1947 in Brazilian football
# 1947 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1947 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 46th season of competitive football in the country.

## Campeonato Paulista

Final Standings

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 36 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 16 | 35 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 32 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | Portuguesa | 27 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 15 |
| 4 | São Paulo | 25 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 48 | 27 | 21 |
| 5 | Ypiranga-SP | 21 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 26 | 10 |
| 6 | Santos | 19 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 6 |
| 7 | Juventus | 16 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 45 | -16 |
| 8 | Portuguesa Santista | 15 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 42 | -15 |
| 9 | Comercial-SP | 11 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 59 | -34 |
| 10 | Nacional-SP | 10 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 47 | -22 |
| 11 | Jabaquara | 8 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 57 | -35 |

Palmeiras declared as the Campeonato Paulista champions.

## State championship champions

| State | Champion | State | Champion |
| - | - | - | - |
| Acre | Rio Branco-AC | Paraíba | Botafogo-PB |
| Alagoas | Alexandria | Paraná | Coritiba |
| Amapá | Macapá | Pernambuco | Santa Cruz |
| Amazonas | Olímpico-AM | Piauí | Flamengo-PI |
| Bahia | Bahia | Rio de Janeiro | Americano |
| Ceará | Fortaleza | Rio de Janeiro (DF) | Vasco |
| Espírito Santo | Rio Branco-ES | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC |
| Goiás | Atlético Goianiense | Rio Grande do Sul | Internacional |
| Maranhão | Moto Club | Rondônia | Ferroviário-RO |
| Mato Grosso | Mixto | Santa Catarina | América-SC |
| Minas Gerais | Atlético Mineiro | São Paulo | Palmeiras |
| Pará | Paysandu | Sergipe | Olímpico-SE |

## Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1947.

| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| March 29, 1947 | Uruguay | D | 0-0 | - | Copa Rio Branco |
| April 1, 1947 | Uruguay | W | 3-2 | Tesourinha, Heleno de Freitas, Jair da Rosa Pinto | Copa Rio Branco |
