Claim: The defunct Taca Brasil had Santos as its most successful club, among its 13 teams in 1968.
Evidence: 1968 was the last year the Taça Brasil was contested; in 1969 and 1970 the top two teams in the Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa became the two Brazilian entrants in the following year's Copa Libertadores, before the formation of the Campeonato Brasileiro, a Brazilian national league championship, in 1971. 5 titles Santos 2 titles Palmeiras 1 title Bahia Botafogo Cruzeiro