- Torcida
Torcidas are formal (or informal) associations of football fans in Brazil in the same vein as Argentine "barras" and European "ultras". The name is based on the verb "torcer", which means "to root for" but also "to wring" and "to turn". The supposition is that the behaviour of the fans present at the stadium could help the team gather strength to beat the opponent.
In the beginning, and until the sixties, "torcidas" were informal associations of fans who gathered to buy fireworks, cloth for large flags, and other stuff to be used during celebrations. Later, such associations became permanent and were formalised legally as non-profit recreational associations, still with the primary goal of providing a better spectacle at the stadium and surroundings. Some of the noteworthy "torcidas" from this time were
Torcida Jovem do Botafogo (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas ),Gaviões da Fiel (Corinthians),Mancha Verde (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras ),Galoucura (Clube Atlético Mineiro ),Máfia Azul (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube ),Torcida Independente (São Paulo Futebol Clube ),Raça Rubro-Negra , (Clube de Regatas do Flamengo ),Força Jovem Vasco (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama ),Young Flu (Fluminense Football Club ),Fúria Independente (Paraná Clube ) ,Imperio Alviverde (Coritiba Foot Ball Club ) andOs Fanáticos (Clube Atlético Paranaense ). In the beginning the "torcida" movement was fragmentary, but would later consolidate in larger bodies or leagues. Some torcidas would open branches throughout the country to support their teams playing away, given the national range of their supporters."Torcidas" would later become infamous for their association with stadium violence, which would cause Justice to disband some of them (notably Mancha Verde and Gaviões da Fiel). Some clubs (notably Flamengo) would also be plagued by rival torcidas which would battle each other as well as the opponent's.
Possibly because of Brazilian influence, there are some fan associations in
Croatia ,Poland ,Slovenia , and Bosnia holding the name, likeTorcida Split or Torcida Górnik Zabrze.Torcida Groups
** [http://www.dragoesdareal.com.br/ddr/"Dragões da Real"] (
São Paulo Futebol Clube )
** [http://www.footballderbies.com/fans/index.php?id=73"Independente"] (São Paulo Futebol Clube )
** [http://www.torcida.org"Torcida Split"] (Hajduk Split )
** [http://www.diabos1982.pt/"Diabos Vermelhos"] (SL Benfica )
** [http://torcida-plovdiv.org/"Torcida Plovdiv"] (CSKA Sofia )
** [http://www.furiajovem.com.br/"Fúria Jovem do Botafogo"] (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas )
** [http://www.geraldogremio.com.br/"Geral do Grêmio"] (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense )
** [http://www.grtjb.com.br/"Torcida Jovem do Botafogo"] (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas )
** [http://www.botachopp.com/"Botachopp] (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas )
** [http://loucosbfr06.blogspot.com/"Loucos pelo Botafogo"] (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas )
** [http://www.tesrj.cjb.net/"Torcida Estrela Solitária"] (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas )
** [http://www.gavioes.com.br/"Gaviões da Fiel"] (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista )
** [http://www.camisa12net.com.br/"Camisa 12"] (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista )
** [http://www.estopimdafiel.com.br/"Estopim da Fiel"] (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista )
** [http://www.terra.com.br/esportes/2001/12/15/126.htm"Torcida Uniformizada Palmeiras (TUP)"] (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras )
** [http://orbita.starmedia.com/~printcds/forcajovem/Index.htm"Força Jovem"] (Santos Futebol Clube )
** [http://www.furiapr.com.br"Fúria Independente"] (Paraná Clube )
** [http://www.racarubronegra.com.br/"Raça Rubro-Negra"] (Clube de Regatas do Flamengo )
** [http://www.torcidajovemfla.com.br/default_escolha.asp"Torcida Jovem Fla"] (Clube de Regatas do Flamengo )
** [http://www.grtofjv.com.br/"Força Jovem Vasco"] (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama )
** [http://www.manchanegra85.com/"Mancha Negra"] (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama )
** [http://www.torcidayoungflu.hpg.ig.com.br/"Young Flu"] (Fluminense Football Club )
** [http://www.forcaflu.com.br/site/downloads.htm"Força Flu"] (Fluminense Football Club )
** [http://www.mafiaazul.com.br/"Máfia Azul"] (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube )
** [http://www.torcidagaloucura.com.br/"Galoucura"] (Clube Atlético Mineiro )
** [http://www.fanautico.com.br/"Fanáutico"] (Clube Náutico Capibaribe )
** [http://www.imperioalviverde.com.br/"Imperio Alviverde"] (Coritiba Foot Ball Club )
** [http://www.osfanaticos.com.br/"Os Fanáticos"] (Clube Atlético Paranaense )
** [http://br.geocities.com/torcidapovao/"Povão"] (Esporte Clube Bahia )
** [http://www.osimbativeis.com.br/"Os Imbatíveis"] (Esporte Clube Vitória )
** [http://www.leoesdafiel.com.br/"Leões da Fiel"] (Esporte Clube Vitória )
** [http://www.grtoinfernocoral.com.br/"Inferno Coral"] (Santa Cruz Futebol Clube )
** [http://www.clubedoremo.com.br/noticia.php?ler=36"Trovão Azul"] (Clube do Remo )
** [http://www.nacaobicolor.com/"Nação Bicolor"] (Paysandu Sport Club )
** [http://www.gavioescap.hpg.ig.com.br/Musicas2.htm"Gaviões Alvinegros"] (Figueirense Futebol Clube )
** [http://manchazulsc.kit.net/links.htm"Mancha Azul"] (Avaí Futebol Clube )
** [http://www.sportclub.com.br/leoesDaIlha.php"Leões da Ilha"] (Avaí Futebol Clube )
** [http://www.torcidacearamor.com.br/"Cearamor"] (Ceará Sporting Club )
** [http://www.leoesdatuf.com/"Leões da TUF"] (Fortaleza Esporte Clube )
** [http://www.torcida.dk/"Torcida København"] (FC Copenhagen )
** [http://www.torcida-sandzak.org.yu/"Torcida Sandžak"] (FK Novi Pazar )
** [http://www.stowarzyszenie.net/"Torcida Górnik"] (Górnik Zabrze )
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