Which samba schools bring luck to your team? Check out the findings

In the coming days, we will find out the champion samba schools of the 2026 Carnival in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. And what does this have to do with football?

With the Brasileirão already underway, OneFootball conducted a survey to determine which samba schools won the most during the years when Brazilian football champions were crowned. And there are several coincidences…

Corinthians + Beija-Flor + Vai-Vai

Corinthians has seven Brazilian titles. In four of those years, Beija-Flor won the title in Rio. In four, Vai-Vai won in São Paulo.

In three years, there was an unbeatable combination with all three winning simultaneously: 1998, 2011, and 2015.

📸 Friedemann Vogel – 2015 Getty Images

Palmeiras + Mangueira + Mocidade Alegre

Among Palmeiras’ 12 titles, the most significant historical coincidences are with Mangueira in Rio (4) and Mocidade Alegre in São Paulo (3).

In 1973, there was a triple coincidence.

Flamengo + Beija-Flor + Rosas de Ouro

Of Flamengo’s eight national titles, three coincided with Beija-Flor in Rio, and three with Rosas de Ouro in São Paulo.

Last year and in 1983, all three took the title.

📸 Buda Mendes – 2025 Getty Images

Inter’s Curse and Camisa Verde e Branco

Internacional has three national titles (1975, 1976, and 1979). In all three, the carnival champion in São Paulo was the same: Camisa Verde e Branco.

Camisa won several times in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but hasn’t lifted a trophy since 1993.

Two giants with long droughts.

Other Coincidences

Santos: was champion eight times, three times alongside Mangueira (RJ) and three with Nenê de Vila Matilde (SP)

São Paulo: of its six titles, three were in years of Beija-Flor (RJ), two with Vai-Vai, and two with Camisa Verde e Branco (SP)

Fluminense: of its four titles, two coincided with Unidos da Tijuca (RJ), and two with Rosas de Ouro (SP).

Vasco: of its four victories, two were with Imperatriz (RJ), two with Camisa Verde e Branco, and two with X-9 Paulistana. In fact, the only two titles in X-9’s history were in years of Vasco’s victories (1997 and 2000).

Grêmio: in its two titles (1981 and 1996), the carnival champion in São Paulo was the same: Vai-Vai.

Cruzeiro: had four victories, including the back-to-back championships of 2013 and 2014. In São Paulo, Mocidade Alegre was also champion in those years. And it was a three-time champion, having also won in 2012.

Now you know who to cheer for if you want to increase the chances of your team winning the Brasileirão 😅

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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