese for My Beach) and it's an original reality television adventure/reward game show in which teams of two people, man and women, compete with other teams. Contestants are isolated in a secluded beach in Brazil to compete for prizes. The show uses a system of progressive elimination, allowing the contestants to vote off other rival team members. At the end of the show David and his teammate Mirella Vieira finished as runner up, after they lost in the final round of elimination in a kayak competition.
David Vieira (fighter) | Reality TV Show
13 men competed. The most notable case was Adalberto Cardoso, who hitched a ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles and only arrived at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ten minutes prior to the 10,000 m race he would run. Cardoso competed barefoot and finished last, but was cheered by the audience and earned a special medal.
Brazil at the 1932 Summer Olympics | Athletics
A traditional sport in Brazil, Judo has warranted three medals, for Brazilian men. Two bronze medals, and a silver medal.
Brazil at the 1984 Summer Olympics | Judo
As in the rest of Brazil, football is the most popular sport among locals. Pelé, widely considered the best footballer of all time, was born in the Minas city of Três Corações. Belo Horizonte is home to two of the most successful teams in the country, and the city also has one of the biggest football stadiums in the world, the Mineirão, opened in 1965. Reopened after renovations in 2013, Mineirão was chosen as one of the venues for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and also the soccer tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Another stadium in Belo Horizonte, Independência Stadium, was one of the venues of the 1950 FIFA World Cup, where it hosted a legendary upset of the United States team over England.
Minas Gerais | Sports
Brazil has qualified seven male boxers in the 52 kg, 56 kg, 64 kg, 69 kg, 81 kg, 91 kg and +91 kg men's categories and one female boxer in the 75 kg women's category.
Brazil at the 2015 Pan American Games | Boxing
The growing popularity of the sport was proved by the capacity crowd of over 40,000 fans. Once again the riders proved why FMX was becoming one of the most incredible spectator sports in the world by putting on another massive watched competition that was eventually won by Ronnie Renner. After Mexico, Madrid hosted yet another event, which Nate Adams won. Lastly, in 2006, Mexico City and Madrid were to repeat the following year and host the last two events before the World Tour format began.
Red Bull X-Fighters | X-Fighters: 2001–06
Guarapuava has high-level athletes, including national emphasis on sport as Shooting, cycling, football and kickboxing. It also has significant stakes in state championships. In 2006, the Gymnasium Hall Mayor Joaquim Prestes was totally reformed and adapted to international standards, thus becoming an example for other cities of Paraná and Brazil. This reform was possible to receive various sporting events, which previously were restricted to gyms with less public and less ability to structure for athletes.
Guarapuava | Sports
His last appearance for Brazil that year came at the 2011 Pan American Games, where he won another discus bronze medal. Julião threw 65.41 m at the Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo in May 2012, lifting him into second place on the all-time South American discus rankings behind Jorge Balliengo.
Ronald Julião | South American champion
Football has always had special importance in Brazil, indeed, celebrated Brazilian writer Nelson Rodrigues was moved to say of the game ""Everywhere has its irremediable national catastrophe, something like a Hiroshima. Our catastrophe, our Hiroshima, was the defeat by Uruguay in 1950"" – it was a defeat so devastating that it led to the Brazilian national team changing their shirts to the famous yellow of today and even now is referred to as ‘The Defeat’ in Brazil.
Jair da Rosa Pinto | 1950
She started to have a sports part on a TV show, it was called "In Shape with Feiticeira" on TV Bandeirantes, where she interviewed athletes of various modalities about their daily training and curiosities.
Joana Prado | Career
Since the sport's inception in Brazil, footvolley has spread and gained popularity internationally, including the Americas, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia, and Oceania. Major events have been held at many beach cities in countries around the world, including Spain, Portugal, Greece, United Arab Emirates, France, the Netherlands, Aruba, Thailand, South Africa, Paraguay, etc. as well as its own native Brazil.
