History. Atltico and Cruzeiro make one of the biggest rivalries in the world. The two clubs from Belo Horizonte practically monopolize the Campeonato Mineiro, and have clashed in decisive matches in the Brasileiro, Copa do Brasil and continental CONMEBOL competitions of.

Clube Atltico Mineiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [klubi Ptl[tiku mine(j)~u]), commonly known as Atltico, Atltico Mineiro, Mineiro and colloquially as Galo ( pronounced [galu], "Rooster"), is the biggest and oldest professional football club of Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Minas ...

As the first capital of Brazil, from 1549 to 1763, Salvador de Bahia witnessed the blending of European, African and Amerindian cultures. It was also, from 1558, the first slave market in the New World, with slaves arriving to work on the sugar plantations.

Juan de Cavallon of Spain leads the first successful colonizers into Costa Rica. Columbus discovered and named the area in 1502, but disease and resistance from the local population delayed permanent colonial establishment until 1561. Coffee is introduced from Cuba and becomes Costa Rica's main crop.