Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is a Brazilian multi-sport club in Sao Paulo, best known for its football team. It was founded by a group of railway workers and craftsmen in the Bom Retiro district, and took its name from the English amateur side Corinthian F.C., which had toured Brazil that year. The club has a huge following, known as the Fiel, meaning the faithful, and has won the Brazilian league title several times, as well as the Copa Libertadores in 2012 and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2000 and 2012. It plays in the Neo Quimica Arena, and has a long rivalry with Palmeiras, Sao Paulo and Santos.
Before and after
- 3 October 1909Founding of Bologna F.C. 1909
- 26 November 1909Birth of Eugène Ionesco
- 19 December 1909Founding of Borussia Dortmund
- 1910Construction of Pergamon Museum
- 1910Founding of S.C. Corinthians Paulista
- from 1910 to 1918Kingdom of Montenegro
- 1910Founding of Instituto Federal da Bahia
- c. 1910sRise of Dada
- from 1910 to 1917Battles of the Isonzo
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- 17 February 1863Founding of International Committee of the Red Cross
- 26 October 1863The Football Association is founded in London
- 17 May 1865Founding of International Telecommunication Union
- 19 September 1893New Zealand becomes the first country where women vote
- 30 June 1908Tunguska event
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