Over the next few days we will find out the winning samba schools of the 2026 Carnivals in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. What does this have to do with football?
As the World Cup begins in Brazil, OneFootball conducted a survey to determine which samba schools have won the most in the years when Brazilian football champions have been crowned. And there are many coincidences…
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Corinthians + Beja Flo + Vai Vai
Corinthians hold seven Brazilian titles. Four of those years, Beja-Floor won the title in Rio. In four games, Vai-Vai won in Sao Paulo.
There is an unrivaled combination of three wins in three years: 1998, 2011 and 2015.
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Palmeiras + Manguera + Mocidad Allegri
Among Palmeiras’ 12 titles, the most important historical overlap is between Rio’s Manguera (4) and Sao Paulo’s Mosidad Allegri (3).
In 1973, a triple coincidence occurred.
Flamenco + Beija-Flor + Rosas de Ouro
Of the eight national titles won by Flamengo, three were won with Beja Flor in Rio de Janeiro and the other three were won with Rosas de Oro in São Paulo.
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All three won the title last year and in 1983.
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The Curse of Inter Milan and Camisa Verde Blanco
The International team has three national championships (1975, 1976 and 1979). In all three competitions, the winner of the São Paulo Carnival was the same: Camisa Verde e Branco.
Camisa won the title several times in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but has not lifted the trophy since 1993.
Two giants of a long drought.
other coincidences
Santos: Eight-time champion, three times with Mangueira (RJ) and three times with Nenê de Vila Matilde (SP)
Sao Paulo: Of its six championships, three are from the Beija-Flor (RJ) vintage, two are from the Vai-Vai vintage and two are from the Camisa Verde e Branco (SP) vintage.
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Fluminense: Of its four titles, two coincide with Unidos da Tijuca (RJ) and two with Rosas de Ouro (SP).
Vasco: Of its four victories, two were with the Imperatriz (RJ), two with the Camisa Verde e Branco and two with the X-9 Paulistana. In fact, the only two championships in X-9 history were in Vasco’s winning years (1997 and 2000).
Gremio: In both championships (1981 and 1996), the São Paulo Carnival winner was the same: Vai-Vai.
Cruzeiro: Four wins including back-to-back championships in 2013 and 2014. In Sao Paulo, Mosidad Allegri was also the champion that year. It is a three-time champion, winning in 2012.
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Now if you want to increase your team’s chances of winning the Brazilian Cup, you know who to cheer for 😅
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