The Brazilian Football League is highly regionalised because of the vast size of the country. The structure of the league has changed frequently from year to year as different configurations are experimented with. Football is by far the most popular sport in Brazil and many of the world's best football players come from the country.

The list of Brazilian teams in football league is very vast (more than a hundred). There follows a regionalised list of the noted teams in the Brazilian football league.

Amazonas

• São Raimundo

Bahia

• Bahia
• Vitória

Ceará

• Ceará
• Ferroviário
• Fortaleza

Federal District

• Brasiliense
• Gama

Goiás

• Goiás
• Vila Nova

Minas Gerais

• América Mineiro
• Atlético Mineiro
• Cruzeiro

Pará

• Remo
• Paysandu
• Tuna Luso

Paraná

• ADAP
• Atlético Paranaense
• Coritiba
• Londrina
• Paraná

Pernambuco

• Santa Cruz
• Náutico
• Sport

Rio de Janeiro

• América
• Bangu
• Botafogo
• Flamengo
• Fluminense
• Friburguense
• Vasco da Gama

Rio Grande do Sul

• Grêmio
• Internacional
• Juventude

Santa Catarina

• Avaí
• Criciúma
• Figueirense
• Joinville
• Tubarão

São Paulo

• Corinthians
• Guarani
• Palmeiras
• Ponte Preta
• Portuguesa
• Portuguesa Santista
• Santo André
• Santos
• São Caetano
• São Paulo
• Botafogo