Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. The Brazil national football team, governed by the Confederao 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.

Football (soccer) is the nation's most popular sport, and Brazilians are highly enthusiastic fans.

The language is Portuguese, and the predominant religion is Roman Catholicism. Living conditions in general are higher in the urban areas, and health services are more accessible in the cities. Minas Gerais has been one of the leading states in providing for education.

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 ...