Which samba schools bring luck to your team? Check out the findings<\/p>\n
In the coming days, we will find out the champion samba schools of the 2026 Carnival in S\u00e3o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. And what does this have to do with football?<\/p>\n
With the Brasileir\u00e3o 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…<\/p>\n
Corinthians has seven Brazilian titles. In four of those years, Beija-Flor won the title in Rio. In four, Vai-Vai won in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n
In three years, there was an unbeatable combination with all three winning simultaneously: 1998, 2011, and 2015.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcf8 Friedemann Vogel – 2015 Getty Images<\/p>\n
Among Palmeiras’ 12 titles, the most significant historical coincidences are with Mangueira in Rio (4) and Mocidade Alegre in S\u00e3o Paulo (3).<\/p>\n
In 1973, there was a triple coincidence.<\/p>\n
Of Flamengo’s eight national titles, three coincided with Beija-Flor in Rio, and three with Rosas de Ouro in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n
Last year and in 1983, all three took the title.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcf8 Buda Mendes – 2025 Getty Images<\/p>\n
Internacional has three national titles (1975, 1976, and 1979). In all three, the carnival champion in S\u00e3o Paulo was the same: Camisa Verde e Branco.<\/p>\n
Camisa won several times in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but hasn’t lifted a trophy since 1993.<\/p>\n
Two giants with long droughts.<\/p>\n
Santos<\/strong>: was champion eight times, three times alongside Mangueira (RJ) and three with Nen\u00ea de Vila Matilde (SP)<\/p>\n S\u00e3o Paulo:<\/strong>\u00a0of its six titles, three were in years of Beija-Flor (RJ), two with Vai-Vai, and two with Camisa Verde e Branco (SP)<\/p>\n Fluminense:<\/strong>\u00a0of its four titles, two coincided with Unidos da Tijuca (RJ), and two with Rosas de Ouro (SP).<\/p>\n Vasco<\/strong>: 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).<\/p>\n Gr\u00eamio<\/strong>: in its two titles (1981 and 1996), the carnival champion in S\u00e3o Paulo was the same: Vai-Vai.<\/p>\n Cruzeiro:<\/strong>\u00a0had four victories, including the back-to-back championships of 2013 and 2014. In S\u00e3o Paulo, Mocidade Alegre was also champion in those years. And it was a three-time champion, having also won in 2012.<\/p>\n Now you know who to cheer for if you want to increase the chances of your team winning the Brasileir\u00e3o \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n