Mascots of Brazilian football sides

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Mascots of Brazilian football sides

Each Brazilian football team has a number of symbols attached to it and used prominently by the fandom. Among these symbols are the badge, the flag, the anthem and the mascot. While the first three are commonplace all over the world, the last one is peculiarly Brazilian both in its character and its use.

A club's mascot is a cartoon character, often that of an animal, that symbolises some virtue boasted by the team.

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Torcida

Torcidas are formal associations of soccer fans in Football in Brazil in the same vein as Argentina barras and UEFA ultras. The name is based on the verb torcer, which means "to root for" but also "to wring" and "to turn"....
s, which often contain traces of vulgarity or violence.

Animals
ABC	Elefante	An elephant Elephant Elephants are large land mammals of the order Proboscidea and the family Elephantidae. There are three living species: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant and the Asian Elephant ....
América Futebol Clube (MG) América Futebol Clube (MG) Am?rica Futebol Clube, or Am?rica , as they are usually called, is a traditional Brazilian Football League Teams from Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais, founded on April 30, 1912....	Coelho	A cute white “bunny” rabbit. Extremely popular.
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta Associação Atlética Ponte Preta Ponte Preta is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, S?o Paulo . Ponte Preta is also known as Macaca. Ponte Preta's supporters are known as pontepretanos....	Macaca (“she-monkey”)	A female ape Ape An ape is any member of the Hominoidea superfamily of primates. In less scientific language, it has various meanings, although it often excludes humans.... . Extremely popular.
Associação Desportiva São Caetano Associação Desportiva São Caetano Associa??o Desportiva S?o Caetano is a Brazilian football team based on the city of S?o Caetano do Sul, Brazil, part of the S?o Paulo greater metropolitan area....	Azulão (“big blue”)	A blue bird
Atlético Rio Negro Clube Atlético Rio Negro Clube Atl?tico Rio Negro Clube, usually known simply as Rio Negro is a traditional List of football clubs in Brazil from Manaus, Amazonas .Rio Negro is the second oldest club of Amazonas state, and is eleven months younger than its rival, Nacional Futebol Clube.... (AM)	Galo Carijó (“Spotty Rooster”)	A black-and-white feathered rooster Rooster A rooster, also called a cock or chanticleer is a male chicken , the female being called a hen. Immature male chickens of less than a year's age are called cockerels.... .
Avaí Futebol Clube Avaí Futebol Clube Ava? Futebol Clube, or Ava? as they are usually called, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Florian?polis in Santa Catarina , founded on September 1, 1923....	Leão	A lion Lion The lion is a member of the family Felidae and one of four big cats in the genus Panthera. With exceptionally large males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger....
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas tball club infobox \| clubname = Botafogo \| image = \| fullname = Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas\| nickname = Fog?o, Estrela Solit?ria and O Glorioso \|...	Biriba/Cachorro	A mongrel Mongrel File:hybrid vigour.jpgMongrel refers to mixed ancestry:* Among pets, one whose parentage is of unknown or mixed breeds as opposed to purebred.... dog, very popular in the 40's/50's, is being adopted again by the fans since the late 90's.
Brasiliense Futebol Clube Brasiliense Futebol Clube Brasiliense Futebol Clube, also known as Brasiliense, is a Brazilian football team from Brazilian Federal District.Brasiliense wears yellow uniforms, hence one of its supporters' associations is named Febre Amarela ....	Jacaré	An alligator Alligator An Alligator is a crocodilian in the genus *Alligator* of the family Alligatoridae. The name alligator is an anglicization form of the Spanish language el lagarto , the name by which early Spain explorers and settlers in Florida called the alligator....
Centro Sportivo Alagoano Centro Sportivo Alagoano Centro Sportivo Alagoano, or CSA , as they are usually called, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Macei? in Alagoas, founded on September 7, 1913....	Azulão (“big blue”)	A blue bird
Clube Atlético Mineiro Clube Atlético Mineiro Clube Atl?tico Mineiro, usually known as Atl?tico, is a football club based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Founded in March 25, 1908, Atl?tico is one of the most traditional clubs in Football in Brazil....	Galo	A black-and-white feathered rooster Rooster A rooster, also called a cock or chanticleer is a male chicken , the female being called a hen. Immature male chickens of less than a year's age are called cockerels.... . Extremely popular.
