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The following article presents a summary of the 2011 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 110th season of competitive football in the country.
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A started on May 21, 2011 and concluded on December 4, 2011.
Corinthians declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions.
Relegation
The four worst placed teams, which are Atlético Paranaense, Ceará, América (MG) and Avaí, were relegated to the following year's second level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on May 6, 2011 and concluded on November 26, 2011.
Updated to games played on November 26, 2011.
Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw.
Salgueiro was docked 3 points for fielding a suspended player.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Portuguesa declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions.
Promotion
The four best placed teams, which are Portuguesa, Náutico, Ponte Preta and Sport, were promoted to the following year's first level.
Relegation
The four worst placed teams, which are Icasa, Vila Nova, Salgueiro and Duque de Caxias, were relegated to the following year's third level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on July 16, 2011, and concluded on December 3, 2011. The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between Joinville and CRB.
Joinville declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 7–1.
Promotion
The four best placed teams, which are Joinville, CRB, Ipatinga and América (RN), were promoted to the following year's second level.
Relegation
The four worst placed teams, which are Campinense, Marília, Brasil de Pelotas and Araguaína, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
The 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on July 18, 2011, and concluded on November 20, 2011.
Participating teams
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between Tupi and Santa Cruz.
Tupi declared as the league champions by aggregate score of 3–0.
Promotion
The four best placed teams, which are Tupi, Santa Cruz, Cuiabá and Oeste, were promoted to the following year's third level.
Copa do Brasil
The 2011 Copa do Brasil started on February 16, 2011, and concluded on June 8, 2011. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Vasco and Coritiba.
Vasco declared as the cup champions on the away goal rule by aggregate score of 3–3.