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Like in Rio, São Paulo's clubs are divided along social lines. São Paulo is the traditional club of the elite. It emerged from the ashes of Paulistano, who
were runners-up in the first state championship in 1902 and, in 1930, shut down their football department in protest at professionalism. Corinthians are the team of the masses; the club was founded by members of the working class - a driver, a mason, a cobbler, and two painters.
They chose the name since in 1910 the British team the Corinthians had toured Brazil. In 1976, 70,000 Corinthians fans went to Rio's Maracanã to see them play a semi-final of the Brazilian championship - the largest away crowd in Brazilian history.
Palmeiras - meaning Palm Trees - are the team of the Italian community. They were originally called Palestra Italia but changed their name in 1942 when the justice Ministry ruled that, because of the Second World War, no sporting entity could contain the name of enemy countries. Santos are the only one of the state's big teams from outside the city of São Paulo's. the club owes its fame and success largelt to Pelé, who played there between 1956 and 1974, scoring 1091 goals. Other teams in the state include Guarani and Ponte Preta, both from Campinas.
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