CRB Clube de Regatas Brasil Clube de Regatas Brasil, or CRB as they are usually called, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Macei? in Alagoas, founded on September 20, 1912....	Galo-da-campina	A small white-red bird (the name translates literally into “country rooster”)
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is a Brazilian multisport club located in Rio de Janeiro.Despite not being the club's official name, Flamengo has become the term used by most to refer not just to the Football team, but also the entire sporting association....	Urubu	A black vulture Vulture Vultures are scavenger birds, feeding mostly on the carcasses of dead animals. Vultures are found on every continent except Antarctica and Oceania.... . Extremely popular.
Clube do Remo Clube do Remo Clube do Remo, or Remo, or Le?o as they are usually called, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Bel?m in Par?, founded on February 5, 1905....	Leão	A lion Lion The lion is a member of the family Felidae and one of four big cats in the genus Panthera. With exceptionally large males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger....
Clube Náutico Capibaribe Clube Náutico Capibaribe Clube N?utico Capibaribe, also known as N?utico, is a Brazilian sports club, including a professional football team, in Recife, Pernambuco....	Timbu	A brown rat Rat Rats are various medium sized, long-tailed rodents of the Family Muroidea. "True rats" are members of the genus Rattus, the most important of which to humans are the black rat, Rattus rattus, and the brown rat, Rattus norvegicus....
Criciúma Esporte Clube Criciúma Esporte Clube Crici?ma Esporte Clube, also known simply as Crici?ma, is a Brazilian football List of football clubs in Brazil in Crici?ma, Santa Catarina ....	Tigrão	A tiger Tiger The tiger is a member of the Felidae family; the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Native to much of eastern and southern Asia, the tiger is an apex predator and an Carnivore#Obligate carnivores....
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a List of football clubs in Brazil, from the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, founded on January 2, 1921.Even though the club's main focus is football , Cruzeiro also supports a professional volleyball team and semi-professional teams as well, these include track and field, bocha, and bowling....	Raposa	A brown fox Fox A fox is an animal belonging to any one of about 27 species of small to medium-sized Canidae, characterized by possessing a long, narrow snout, and a bushy tail, or brush.... . Extremely popular.
Esporte Clube Juventude Esporte Clube Juventude File:EstadioAlfredoJaconi.jpgEsporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul....	Papagaio	A parrot Parrot File:Ara ararauna -eating -Wilhelma Zoo-8-2rc.jpgParrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genus that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most warm and tropical regions....
Esporte Clube Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória Esporte Clube Vit?ria, usually known simply as Vit?ria, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Salvador, Brazil in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899....	Leão	A lion Lion The lion is a member of the family Felidae and one of four big cats in the genus Panthera. With exceptionally large males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger....
Ferroviário Atlético Clube Ferroviário Atlético Clube Ferrovi?rio Atl?tico Clube, or Ferrovi?rio as they are usually called, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Fortaleza in Cear?, founded on May 9, 1933.... (CE)	Tubarão	A white shark Shark Sharks are a type of fish with a full Cartilage skeleton and a highly Streamlines, streaklines and pathlinesd body. They respire with the use of five to seven gill slits....
Fluminense de Feira Futebol Clube Fluminense de Feira Futebol Clube Fluminense de Feira Futebol Clube, usually known as Fluminense de Feira, or just Fluminense are a Brazilian Football League Teams from Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil, founded on January 1, 1941....	Touro do Sertão (“the bull from the outback”)	A ferocious bull Cattle Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domestication ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat , dairy products , leather and as draft animals ....
Fortaleza Esporte Clube Fortaleza Esporte Clube Fortaleza Esporte Clube, usually called just Fortaleza, is primarily a Brazilian Football League Teams, but is active in other sports such as futsal, team handball and basketball....	Leão	A lion Lion The lion is a member of the family Felidae and one of four big cats in the genus Panthera. With exceptionally large males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger....
Goiás Esporte Clube Goiás Esporte Clube Goi?s Esporte Clube, also known as Goi?s, is a Brazilian football team in Goi?nia, Goi?s state. It is one of the largest clubs of Central-West Region, Brazil and is the sole representative of the region in the Campeonato Brasileiro S?rie A and in international competitions....	Periquito	A green parakeet Parakeet File:Budgerigar and glass bird on carpet.jpgA parakeet is a term for any one of a large number of unrelated small to medium sized parrot species, that generally have long-tail feathers....
