2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 56th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Corinthians come in as the defending champions having won the title in the 2011 season.
On 11 November 2012, Fluminense won the title for the fourth time.
Format
For the tenth consecutive season, the tournament will be played in a double round-robin system. The team with most points at the end of the season will be declared champion. The bottom four teams will be relegated and will play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in the 2013 season.International qualification
The Série A will serve as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2013 Copa Libertadores. The top-two teams in the standings will qualify to the Second Stage of the competition, while the third and fourth places in the standings will qualify to the First Stage.Teams
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Atlético Goianiense | Goiânia | Serra Dourada Boca do Jacaré ' Bezerrão ' | 50,049 30,000 20,000 |
| Atlético Mineiro | Belo Horizonte | Independência | 23,018 |
| Bahia | Salvador | Pituaçu | 31,677 |
| Botafogo | Rio de Janeiro | Engenhão | 44,000 |
| Corinthians | São Paulo | Pacaembu | 37,952 |
| Coritiba | Curitiba | Couto Pereira | 38,000 |
| Cruzeiro | Belo Horizonte | Independência Melão ' Parque do Sabiá ' | 23,018 15,471 50,000 |
| Figueirense | Florianópolis | Orlando Scarpelli | 19,069 |
| Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro | Engenhão Raulino de Oliveira ' | 44,000 20,255 |
| Fluminense | Rio de Janeiro | Engenhão Raulino de Oliveira ' São Januário ' | 44,000 20,255 22,150 |
| Grêmio | Porto Alegre | Olímpico | 45,000 |
| Internacional | Porto Alegre | Beira-Rio | 56,000 |
| Náutico | Recife | Aflitos | 19,800 |
| Palmeiras | São Paulo | Pacaembu ' Arena Barueri ' Fonte Luminosa ' Prudentão ' | 37,952 31,452 20,287 44,414 |
| Ponte Preta | Campinas | Moisés Lucarelli | 19,728 |
| Portuguesa | São Paulo | Canindé | 21,004 |
| Santos | Santos | Vila Belmiro Pacaembu ' | 21,256 37,952 |
| São Paulo | São Paulo | Morumbi Pacaembu ' | 67,428 37,952 |
| Sport | Recife | Ilha do Retiro | 30,520 |
| Vasco da Gama | Rio de Janeiro | São Januário Engenhão ' | 22,150 44,000 |