# 1978 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1978 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 77th season of competitive football in the country.

## Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Internacional | 2-2 | Santa Cruz | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| Palmeiras | 3-2 | Bahia | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2-2 | Grêmio | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Sport | 0-6 | Guarani | 0-2 | 0-4 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Guarani | 4-2 | Vasco da Gama | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Palmeiras | 3-1 | Internacional | 2-0 | 1-1 |
Final
Guarani declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 2-0.

## State championship champions

| State | Champion | State | Champion |
| Acre | Rio Branco-AC | Pará | Remo |
| Alagoas | CRB | Paraíba | Botafogo-PB |
| Amapá | Macapá | Paraná | Coritiba |
| Amazonas | Nacional | Pernambuco | Santa Cruz |
| Bahia | Bahia | Piauí | River |
| Ceará | Ceará | Rio de Janeiro | Goytacaz |
| Distrito Federal | Brasília | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC |
| Espírito Santo | Rio Branco-ES | Rio Grande do Sul | Internacional |
| Goiás | Vila Nova | Rondônia | Ferroviário-RO |
| Guanabara | Flamengo | Roraima | Atlético Roraima |
| Maranhão | Sampaio Corrêa | Santa Catarina | Joinville |
| Mato Grosso | Operário-CG | São Paulo | Santos |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | - | Sergipe | Itabaiana |
| Minas Gerais | Atlético Mineiro | Tocantins | - |

## Youth competition champions

| Competition | Champion |
| Copa São Paulo de Juniores | Internacional |

## Other competition champions

| Competition | Champion |
| Torneio de Integração da Amazônia | Moto Clube |

## Brazilian clubs in international competitions

| Team | Copa Libertadores 1978 |
| Atlético Mineiro | Semifinals |
| São Paulo | Group stage |

## Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1978.
| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
| March 12, 1978 | Rio de Janeiro State Countryside Combined Team | W | 7-0 | Zico (5), Nunes, Rivellino | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| March 19, 1978 | Goiás State Combined Team | W | 3-1 | Reinaldo, Zico, Tarciso | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| March 23, 1978 | Paraná State Combined Team | W | 3-1 | Nunes | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| April 1, 1978 | France | L | 0-1 | - | International Friendly |
| April 5, 1978 | West Germany | W | 1-0 | Nunes | International Friendly |
| April 10, 1978 | Al-Ahli | W | 6-1 | Toninho Cerezo, Nunes (2), Gil, Jorge Mendonça, Toninho | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| April 13, 1978 | Internazionale | W | 2-0 | Nunes, Dirceu | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| April 19, 1978 | England | D | 1-1 | Gil | International Friendly |
| April 21, 1978 | Atlético Madrid | W | 3-0 | Nunes, Edinho, Jorge Mendonça | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| May 1, 1978 | Peru | W | 3-0 | Zico, Reinaldo (2) | International Friendly |
| May 13, 1978 | Pernambuco State Combined Team | D | 0-0 | - | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| May 17, 1978 | Czechoslovakia | W | 2-0 | Reinaldo, Zico | International Friendly |
| May 25, 1978 | Rio Grande do Sul State Combined Team | D | 2-2 | Toninho, Nelinho | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| June 3, 1978 | Sweden | D | 1-1 | Reinaldo | World Cup |
| June 7, 1978 | Spain | D | 0-0 | - | World Cup |
| June 11, 1978 | Austria | W | 1-0 | Roberto Dinamite | World Cup |
| June 14, 1978 | Peru | W | 3-0 | Dirceu (2), Zico | World Cup |
| June 18, 1978 | Argentina | D | 0-0 | - | World Cup |
| June 21, 1978 | Poland | W | 3-1 | Nelinho, Roberto Dinamite (2) | World Cup |
| June 24, 1978 | Italy | W | 2-1 | Nelinho, Dirceu | World Cup |