Joinville Esporte Clube Joinville Esporte Clube Joinville Esporte Clube, or simply Joinville as they are usually called, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Joinville in Santa Catarina , founded on January 29, 1976....	Coelho	A rabbit Rabbit Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world. There are seven different genus in the family taxonomy as rabbits, including the European rabbit , Cottontail rabbit , and the Amami rabbit ....
Maranhão Atlético Clube Maranhão Atlético Clube Maranh?o Atl?tico Clube, usually known as Maranh?o or MAC, is a Brazilian football club from S?o Lu?s, Maranh?o, Maranh?o state....	Bode	A goat Goat The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep: both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae....
Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube, or Mogi Mirim as they are usually called, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Mogi Mirim in S?o Paulo , founded on February 1, 1932....	Sapão (“he-toad”)	A big green toad Toad A toad can refer to a number of species of amphibians in the order Anura. A distinction is often made between frogs and toads by their appearance, prompted by the convergent evolution among so-called "toads" to dry habitats....
Operário Futebol Clube Operário Futebol Clube Oper?rio is a Brazilian Football League Teams team from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, founded on August 28, 1938.Oper?rio is one of the most successful clubs of the Center-West Region, Brazil of Brazil in national competitions.... (MS Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the States of Brazil of Brazil.Neighbouring states are Mato Grosso, Goi?s, Minas Gerais, S?o Paulo and Paran? .... )	Galo	A rooster
Paraná Clube Paraná Clube Paran? Clube is a Brazilian football team. It was established on December 19, 1989, in Curitiba, Paran? , Brazil. Its uniform is composed of a blue/red shirt, white shorts and white socks....	Gralha azul	An Azure Jay Azure Jay The Azure Jay is a passeriform bird of the crow family Corvidae, with body length of approximately 40cm, its blue colouration is intense with black feathers on the head, on the front part of the neck, and on the upper chest.... , a dark-blue bird with a long beek
Piauí Esporte Clube	Ratinho	A mouse Mouse A mouse is a small animal that belongs to one of numerous species of rodents. The best known mouse species is the House Mouse . It is also a popular pet....
Santa Cruz Futebol Clube Santa Cruz Futebol Clube Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, or simply Santa Cruz is a Brazilian football team in Recife, Pernambuco....	Cobra-coral	A striped snake
Santos Futebol Clube Santos Futebol Clube Santos Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Santos, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Santos , S?o Paulo , Brazil. It has been nicknamed Peixe for decades, but the usual mascot is a whale....	Peixe (“fish”)	A white whale (though the whale is not actually fish).
Sociedade Esportiva do Gama Sociedade Esportiva do Gama Gama is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Gama in Brazilian Federal District, founded on November 15, 1975.Gama greatest rival is Brasiliense Futebol Clube....	Periquito	A green parakeet Parakeet File:Budgerigar and glass bird on carpet.jpgA parakeet is a term for any one of a large number of unrelated small to medium sized parrot species, that generally have long-tail feathers....
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, usually called Palmeiras, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from S?o Paulo . The team was founded on August 26, 1914, as Societ? Sportiva Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942....	Periquito, Porco (“swine”)	A green parakeet, the original and official mascot, and a hog, adopted by the supporters. The second is more popular nowadays.
Sport Club do Recife Sport Club do Recife Sport Club do Recife, more popularly known as Sport in Recife or Sport Recife in Northeast Region, Brazil, is a football team from Recife, Pernambuco....	Leão da Ilha (“Island Lion”)	A lion Lion The lion is a member of the family Felidae and one of four big cats in the genus Panthera. With exceptionally large males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger....
Treze Futebol Clube Treze Futebol Clube Treze Futebol Clube is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Campina Grande in Para?ba, founded on September 7, 1925. The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro S?rie A several times....	Galo da Borborema	A rooster
Vila Nova Futebol Clube Vila Nova Futebol Clube Vila Nova Futebol Clube is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Goi?nia in Goi?s, founded on July 29, 1943. They play in red shirts, shorts and socks....	Tigre	A tiger Tiger The tiger is a member of the Felidae family; the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Native to much of eastern and southern Asia, the tiger is an apex predator and an Carnivore#Obligate carnivores....
