Poema Palmera Brasileña de Evaristo Carriego

Palmera brasileña, que al caminante herido
ofrendaras tus dátiles de pasión y de olvido,
en el desierto único: tu eres la apoteosis
que, nimbando de incendios sus fecundas neurosis,

cruzas por los vaivenes de su hondos desvelos
como si fueras luna de sus noches de duelos.
Yo traigo a tu floresta la alondra moribunda
que, en el violín del bosque, preludió la errabunda

sinfonía terrena de aquel ardor eterno,
que ahuyenta suavemente las aves del invierno,
y en las horas tranquilas descubre su cabeza
como un símbolo vago de amor y de belleza.

This article is about Brazil's men's national football team. For the women's team, see Brazil women's national football team.

Brazil

Nickname(s)	Canarinho (Little Canary) A Seleção (The Selection) Verde-Amarela (Green and Yellow) Samba BoysPentacampeões (Five Time Champion)
Association	Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (Brazilian Football Confederation)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Mano Menezes
Captain	Lúcio
Most caps	Cafu (142)[1][2]
Top scorer	Pelé (77)[2]
FIFA code	BRA
FIFA ranking	7
Highest FIFA ranking	1 (1993–2007, 2009–10)
Lowest FIFA ranking	8 (August 1993)
Elo ranking	4
Highest Elo ranking	1 (1958–63, 1965–66, 1970–74 1978–79, 1981–83, 1986–87, 1990,1992,1994–00, 2002–10)
Lowest Elo ranking	18 (November 2001)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Argentina 3–0 Brazil  (Buenos Aires, Argentina; September 20, 1914)[3]
Biggest win
Brazil 14–0 Nicaragua  (Mexico; October 17, 1975)[4]
Biggest defeat
Uruguay 6–0 Brazil  (Viña del Mar, Chile; September 18, 1920)
World Cup
Appearances	19 (First in 1930)
Best result	Winners, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
Copa América
Appearances	33 (First in 1916)
Best result	Winners, 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 1996)
Best result	2nd place, 1996 and 2003
Confederations Cup
Appearances	6 (First in 1997)
Best result	Winners, 1997, 2005, 2009

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) since 1923 and also a member of theSouth American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) since 1916. Brazil is the most successful national football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with five championships. They are also the most successful team in the FIFA Confederations Cup with three titles. At continental level, Brazil has won eight Copa América titles.

Brazil are the current holders of the FIFA Confederations Cup after winning the 2005 and the 2009 edition of the tournament. Brazil is currently ranked sixth by FIFA and is consistently considered the strongest football nation in the world, and has also been marked as one of the most competitive teams of each decade since the 1960s. Brazil are the only national team to have played in every World Cup finals.^[5]

Brazil is the only team to have won the championship in four different continents; once in Europe (1958 Sweden), once in South America (1962 Chile), twice in North America (1970 Mexico and 1994 USA) and once in Asia (2002 S. Korea-Japan). A common quip about football is: "Os ingleses o inventaram, os brasileiros o aperfeiçoaram" ("The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it").^[6][7]

Brazil is currently coached by Mano Menezes, who was appointed to replace Dunga after the 2010 World Cup. Brazil is scheduled to host the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup and therefore, they are automatically qualified for the tournaments.