Footvolley | International growth
UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum (also known as UFC on Fuel TV 10) was a mixed martial arts event held on June 8, 2013, at Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil.
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 | The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 Finale
Rudyard Kipling, visiting Rio in the 1920s, wrote of seeing bookies wandering the streets carrying placards with colourful pictures of animals. The game is said to have become popular because it accepted bets of any amount, in a time when most Brazilians struggled to survive a very deep economic crisis. "If you see two shacks lost somewhere in the backlands," a Brazilian diplomat once observed, "you can bet that a "bicheiro" lives in one of them and a steady bettor in the other."
Jogo do Bicho | History
Brazil has qualified athletes in all categories of competition.
Brazil at the 2011 Pan American Games | Judo
Airdate: 6, 10 & 13 July 2013 In the Double Battle, teams had to balance a tray of 12 daiquiris between one hand from each team member, and carry them from the Floridita Bar to the Hotel Ambos Mundos through a street festival. Whoever spilled the least liquid below the red line would win the Double Battle and receive their next clue. If it was a tie, then whoever made it to the hotel first would win. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a fifteen-minute penalty. In the Detour, teams chose between ("Mesibah Qubeneyt" – Cuban Party) and ("Mesperah Qubeneyt" – Cuban Barbershop).
HaMerotz LaMillion 3 | Leg 7 (Brazil → Cuba)
In 1980, Stambowsky was selected to join a group of top fighters that the Brazilian government planned to send to the Olympic Games in Moscow and the Pan American Games in the United States. Although a dispute involving sponsors prevented the team from traveling to the Olympics, Stambowsky went on to win two gold medals in national championship competitions in 1981 and 1985 and one bronze medal in a world championship competition, representing Brazil among 37 countries at the 1985 Maccabiah Games in Israel.
Márcio Stambowsky | Athletic achievements
The sport is usually concentrated in some clubs specializing in athletics, and also receives attention and support from the country's Armed Forces. Brazil has a tradition in events such as triple jump and hosts important long-distance running events, such as Saint Silvester Road Race.
Sport in Brazil | Athletics
Although Blanka was well received by Brazilian gamers, Capcom was criticized for its depiction of Brazil. Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono, surprised when told that Blanka is popular among Brazilians, apologized for the poor impression of the country given by the character. When the Brazilian program "Custe o Que Custar" asked people in Spain who the best-known Brazilians were, Blanka ranked third (after Gisele Bündchen and Pelé). In 2009, after Rio de Janeiro was chosen to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, an internet meme spread making Blanka the games' unofficial mascot. A 2012 meme said that "O Maior Brasileiro de Todos os Tempos", the Brazilian version of "100 Greatest Britons", had chosen Blanka the "Greatest Brazilian of All Time".
Blanka | Reception
Originally from Brasilia, Brazil, Araújo competed in football until the age of 19 when he began turning his focus to mixed martial arts. Araújo also holds an accomplished background in Brazilian jiu-jitsu; Araújo is a black belt and has won numerous titles in the sport including the European and Brazilian championships.
Igor Araújo | Background
Per nations with Pay-Per-View or PPV system in South América: In Argentina, Torneos y Competencias is a producer and sports events organization that broadcasts live main matches of Argentine Soccer in four categories on TyC Sports and TyC Max. In Brazil, in the soccer main matches of Serie A (Six games per matchday) and Serie B (Four games per matchday) in two categories of Brazilian Soccer are broadcast live on Premiere FC and SporTV. The Serie C Championship are broadcast live on SporTV with two games per matchday in Pay TV. In other sports are broadcast live on NBB TV (Exclusive channel of Brazilian Basketball League in Premium system).
Pay-per-view | South America
Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. The Brazil national football team, governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, has won the FIFA World Cup a record 5 times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002, and is the only team to succeed in qualifying for every FIFA World Cup competition ever held. Brazil also hosted the 1950 and 2014 World Cups, becoming the only country in South America to have hosted two World Cups (Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile being the other former hosts). It is among the favorites to win the trophy every time the competition is scheduled.
