The football team plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the state of So Paulo's premier state league, as well as in the Brasileiro Srie A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system. Palmeiras was founded by Italian immigrants in 1914, as "Palestra Itlia" ( pronounced [pal[st~italjP]).

with rules A game is something you play that has rules, for example football. American English: game /gejm/ Arabic: DO9R(N) Brazilian Portuguese: jogo.