They may have lifted the trophy more than anyone, but it was actually Scotland that brought football to Brazil
They're seen as among the best in the world. - more than any other team on the planet. With that in mind, you may be surprised to learn that it was in fact actually the Scots who introduced football to Brazil, sparking the country's incredible journey into sporting history.But who were the men who took football across the Atlantic?Football was introduced to Brazil by a Scottish man called Thomas Donohoe.
Donohoe was also involved in the founding of Bagu Athletic Club - the first team to allow black Brazilians to join. Donohoe was immortalised by the people of Bagu when a statue of him was erected in the town of Bagu back in 2013.Just a few months after Donohoe’s five-a-side game, textile engineer Charles Miller also played a role in bringing the beautiful game to the nation. The story goes that Miller was seen carrying two footballs in Sao Paulo and promptly set up a football match with locals.
Hamilton’s methods catapulted Paulistano to success and the team went on to win the league the a season after Hamilton left.
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