Sport in Brazil | Futebol (football)
A Grande Vitória (English: "The Great Victory") is a 2014 Brazilian sports drama film based on the book "Aprendiz de Samurai" by Max Trombini. This film adaptation was directed by Stefano Capuzzi Lapietra. Starring Caio Castro and Sabrina Sato, it tells the true story of the judoka Max Trombini, who had a humble and troubled childhood. Through judo, the boy becomes involved with martial arts principles and thus learn to settle down emotionally and starts building a career, becoming one of the greatest judo coaches in Brazil.
A Grande Vitória | Introduction
They both have the same format: standard round-robin, in which all teams play each other once. A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a type of group tournament in which each participant plays every other participant an equal number of times. If a team wins both Taça Tabocas e Guararapes and Taça Confederação do Equador, it is crowned the state champion. If not, a home-and-away playoff with the winners is disputed, and the winner is declared the state champion. Also, the city has traditions in another sports as: Basketball, Hockey, Golf, Tenis, Table tennis, Volleyball, beach volley, Handball, Surf, Skateboard, Bodysurf, Swimning pool and Futsal.
Recife | Sports
Brazil has also appeared in episodes of "Sharks Late Night Confidential", covered the San Francisco Giants and 49ers, the Golden State Warriors, Oakland Raiders, San Jose Earthquakes, The University of California, Stanford University, San Jose State University, NASCAR and a variety of local sports stories. Brodie is also an aviation expert.
Brodie Brazil | Professional life
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Jorge Rubinetti | Famous Games
The most famous in the village is 'Bolo alaves', which is only played in the province of Álava. The local team has won four-non-stop times the 'Torneo Urkabustaiz', from 2005 to 2008. Then between 2011 and 2013, the team won again that competition. In the last years, the team arrived on several times to the final in different competitions of the hole province.
Uzkiano | Sports
The city possesses two soccer stadiums, the Estádio Palma Travassos (of Comercial FC) and Santa Cruz (of Botafogo FC). Botafogo FC is currently competing in Campeonato Brasileiro Série B and Campeonato Paulista, whereas Comercial FC is currently competing in Campeonato Paulista Série A3. On the national and international scene, Botafogo is often confused with the Rio de Janeiro club with the same name to the extent that the Rio club is often credited with being the infamous club against which Pelé scored a record 8 goals in one game. One example is in Franklin Foer's book "How Soccer Explains the World".
Ribeirão Preto | Sports
Baseball and professional wrestling were staples of early television, and boxing and sumo were aired periodically. Initially, running live sport games was viewed with skepticism as it was believed that fans would rather stay at home if they could watch for free. But, as it actually increased interest and sold more merchandise, airing of sports on television became popular. Judo has been recognized as an official event in the Olympic Games since the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. It is also one of the four main forms of amateur competitive wrestling practiced internationally today. Keirin racing has also become an Olympic Games event since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Sport in Japan | After Meiji Restoration
Many famous Brazilian writers were born in Minas Gerais: Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Fernando Sabino, Pedro Nava, Murilo Mendes and João Guimarães Rosa. Aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont was born in Minas Gerais, as well as various politicians, such as Presidents Afonso Pena, Venceslau Brás, Delfim Moreira, Artur Bernardes, Juscelino Kubitschek, Tancredo Neves and Dilma Rousseff. Former president Itamar Franco is usually included in lists of presidents born in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, but he was actually born prematurely in a ship travelling in the Atlantic Ocean. Current UFC fighters, Middleweight Paulo Costa (fighter) and Light Heavyweight Glover Teixeira were born in Minas Geiras too.
Minas Gerais | Famous personalities
As in the rest of Brazil, football is the most popular sport among locals.
Santa Bárbara, Minas Gerais | Sports