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Despite Curiosities - Despite Quiz - Despite Challenge
* Despite being often called “América Mineiro” so as not to be confused with the other “Américas” of Brazilian football, the club, unlike rival Atlético, does not carry “Mineiro” in its official name: its baptism is just América Futebol Clube. . América was the first team to be founded by a black man: Geraldino de Carvalho was among the young men who founded the club on April 30, 1912. *
America's Curiosities - America's Quiz - America's Challenge
* America's name and colors were chosen by lot. On April 30, 1912, the girl Alda Meira, sister of one of the founders, took the little paper with the name América Foot-Ball Club, which later had the spelling changed. The same process was used to define green and white as the team colors. The year after the foundation, the black of the shorts also became part of the team's official colors. *
América Curiosities - América Quiz - América Challenge
* América Mineiro ended up in the Guinness Book of Records for being the first football team to be champions ten times in a row. Between 1916 and 1925, the Belo Horizonte team won every edition of the Campeonato Mineiro. In total, there are 16 Minas state titles. Coelho still has, among his main achievements, 2 titles in the Brazilian Championship Series B (1997 and 2017) and one in the C Series (2009). A little later, in 1928, América applied the biggest defeat in the history of the Campeonato Mineiro: 14 x 0 over Palmeiras de Minas Gerais. *
Known for its green and black colors Curiosities - Known for its green and black colors Quiz - Known for its green and black colors Challenge
* Known for its green and black colors, América played in red throughout the 1933 season. It was a protest against the professionalism of football: Americans believed that the sport should remain amateur. *
América Curiosities - América Quiz - América Challenge
* América was the first team from Minas Gerais to send a representative to the Olympic Games. In 1936, runner Juvenal dos Santos – athlete from América who had been state and national champion – participated in the Berlin Games, in Germany. *
The club's mascot Curiosities - The club's mascot Quiz - The club's mascot Challenge
* The club's mascot, the rabbit, was designed by the cartoonist Fernando Pierucetti, known as Mangabeira, in 1945. The cartoonist was also responsible for the mascots of Atlético and Cruzeiro. The curious thing is that he initially designed Donald Duck as America's mascot. The fans did not like it and forced the change. *
In Belo Horizonte Curiosities - In Belo Horizonte Quiz - In Belo Horizonte Challenge
* In Belo Horizonte, América Futebol Clube Fans' Day is celebrated on the date of foundation of the team from Minas Gerais, April 30th. Bill 1707/08, authored by councilor Hugo Thomé (PMN), was sanctioned in September 2008. *
The current home of América Curiosities - The current home of América Quiz - The current home of América Challenge
* The current home of América, Raimundo Sampaio Stadium, also known as Independência, was built in 1947 to host the 1950 World Cup. In 1988, the two clubs entered into a partnership and América started to manage the stadium. Since 1997, with the incorporation of Sete de Setembro by América, Independência has been owned by Coelho. *
America's Curiosities - America's Quiz - America's Challenge
* America's name and colors were chosen by lot. On April 30, 1912, the girl Alda Meira, sister of one of the founders, took the little paper with the name América Foot-Ball Club, which later had the spelling changed. The same process was used to define green and white as the team colors. The year after the foundation, the black of the shorts also became part of the team's official colors. *
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Despite Curiosities - Despite Quiz - Despite Challenge
* Despite being often called “América Mineiro” so as not to be confused with the other “Américas” of Brazilian football, the club, unlike rival Atlético, does not carry “Mineiro” in its official name: its baptism is just América Futebol Clube. . América was the first team to be founded by a black man: Geraldino de Carvalho was among the young men who founded the club on April 30, 1912. * America's Curiosities - America's Quiz - America's Challenge
* America's name and colors were chosen by lot. On April 30, 1912, the girl Alda Meira, sister of one of the founders, took the little paper with the name América Foot-Ball Club, which later had the spelling changed. The same process was used to define green and white as the team colors. The year after the foundation, the black of the shorts also became part of the team's official colors. * América Curiosities - América Quiz - América Challenge
* América Mineiro ended up in the Guinness Book of Records for being the first football team to be champions ten times in a row. Between 1916 and 1925, the Belo Horizonte team won every edition of the Campeonato Mineiro. In total, there are 16 Minas state titles. Coelho still has, among his main achievements, 2 titles in the Brazilian Championship Series B (1997 and 2017) and one in the C Series (2009). A little later, in 1928, América applied the biggest defeat in the history of the Campeonato Mineiro: 14 x 0 over Palmeiras de Minas Gerais. * Known for its green and black colors Curiosities - Known for its green and black colors Quiz - Known for its green and black colors Challenge
* Known for its green and black colors, América played in red throughout the 1933 season. It was a protest against the professionalism of football: Americans believed that the sport should remain amateur. * América Curiosities - América Quiz - América Challenge
* América was the first team from Minas Gerais to send a representative to the Olympic Games. In 1936, runner Juvenal dos Santos – athlete from América who had been state and national champion – participated in the Berlin Games, in Germany. * The club's mascot Curiosities - The club's mascot Quiz - The club's mascot Challenge
* The club's mascot, the rabbit, was designed by the cartoonist Fernando Pierucetti, known as Mangabeira, in 1945. The cartoonist was also responsible for the mascots of Atlético and Cruzeiro. The curious thing is that he initially designed Donald Duck as America's mascot. The fans did not like it and forced the change. * In Belo Horizonte Curiosities - In Belo Horizonte Quiz - In Belo Horizonte Challenge
* In Belo Horizonte, América Futebol Clube Fans' Day is celebrated on the date of foundation of the team from Minas Gerais, April 30th. Bill 1707/08, authored by councilor Hugo Thomé (PMN), was sanctioned in September 2008. * The current home of América Curiosities - The current home of América Quiz - The current home of América Challenge
* The current home of América, Raimundo Sampaio Stadium, also known as Independência, was built in 1947 to host the 1950 World Cup. In 1988, the two clubs entered into a partnership and América started to manage the stadium. Since 1997, with the incorporation of Sete de Setembro by América, Independência has been owned by Coelho. * America's Curiosities - America's Quiz - America's Challenge
* America's name and colors were chosen by lot. On April 30, 1912, the girl Alda Meira, sister of one of the founders, took the little paper with the name América Foot-Ball Club, which later had the spelling changed. The same process was used to define green and white as the team colors. The year after the foundation, the black of the shorts also became part of the team's official colors. * Back