Projeto Tóquio
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The Projeto Tóquio (Tokyo Project) is a Portuguese phrase traditionally used by Brazilian media and clubs' staff and supporters in the context of winning or attempting on winning the Copa Libertadores football (soccer) competition and then dispute the FIFA Club World Cup (or, previously the Intercontinental Cup) in Japan. Thus, when a club gets eliminated from the competition, it is said by the media that the team has postponed its Tokyo Project.
The project normally starts after the club win the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Copa do Brasil (which qualify their winner to dispute Copa Libertadores), and the clubs usually spend large sums of money to win the Copa Libertadores. In 1998, Vasco da Gama spent US$ 10 million to win the competition.
The name refers to the city where the Intercontinental Cup was disputed from 1980 to 2000.
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- (Portuguese) Presidente do Fla promete reforços para a Libertadores 2007 - Estadão (July 26, 2006)
- (Portuguese) Papão - Nada de Projeto Tóquio - Gazeta Esportiva
- (Portuguese) Sampaonline (March 16, 2001)
- (Portuguese) Desmotivado, Vasco joga por título nos Estados Unidos - UOL Esportes (December 4, 1998)
- (Portuguese) Sport fora da Libertadores - Diário de Pernambuco (July 26, 2000)
- (Portuguese) Cruzeiro comemora 80 anos e toma fôlego para maratona - Terra Esportes (January 2, 2001)
