Most practiced sports in Brazil: discover the 5 most popular sports!

With millions of practitioners, these sports stand out in our country among professional and amateur athletes.

Green and yellow are not just colors on football players' shirts. After all, among the most practiced sports in Brazil we find 5 sports with millions of participants.

And among these participants are great athletes who were fundamental for each sport to reach such popularity, becoming popular among Brazilians. Follow the most popular sports in our country below.

1.  Football

If we look at the force that Qatar Cup had to gather all Brazilians in front of the big screens to vibrate every time the opposing net was hit, we were not surprised to discover that football is the most popular sport in Brazil and the most practiced.

According to the Ministry of Sports, 15,3 million Brazilians practice the sport, which represents 39,3% of Brazilian athletes.

The origin of the sport dates back to XNUMXth century England, having been brought to Brazil by Charles Miller, the São Paulo native considered the father of Brazilian football. Little by little, the sport began to become popular in our country, being marked by big names in football, such as King Pelé.

It is worth mentioning that Brazil is the only country whose national team is a five-time champion of the famous World Cup. And the success of the sport is such that it already has 722 professional clubs and 385 amateur clubs.

2.  Volleyball

Known for being a team sport in which two teams of 6 players compete to win three sets, volleyball is also very popular in our country. The sport emerged in 1895 in the city of Massachusetts, in the United States, being created by William G. Morgan, at the time, director of the Young Men's Christian Association.

Before it was called volleyball, the sport was known as Mintonette and the main objective of the sport was for players to have as little physical contact as possible. The sport only arrived in Brazil in 1910, gaining such popularity that today it already has 15 million practitioners.

Certainly, the great performance of our men's and women's teams both on the court and on the sand has contributed to the spread of the sport. Currently, there are 5 Olympic gold medals in both categories. On the sands, there are 3 gold medals so far.

3. Table tennis

You didn't expect that, did you?! But table tennis is the 3rd most practiced sport in Brazil, with 12 million athletes.

The famous ping-pong emerged in England in the second half of the XNUMXth century. Its origins date back to medieval tennis, which was played outdoors as well as indoors.

In Brazil, the sport arrived in 1905, but the first championship only took place in 1912. Among the most emblematic names in the sport, we can highlight Bruna Takahashi, the Brazilian who made sports history by reaching the TOP 20 in the world.

4. Swimming

César Cielo, Daniel Dias and Thiago Pereira are great swimmers, who have made swimming a very popular sport in our country. After all, there are around 11 million swimmers nationwide.

Swimming as an official sporting activity dates back to the XNUMXth century, when M. Thevenal described a peculiar way of swimming, which is very similar to what we know as breaststroke. Currently, in addition to this style of swimming, the sport also has the following styles: freestyle, butterfly and backstroke.

However, in Brazil, the sport only arrived later in the 1th century, in Rio de Janeiro, when the first competition was held. In the 1930s, exclusive swimming pools for the sport began to appear. Currently, evidence of sports competitions they can occur in 50 meter (long) pools or in 25 meter (short) pools.

5. Futsal

Closing our list of the most practiced sports in Brazil, we have futsal in 5th place. O sport It is so popular in our country that no one has ever heard of Pelé's famous scooter from the hall, the great player Falcão.

Originated in Uruguay in the 1930s, futsal is very similar to football, and it is not for nothing that it was called indoor football.

However, unlike field football, the number of futsal players is only 5 on the court. Furthermore, this sport does not have the offside rule, and the ball is much heavier than football.

In fact, futsal has had a World Cup since 1989, and unsurprisingly, the Brazilian team leads the competition, with 5 world titles. The feat gives him the symbol of unified champion.