List of Brazilian football champions
Year Champion Runner-up Third place Top scorer ( s ) Goals
1971 Atlético Mineiro ( 1 ) São Paulo Botafogo Dadá Maravilha ( Atlético Mineiro ) 15
1972 Palmeiras ( 5 ) Botafogo Internacional Dadá Maravilha ( Atlético Mineiro ) Pedro Rocha ( São Paulo ) 17
1973 Palmeiras ( 6 ) São Paulo Cruzeiro Ramón ( Santa Cruz ) 21
1974 Vasco ( 1 ) Cruzeiro Santos Roberto Dinamite ( Vasco ) 16
1975 Internacional ( 1 ) Cruzeiro Fluminense Flávio ( Internacional ) 16
1976 Internacional ( 2 ) Corinthians Atlético Mineiro Dario ( Internacional ) 16
1977 São Paulo ( 1 ) Atlético Mineiro Operário Reinaldo ( Atlético Mineiro ) 28
1978 Guarani ( 1 ) Palmeiras Internacional Paulinho ( Vasco ) 19
1979 Internacional ( 3 ) Vasco Coritiba César ( America ) 13
1980 Flamengo ( 1 ) Atlético Mineiro Internacional Zico ( Flamengo ) 21
1981 Grêmio ( 1 ) São Paulo Ponte Preta Nunes ( Flamengo ) 16
1982 Flamengo ( 2 ) Grêmio Guarani Zico ( Flamengo ) 21
1983 Flamengo ( 3 ) Santos Atlético Mineiro Serginho Chulapa ( Santos ) 22
1984 Fluminense ( 2 ) Vasco Grêmio Roberto Dinamite ( Vasco ) 16
1985 Coritiba ( 1 ) Bangu Brasil de Pelotas Edmar ( Guarani ) 20
1986 São Paulo ( 2 ) Guarani Atlético Mineiro Careca ( São Paulo ) 25
1987 Sport ( 1 ) Guarani Atlético Mineiro Müller ( São Paulo ) 10
1988 Bahia ( 2 ) Internacional Fluminense Nílson ( Internacional ) 15
1989 Vasco ( 2 ) São Paulo Cruzeiro Túlio ( Goiás ) 11
1990 Corinthians ( 1 ) São Paulo Grêmio Charles ( Bahia ) 11
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A ( 1971–present )
Brazilian football champions are the winners of the highest league in Brazilian football, which since 1971 is the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. In 2010, the Brazilian Football Confederation additionally recognized the winners of the Taça Brasil (1959-68) and the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1967-70) as Brazilian football champions.