Mascots of Brazilian football sides
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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. Most of them have proper names.
| Club | Mascot Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clube Atlético Mineiro | Galo | A black-and-white feathered rooster |
| Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | Raposa | A brown fox |
| América Futebol Clube (MG) | Coelho | A white "bunny" rabbit |
| Atlético Rio Negro Clube | Galo Carijó | A rooster |
| Nacional Fast Clube | Rolo Compressor | A steamroller |
| Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | Urubu | A black vulture |
| Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | Almirante | A Portuguese sea captain |
| Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Manequinho (unofficial) | A black boy pissing, a replica of Manneken Pis |
| América Futebol Clube | Diabo | The devil, himself, pictured red, with pointy black beard, horns, arrow-pointed tail and sporting a trident |
| Fluminense Football Club | Cartola | A man in a colourful suit |
| São Paulo Futebol Clube | Saint Paul | A white-bearded bald man wearing the club's jersey |
| Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | Mosqueteiro | A musketeer (a man in a XVI-Century army uniform) |
| Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras | Periquito (official), Porco (unofficial) | A green parakeet, a hog |
| Associação Atlética Ponte Preta | Macaca | A female gorilla |
| Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube | Sapão | A green toad |
| Santos Futebol Clube | "Peixe" (fish) | A white whale (despite the whale not being a fish!) |
| Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense | Mosqueteiro | A musketeer (a man in a XVI-Century army uniform) |
| Sport Club Internacional | Negrinho do Pastoreio | A black boy wearing a phrygian cap |
| Esporte Clube Juventude | Papagaio | A green parrot |
| Goiás Esporte Clube | Periquito | A green parakeet (not much used) |
| Clube Atlético Paranaense | Cartolinha | A man wearing a black suit, with red shirt and top hat |
| Paraná Clube | Gralha azul | A dark-blue bird |
| Coritiba Football Club | Vovô | An old man (usually sporting a cane or listening to a portable radio) |
| Esporte Clube Bahia | Super-Homem | A man in a super-hero costume |
| Esporte Clube Vitória | Leão | A lion |
| Figueirense Futebol Clube | Figueira | A fig tree |
| Paysandu Sport Club | Bicho-papão | A furry monster |
| Clube do Remo | Leão | A lion |
| Sport Club do Recife | Leão | A lion (sometimes with yellow mane) |
| Santa Cruz Futebol Clube | Cobra-Coral | A stripped snake |
| Clube Náutico Capibaribe | Timbu | A brown rat |
| Fortaleza Esporte Clube | Leão | A lion with a crown |
| Ceará Sporting Club | Vovô | An old man with a shotgun
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