The graph shows the results of a survey carried out in the Federal District of Brazil in June 2017 to find out which were respondents' most favorite soccer teams. In June 2017, 29.1 percent of respondents affirmed that they rooted for Flamengo, a soccer club based in Rio de Janeiro. In February 2017, Flamengo was ranked second in the ranking of Brazilian soccer clubs according to number of social media followers.
Which soccer team do you most like or root for?
(Federal District of Brazil)
only among respondents from Federal District of Brazil
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
The universe for this survey was the population of the Federal District of Brazil (DF).
The survey sample was randomly selected and based on a proportionate representation of the Brazilian population, according to the most recent data released by the Brazilian Superior Electoral Court (TSE) and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
The survey had a confidence level of 95 percent and an estimated margin of error of 2.5 percentage points.
The wording of the question chosen for this statistic may slightly differ from the original question posed on the survey.
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Paraná Pesquisas. (June 19, 2017). Which soccer team do you most like or root for? (Federal District of Brazil) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/732240/brazilian-soccer-most-favorite-teams-federal-district/
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Paraná Pesquisas. (2017). Which soccer team do you most like or root for? (Federal District of Brazil). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/732240/brazilian-soccer-most-favorite-teams-federal-district/
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