Associação Atlética Mackenzie College
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Associação Atlética Mackenzie College, commonly known as Mackenzie College, were a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football team from São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...

, São Paulo state
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...

. They competed several times in the Campeonato Paulista
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...

.

History

Associação Atlética Mackenzie College were founded on August 18, 1898. Belfort Duarte
Belfort Duarte
João Evangelista Belfort Duarte, commonly known as Belfort Duarte , was a Brazilian football central defender. The Belfort Duarte Award is named after him.-Playing career:...

 was one of the club's founders. They competed in the Campeonato Paulista
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...

 during the 1900s, and consistently competing during all the 1910s. The club fused with Portuguesa
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a sports club, and a Brazilian football team from São Paulo in São Paulo state, founded on August 14, 1920 by the Portuguese population of the city.-History:...

in 1920, and were then renamed to Mackenzie-Portuguesa, competing in the Campeonato Paulista in 1920, 1921 and in 1922. The fusion ended in 1923, and then Mackenzie College folded.
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