| Season | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Internacional 2nd Campeonato Brasileiro title 2nd Brazilian title |
| Copa Libertadores de América | Cruzeiro (title holders) Internacional Corinthians |
| Matches | 411 |
| Goals | 950 (2.31 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dario (Internacional) - 16 goals |
| Biggest home win | Flamengo 8-1Sampaio Corrêa (September 16, 1976) |
| Highest scoring | Flamengo 8-1Sampaio Corrêa (September 16, 1976) |
| Average attendance | 17,010 |
←1975 1977 → | |
The1976 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, (officially theII Copa Brasil) was the 21st edition of theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A. The championship had 54 clubs and followed the same rules of the1975 championship. It was won by the holdersInternacional.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internacional | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 20 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 2 | Grêmio | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 16 | |
| 3 | Santos | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 11 | |
| 5 | Caxias | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | Qualified to Group K on Second phase |
| 6 | Avaí | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 | |
| 7 | Desportiva | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 5 | |
| 8 | Figueirense | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 5 | |
| 9 | Rio Branco-ES | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botafogo-SP | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 2 | Coritiba | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 | |
| 3 | Atlético-PR | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | |
| 5 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | Qualified to Group L on Second phase |
| 6 | Londrina | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | |
| 7 | Confiança | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | |
| 8 | Portuguesa | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | |
| 9 | Uberaba | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 16 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | |
| 3 | Guarani | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 12 | |
| 4 | Remo | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | |
| 5 | Nacional-AM | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9 | Qualified to Group M on Second phase |
| 6 | Ponte Preta | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 | |
| 7 | Paysandu | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 7 | |
| 8 | Rio Negro | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 | |
| 9 | Ceará | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 15 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 2 | América-RJ | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | |
| 3 | Goiás | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | |
| 4 | Operário de Campo Grande | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | |
| 5 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 | Qualified to Group N on Second phase |
| 6 | Mixto | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | |
| 7 | Americano | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | |
| 8 | América-MG | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 | |
| 9 | Goiânia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitória | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 16 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 2 | Bahia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 15 | |
| 3 | Botafogo | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 14 | |
| 4 | Fluminense | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 | |
| 5 | Botafogo-PB | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | Qualified to Group O on Second phase |
| 6 | CSA | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 | |
| 7 | CRB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 6 | |
| 8 | Fluminense de Feira | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 | |
| 9 | Treze | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamengo | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 18 | Qualified to Second phase |
| 2 | Santa Cruz | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 | |
| 3 | Sport | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 | |
| 4 | América-RN | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | |
| 5 | Volta Redonda | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 | Qualified to Group P on Second phase |
| 6 | Náutico | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | |
| 7 | Flamengo-PI | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | |
| 8 | ABC | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | |
| 9 | Sampaio Corrêa | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | −17 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internacional | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 13 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Botafogo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | |
| 3 | Fluminense | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 | América-RN | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 6 | Goiás | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grêmio | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 10 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Coritiba | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 8 | |
| 3 | Corinthians | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Operário de Campo Grande | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Botafogo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 6 | Sport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 8 | |
| 3 | Santa Cruz | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Santos | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Atlético-PR | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 6 | Remo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 11 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Flamengo | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 | |
| 3 | Guarani | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 | |
| 4 | América-RJ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
| 6 | Vitória | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caxias | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Avaí | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Rio Branco-ES | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Figueirense | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 5 | Desportiva | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguesa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 8 | |
| 3 | Uberaba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Confiança | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | |
| 5 | Londrina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ponte Preta | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Paysandu | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ceará | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Rio Negro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Nacional-AM | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 8 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Mixto | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 | |
| 3 | Goiânia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Americano | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 | América-MG | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Botafogo-PB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Treze | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Fluminense de Feira | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | CSA | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Náutico | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Qualified to Third phase |
| 2 | Sampaio Corrêa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Flamengo-PI | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Volta Redonda | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 | ABC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internacional | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 17 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 2 | Corinthians | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 14 | |
| 3 | Ponte Preta | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 11 | |
| 4 | Coritiba | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | |
| 6 | Caxias | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 8 | |
| 7 | Botafogo-SP | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 7 | |
| 8 | Santa Cruz | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 7 | |
| 9 | Portuguesa | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fluminense | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 15 | Qualified to Semifinals |
| 2 | Atlético Mineiro | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 14 | |
| 3 | Flamengo | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 13 | |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 10 | |
| 5 | Guarani | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | |
| 6 | Náutico | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 8 | |
| 7 | Grêmio | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 7 | |
| 8 | Bahia | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 7 | |
| 9 | CRB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 4 |
Fluminense | 1 – 1 |  Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
Pintinho 18' | Ruço 29' |
Internacional | 2 – 1 |  Atlético Mineiro |
|---|---|---|
| Batista 73' Falcão 90' | Vantuir 30' |
| Internacional | 2 – 0 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
| Dario 29' Valdomiro 57' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internacional | 23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 13 | +46 | 15 | 54 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 6 | 38 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 8 | 37 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 6 | 35 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 10 | 41 |
| 6 | Grêmio | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Bahia | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Coritiba | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Guarani | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 5 | 29 |
| 11 | Santa Cruz | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 28 |
| 12 | Vasco da Gama | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 3 | 27 |
| 13 | Botafogo | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 5 | 27 |
| 14 | Ponte Preta | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 4 | 26 |
| 15 | Caxias | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 4 | 25 |
| 16 | Náutico | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 4 | 22 |
| 17 | CRB | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 3 | 17 |
| 18 | Portuguesa | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 3 | 17 |
| 19 | Botafogo | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 3 | 18 |
| 20 | Santos | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 1 | 18 |
| 21 | América-RJ | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 3 | 18 |
| 22 | Fortaleza | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 2 | 17 |
| 23 | Operário-CG | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 3 | 17 |
| 24 | Vitória | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 4 | 16 |
| 25 | São Paulo | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 3 | 15 |
| 26 | Atlético Paranaense | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 2 | 14 |
| 27 | Goiás | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 1 | 14 |
| 28 | Remo | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 3 | 13 |
| 29 | América de Natal | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 1 | 13 |
| 30 | Sport | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 1 | 12 |
| 31 | Cruzeiro | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 2 | 19 |
| 32 | Botafogo-PB | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 3 | 17 |
| 33 | Mixto | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 3 | 15 |
| 34 | Paysandu | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 2 | 13 |
| 35 | Volta Redonda | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 1 | 13 |
| 36 | Avaí | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 1 | 12 |
| 37 | Nacional-AM | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 0 | 11 |
| 38 | Flamengo-PI | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 1 | 11 |
| 39 | Americano | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 1 | 10 |
| 40 | Rio Negro | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 1 | 10 |
| 41 | Uberaba | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 0 | 9 |
| 42 | Confiança | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 0 | 9 |
| 43 | CSA | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 0 | 9 |
| 44 | Sampaio Corrêa | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 2 | 9 |
| 45 | Figueirense | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 1 | 8 |
| 46 | Fluminense de Feira | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 1 | 8 |
| 47 | Goiânia | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 1 | 8 |
| 48 | América Mineiro | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 1 | 7 |
| 49 | Londrina | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 0 | 7 |
| 50 | Rio Branco-ES | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 | 7 |
| 51 | ABC | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 1 | 7 |
| 52 | Ceará | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0 | 7 |
| 53 | Treze | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 0 | 6 |
| 54 | Desportiva Capixaba | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 0 | 6 |
