Football Tours to Brazil

Brazil is the most successful national soccer team in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with five wins. They are also the most successful team in the FIFA Confederations Cup tournament with three titles.

They say about Brazilian football; "Os ingleses o inventaram, os brasileiros o aperfeiçoaram" ("The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it”) Brazil has also produced some of the world's best international players in the history of the game including Pelé, Zico, Romário, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo, Ronaldihno and Kaká. This makes Brazil an almost perfect place for international football teams to travel to and learn more about the Brazilian style of soccer!

The tournament we feature, Brazil Cup, has received team from over to 30 countries in the 17 years since it began. Teams have taken part from United States, South Africa, England, Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, China, South Korea, Japan, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Canada, Kazakhstan, Haiti and of course Brazil. More than 30,000 young players have already played in Brazil Cup such as Kaká, Anderson and Julio Baptista.

Among the highlights of this tour is the opportunity to visit the Museum dedicated to Pele. Inaugurated in June 2014, the Pele Museum is now a tourist attraction where all football enthusiasts can appreciate and learn more about the history of this incredible Brazilian footballer. You can see Pelé´s trophies, videos and documents. As you can imagine, there are a lot of things to be seen about a man who scored over 1000 goals and was part of the winning Brazilian squad of 1958, 1962 and 1970. Actually, there are nearly 2,500 items in the museum.

The tournament is based in Poços de Caldas which is a city and municipality in south-western Minas Gerais state in the micro region of the same name. The city is very well taken care of, with several green areas, among parks, squares, gardens and São Domingos mountain, which has trails for walking.

The top attractions in Poços de Caldas are Cristo Redento, the second monument to Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, the Brides Veil, formed by three waterfalls the main one being 10 metres high and 15 metres wide. Other popular attractions are Thermas Antônio Carlos, the city’s thermal waters and Walter World, one of the largest Theme Parks in Brazil.

There is a choice of accommodations; Minas Garden Hotel has a central location in Pocos de Caldas. Rooms are comfortable with quality wood floors and soft lighting. All feature a TV, minibar and private balcony. Schools, for teams that don’t want to stay in a hotel then school classrooms are another option.