title: 1961 in Brazilian football
text: # 1961 in Brazilian football
  
  The following article presents a summary of the 1961 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 60th season of competitive football in the country.
  
  ## Taça Brasil
  
  Semifinals
  
  | Team #1 | Agg | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | America-RJ | 4-12 | Santos | 2-6 | 1-0 | 1-6 |
  | Náutico | 0-1 | Bahia | 0-0 | 0-1 | - |
  
  Final
  
  Santos declared as the Taça Brasil champions by aggregate score of 6-2.
  
  ## Torneio Rio-São Paulo
  
  Final Stage
  
  | Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
  | 2 | Botafogo | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
  | 3 | Vasco da Gama | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
  | 4 | Palmeiras | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
  | 5 | Santos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
  | 6 | Corinthians | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
  
  Flamengo declared as the Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions.
  
  ## State championship champions
  
  | State | Champion | State | Champion |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Acre | Rio Branco-AC | Pará | Paysandu |
  | Alagoas | CRB | Paraíba | Campinense |
  | Amapá | Santana | Paraná | Comercial-PR |
  | Amazonas | São Raimundo | Pernambuco | Sport Recife |
  | Bahia | Bahia | Piauí | River |
  | Ceará | Ceará | Rio de Janeiro | Rio Branco-RJ |
  | Distrito Federal | Defelê | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC |
  | Espírito Santo | Santo Antônio | Rio Grande do Sul | Internacional |
  | Goiás | Vila Nova | Rondônia | Flamengo-PI |
  | Guanabara | Botafogo | Roraima | - |
  | Maranhão | Sampaio Corrêa | Santa Catarina | Metropol |
  | Mato Grosso | Mixto | São Paulo | Santos |
  | Mato Grosso do Sul | - | Sergipe | Sergipe |
  | Minas Gerais | Cruzeiro | Tocantins | - |
  
  ## Brazilian clubs in international competitions
  
  | Team | Copa Libertadores 1961 |
  | - | - |
  | Palmeiras | Runner-up |
  
  ## Brazil national team
  
  The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1961.
  
  | Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | April 30, 1961 | Paraguay | W | 2-0 | Coutinho, Pepe | Taça Oswaldo Cruz |
  | May 3, 1961 | Paraguay | W | 3-2 | Coutinho (2), Quarentinha | Taça Oswaldo Cruz |
  | May 7, 1961 | Chile | W | 2-1 | Garrincha, Didi | Bernardo O'Higgins Cup |
  | May 11, 1961 | Chile | W | 1-0 | Gérson | Bernardo O'Higgins Cup |
  | June 29, 1961 | Paraguay | W | 3-2 | Joel, Dida, Henrique Frade | International Friendly |
  