A much-needed reshape of Brazil’s football calendar has been announced: here’s how it looks and why it happened
When the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) released the calendar for Brazilian men’s professional football for the 2026 season, many local fans celebrated. Two highlights of the announcement, made during an event in October in Rio de Janeiro, were the much-requested reduction in the number of state championship dates and the extension of the Brazilian Championship. Here’s why that’s a big deal.