Desportivo Brasil Participações Ltda., commonly referred to as Desportivo Brasil, is a
Brazilian professional
association football
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club based in
Porto Feliz
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,
São Paulo
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. The team competes in the
Campeonato Paulista Série A3
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, the third tier of the
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
state football league.
History
Traffic Group
Traffic Group is a sports event management company founded in Brazil, headquartered in São Paulo.
History
Traffic Group holds the television rights to a number of association football matches in the Americas including Copa América, Copa Lib ...
founded Desportivo Brasil on November 19, 2005,
and has managed the club since then.
English club
Manchester United
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announced a link-up with Desportivo Brasil on November 27, 2008, with a view to exchanging players to play in games and experience a different style of coaching.
Stadium
Desportivo Brasil since 2010 play their home games at
Estádio Municipal Alfredo Chiavegato, located in
Jaguariúna
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.
The stadium has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.
The club previously played their home games at
Estádio Municipal Vila Porto, which has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.
References
External links
Official website{{in lang, pt (archived October 14, 2008)
Association football clubs established in 2005
Football clubs in São Paulo (state)
2005 establishments in Brazil