The following article presents a summary of the 1971 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 70th season of competitive football in the country.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Final Stage
Atlético Mineiro declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Semifinals
North-Northeastern Zone
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Central-Southern Zone
Final
Villa Nova declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions by aggregate score of 4–2.
Promotion
No club was promoted to the following year's first level.
State championship champions
Youth competition champions
Other competition champions
Brazilian clubs in international competitions
Brazil national team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1971.