Expanding Footy 9s into Brazil is part of our plan to grow the game in Latin America.
Footy 9s is played on rectangular fields, allowing the sport to be played on any soccer or rugby field.
There are 3 great formats to choose from – Men’s Footy, Women’s Footy and Touch Footy.
Get Involved
If you are keen to be involved with the development of the sport in Brazil, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us via info@aflinternational.com.
AUSTRALIA & BRAZIL
There was some early migration from Brazil to Australia during the 19th century, when English ships stopped at Rio de Janeiro en route to Australia.
Brazil is one of Australia’s largest trading partners in Latin America. People-to-people links are growing rapidly, with many Brazilian tourists and students visiting Australia. Brazil is currently the largest source of international students in Australia outside of Asia.
Resident Australian population born in Brazil (2016) – 27,600
Australian residents of Brazilian descent (2016) – 21,400
AFL PLAYERS
Heritier Lumumba | Christian Moraes
TEAM BRAZIL
Team Brazil participates in the AFI Touch Footy World Cup in Melbourne.
Tiago Peixoto
Team Brazil
Brazilians, who are known to be mad about the other form of football, are very skilled with their feet. Through their physical creativity and lateral thinking skills, they can bring a lot of flair to the game of Aussie Rules!
The Federative Republic of Brazil is the largest country in South America. It is the world’s 5th largest country, both by geographical area and by population. It has borders with all other South American countries apart from Ecuador and Chile.
It is the only Portuguese speaking country in the Americas and also the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world.
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of over 7,491 km. It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay.
Much of the climate is tropical, with the south being relatively temperate. The largest river in Brazil is the Amazon, the world’s second-longest river and the largest in terms of volume of water. The rainforest that covers the Amazon Basin constitutes almost half of the rainforests on Earth.