Human (or Somewhat Human) Figures
América Football Club América Football Club Am?rica Football Club, or Am?rica as it is usually called, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro , founded on September 18, 1904....	Diabo	The devil Devil The Devil is the title given to the supernatural being, who, in mainstream Christianity, Islam, and some other religions, is believed to be a powerful, evil entity and the tempter of humankind.... , himself, pictured red, with pointy black beard, horns, arrow-pointed tail and sporting a trident. Very popular.
ASA	Fantasma (“phantom”)	A fiendish ghost Ghost File:Henry Fuseli- Hamlet and his father's Ghost.JPGA ghost is popularly held to be the disembodied spirit or soul of a death person. Popularly described as insubstantial and partly transparent, ghosts are reported to haunt particular List of reportedly haunted locations that they were associated with in life or at time of death....
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas tball club infobox \| clubname = Botafogo \| image = \| fullname = Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas\| nickname = Fog?o, Estrela Solit?ria and O Glorioso \|...	Manequinho	A boy pissing, a replica of Manneken Pis Manneken Pis Manneken Pis , also known in French language as the petit Julien, is a very famous Brussels landmark. It is a small bronze fountain sculpture depicting a naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin.... . Adopted in the 80's, since the late 90's is being replaced by the mangrel dog (used in the 50's) among fans.
Botafogo Futebol Clube Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) Botafogo Futebol Clube, usually known as Botafogo, or as Botafogo da Para?ba, is a List of football clubs in Brazil from Jo?o Pessoa, Para?ba.... (PB Paraíba Para?ba is one of the States of Brazil of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic Ocean coast, where lies the easternmost point of the Americas, a cape called Ponta do Seixas.... )	Xerife	A sheriff Sheriff A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
Ceará Sporting Club Ceará Sporting Club Cear? Sporting Club, or Cear? as they are usually called, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Fortaleza in Cear?, founded on June 2, 1914....	Vovô (“grandpa”)	An old man with a shotgun Shotgun A shotgun is a firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder, which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number of small spherical pellets called lead shot, or a solid projectile called a shotgun slug.... .
Clube Atlético Paranaense Clube Atlético Paranaense Atl?tico Paranaense is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Curitiba in Paran? , founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro S?rie A in 2001....	Furacão (“hurricane”)	A lamp genie Genie In Islam and Arabian mythology, a genie is a supernatural fiery creature which possesses free will. Genies are mentioned in the Qur'an, wherein a whole Sura is named after them ....
Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama	Almirante	A Portuguese sea captain. Not much used by the fandom.
Clube Sportivo Sergipe	Capeta (“demon”)	The devil Devil The Devil is the title given to the supernatural being, who, in mainstream Christianity, Islam, and some other religions, is believed to be a powerful, evil entity and the tempter of humankind.... (with horns, pointy tail, trident and all)
Coritiba Football Club	Vovô (“grandpa”)	An old man (usually sporting a cane or listening to a portable radio)
Esporte Clube Bahia Esporte Clube Bahia Esporte Clube Bahia is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Salvador, Brazil in Bahia , founded on January 1, 1931. They won the first national championship ever in Brazil by beating Pel?'s Santos in 1959....	Super-Herói	A man in a blue super-hero costume Costume The term costume can refer to Wardrobe and style of dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period.... .
Fluminense Football Club Fluminense Football Club Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was founded on July 21, 1902. The word Fluminense derives from Latin flumen, "river", rio in Portuguese language....	Pó-de-Arroz	A man in a colourful suit. Not much used by the fandom.
Grêmio Esportivo Brasil Grêmio Esportivo Brasil Gr?mio Esportivo Brasil, also known as Brasil de Pelotas, is a Brazilian football team in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul....	Xavante	An indian
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense Gr?mio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, most commonly referred to as simply Gr?mio, is a Brazilian Football League Teams professional football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on September 15, 1903....	Mosqueteiro	A musketeer Musketeer A musketeer was an early modern type of infantry soldier equipped with a musket. Musketeers were an important part of early modern armies, particularly in Europe.... (a man in a XVI-Century army uniform). Very popular.
