# 1960 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1960 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 59th season of competitive football in the country.

## Taça Brasil

Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Palmeiras | 1-0 | Fluminense | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Santa Cruz | 3-4 | Fortaleza | 2-2 | 1-2 |
Final
Palmeiras declared as the Taça Brasil champions by aggregate score of 11–3.

## Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Final Standings
| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | Fluminense | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 |
| 2 | Botafogo | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
| 6 | Palmeiras | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | São Paulo | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -8 |
| 8 | Santos | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 |
| 9 | Portuguesa | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -5 |
| 10 | América | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
Fluminense declared as the Torneio Rio-São Paulo champions.

## State championship champions

| State | Champion | State | Champion |
| Acre | Rio Branco-AC | Pará | Remo |
| Alagoas | CSA | Paraíba | Campinense |
| Amapá | Santana | Paraná | Coritiba |
| Amazonas | Fast | Pernambuco | Náutico |
| Bahia | Bahia | Piauí | River |
| Ceará | Fortaleza | Rio de Janeiro | Fonseca |
| Distrito Federal | Defelê | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC |
| Espírito Santo | Santo Antônio | Rio Grande do Sul | Grêmio |
| Goiás | Goiânia | Rondônia | Flamengo-RO |
| Guanabara | América | Roraima | - |
| Maranhão | Moto Club | Santa Catarina | Metropol |
| Mato Grosso | Dom Bosco | São Paulo | Santos |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | - | Sergipe | Santa Cruz-SE |
| Minas Gerais | Cruzeiro | Tocantins | - |

## Brazilian clubs in international competitions

| Team | Copa Libertadores 1960 |
| Bahia | First 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 1960.
| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
| March 6, 1960 | Mexico | D | 2-2 | Élton, Gilberto | Panamerican Championship |
| March 10, 1960 | Costa Rica | L | 0-3 | - | Panamerican Championship |
| March 13, 1960 | Argentina | L | 1-2 | Juarez | Panamerican Championship |
| March 15, 1960 | Mexico | W | 2-1 | Mengálvio, Alfeu | Panamerican Championship |
| March 17, 1960 | Costa Rica | W | 4-0 | Juarez (2), Élton (2) | Panamerican Championship |
| March 20, 1960 | Argentina | W | 1-0 | Mílton Kuelle | Panamerican Championship |
| April 29, 1960 | United Arab Republic | W | 5-0 | Pepe (2), Quarentinha (2), Garrincha | International Friendly |
| May 1, 1960 | United Arab Republic | W | 3-1 | Pelé (3) | International Friendly |
| May 6, 1960 | United Arab Republic | W | 3-0 | Quarentinha (2), Garrincha | International Friendly |
| May 8, 1960 | Malmö | W | 7-1 | Quarentinha, Chinesinho (2), Pepe (2), Pelé (2) | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| May 10, 1960 | Denmark | W | 4-3 | Quarentinha (2), Pepe, Chinesinho | International Friendly |
| May 12, 1960 | Internazionale | D | 2-2 | Pelé (2) | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| May 16, 1960 | Sporting Lisboa | W | 4-0 | Garrincha, Pepe, Quarentinha, Almir Albuquerque | International Friendly (unofficial match) |
| May 26, 1960 | Argentina | L | 2-4 | Djalma Santos, Delém | Roca Cup |
| May 29, 1960 | Argentina | W | 4-1 | Delém (2), Julinho, Servílio | Roca Cup |
| June 29, 1960 | Chile | W | 4-0 | Waldo (2), Dida, Vavá | International Friendly |
| July 3, 1960 | Paraguay | W | 2-1 | Delém, Almir Albuquerque | Taça do Atlântico |
| July 9, 1960 | Uruguay | L | 0-1 | - | Taça do Atlântico |
| July 12, 1960 | Argentina | W | 5-1 | Pepe (2), Pelé, Delém, Chinesinho | Taça do Atlântico |