Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around 12 million supporters and more than 64,000 affiliated fans, including many Brazilians of Italian ancestry. Despite being primarily a football club, Palmeiras competes in a number of different sports. The football team plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the state of São Paulo's premier state league, as well as in the Brasileirão Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system.

Palmeiras was founded by Italian immigrants on August 26, 1914, as "Palestra Itália". However, the club changed its name on September 14, 1942, as a result of Brazil joining the Allies in the Second World War against Italy and the Axis powers.