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The following article presents a summary of the 1956 football (soccer) season in Brazil , which was the 55th season of competitive football in the country.
[ edit ] The Torneio Rio-São Paulo was not contested in 1956.
Campeonato Paulista [ edit ] Final Stage (Série Azul)
Championship playoff
Santos declared as the Campeonato Paulista champions.
State championship champions [ edit ]
(1 Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro shared the Minas Gerais State Championship title.
Other competition champions [ edit ] Brazil national team [ edit ] The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1956.
Date
Opposition
Result
Score
Brazil scorers
Competition
January 24, 1956
Chile L
1-4
Maurinho South American Championship
January 29, 1956
Paraguay D
0-0
-
South American Championship
February 2, 1956
Peru W
2-1
Álvaro , Zezinho South American Championship
February 5, 1956
Argentina W
1-0
Luisinho South American Championship
February 10, 1956
Uruguay D
0-0
-
South American Championship
March 1, 1956
Chile W
2-1
Luisinho , Raul Klein Panamerican Championship
March 6, 1956
Peru W
1-0
Larry Panamerican Championship
March 8, 1956
Mexico W
2-1
Bodinho (2)Panamerican Championship
March 13, 1956
Costa Rica W
7-1
Larry (3), Chinesinho (3), Bodinho Panamerican Championship
March 18, 1956
Argentina D
2-2
Chinesinho , Ênio Andrade Panamerican Championship
March 25, 1956
Atlético Mineiro W
1-0
Álvaro International Friendly (unofficial match)
April 1, 1956
W
2-0
Escurinho , Didi International Friendly (unofficial match)
April 8, 1956
Portugal W
1-0
Gino International Friendly
April 11, 1956
Switzerland D
1-1
Gino International Friendly
April 15, 1956
Austria W
3-2
Gino , Zózimo , Didi International Friendly
April 21, 1956
Czechoslovakia D
0-0
-
International Friendly
April 25, 1956
Italy L
0-3
-
International Friendly
May 1, 1956
Turkey W
1-0
Djalma Santos International Friendly
May 9, 1956
England L
2-4
Paulinho , Didi International Friendly
June 12, 1956
Paraguay W
2-0
Ferreira (2)Taça Oswaldo Cruz
June 17, 1956
Paraguay W
5-2
Leônidas , Zizinho (2), Ferreira , Ílton Vaccari Taça Oswaldo Cruz
June 24, 1956
Uruguay W
2-0
Zizinho , Canário Taça do Atlântico
July 1, 1956
Italy W
2-0
Canário , Ferreira International Friendly
July 8, 1956
Argentina D
0-0
-
Taça do Atlântico
August 5, 1956
Czechoslovakia L
0-1
-
International Friendly
August 8, 1956
Czechoslovakia W
4-1
Zizinho (2), Pepe (2)International Friendly