Guarani Futebol Clube Guarani Futebol Clube Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, S?o Paulo . Guarani is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous peoples in Brazil....	Bugre	An indian
Clube Atlético Juventus Clube Atlético Juventus The Clube Atl?tico Juventus , usually known simply as Juventus, is a traditional Brazilian football club based in Mooca, a S?o Paulo neighborhood.... (SP São Paulo (state) is a States of Brazil in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. It is named after Paul of Tarsus. S?o Paulo has the largest population, the biggest industrial park and the biggest economic production of the country.... )	Moleque Travesso (“trickster boy”)	A fair-haired boy with a freckled face (homage to the Italian immigrants who founded the club).
São Paulo Futebol Clube São Paulo Futebol Clube S?o Paulo Futebol Clube, usually called S?o Paulo FC or just S?o Paulo, is a traditional Brazilian Football League Teams from S?o Paulo, founded on January 25, 1930, and re-founded on December 16, 1935....	Saint Paul	A white-bearded man wearing the club’s jersey.
Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul, also known as S.E.R. Caxias, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul....	Bepe	A drunk man in Italian costume.
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is a Brazilian sports club, based in S?o Paulo, S?o Paulo , Brazil, most known for its football team, is a traditional and popular brazilian multisport club....	Mosqueteiro	A musketeer Musketeer A musketeer was an early modern type of infantry soldier equipped with a musket. Musketeers were an important part of early modern armies, particularly in Europe.... (a man in a XVI-Century army uniform). Very popular.
Sport Club Internacional Sport Club Internacional Sport Club Internacional, also known as Inter, is a Brazilian Football League Teams from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909....	Saci Saci (Brazilian folklore) The Saci is arguably the most popular character in Brazilian folklore. He is a one-legged black or mulatto youngster with holes in the palms of his hands, who smokes a smoking pipe and wears a magical red cap that enables him to disappear and reappear wherever he wishes ....	A black one-legged boy wearing a phrygian cap Phrygian cap The Phrygian cap is a soft, red, conical hat with the top pulled forward, worn in antiquity by the inhabitants of Phrygia, a region of central Anatolia.... and smoking from a pipe. Very popular.
Monsters and other
América Futebol Clube de Natal	Dragão	A dragon Dragon File:Ukiyo-e dragon 2.jpgThe dragon is a legendary creature with serpentine shape or otherwise reptilian traits that features in the mythology of many cultures....
Atlético Clube Goianiense Atlético Clube Goianiense Atl?tico Clube Goianiense, usually known as Atl?tico Goianiense or just Atl?tico, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Goi?nia, Goi?s state....	Dragão	A red dragon Dragon File:Ukiyo-e dragon 2.jpgThe dragon is a legendary creature with serpentine shape or otherwise reptilian traits that features in the mythology of many cultures....
Moto Clube (MA)	Bicho-papão Bogeyman The bogeyman is a folkloric or legendary ghost-like monster. The bogeyman has no specific appearance, and conceptions of the monster can vary drastically even from household to household within the same community; in many cases he simply has no set appearance in the mind of a child, but is just an amorphous embodiment of terror....	A red furry monster.
Paysandu Sport Club Paysandu Sport Club Paysandu is a Brazilian football club located in Bel?m, Par?. Paysandu is also known as Pap?o da Curuzu?Pap?o because it won several titles in the 1940s and Curuzu from the name of the street where Paysandu's stadium sits....	Bicho-papão Bogeyman The bogeyman is a folkloric or legendary ghost-like monster. The bogeyman has no specific appearance, and conceptions of the monster can vary drastically even from household to household within the same community; in many cases he simply has no set appearance in the mind of a child, but is just an amorphous embodiment of terror....	A furry monster. Very popular. Sometimes pictured as the “big bad wolf”.
Souza Esporte Clube	Dinossauro	A dinosaur Dinosaur Dinosaurs were the dominant vertebrate animals of Landform ecosystems for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic Period until the end of the Cretaceous Period , when most of them became extinct in the Cretaceous?Tertiary extinction event....

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-- features custom cartoons (not the official ones, which are copyrighted by the clubs).
]'s cartoons are the most used officially. Also in paperback picture book elsewhere.