Overall participations 4 Corinthians Cruzeiro Flamengo Palmeiras São Paulo Vasco 3 Grêmio 1 Atlético Mineiro Consecutive participations 4 years: Corinthians (1998-2001) Cruzeiro (1998-2001) Flamengo (1998-2001) Palmeiras (1998-2001) São Paulo (1998-2001) Vasco (1998-2001) 2 years: Grêmio (1998-1999) Participations by edition 1998: SC Corinthians P (invited [*]) Cruzeiro EC (invited [*]) CR Flamengo (invited [*]) Grêmio FBPA (invited [*]) SE Palmeiras (invited [*]) São Paulo FC (invited [*]) CR Vasco da Gama (invited [*]) [*] All participants of Copa Mercosul were invited, with basis on financial criteria. Todos os participantes da Copa Mercosul foram convidados com base em critérios financeiros 1999: SC Corinthians P (invited [*]) Cruzeiro EC (invited) CR Flamengo (invited) Grêmio FBPA (invited [*]) SE Palmeiras (invited [*]) São Paulo FC (invited [*]) CR Vasco da Gama (invited) [*] As the worst placed Brazilian team, Corinthians would be "relegated" and replaced by the 1998 Brazilian champion. However, as 1999 Brazilian champion was Corinthians itself, this "relegation" didn't happened. Por ser o time brasileiro de pior classificação no torneio, o Corinthians deveria ser "rebaixado" e substitu´´ido pelo campeão brasileiro de 1998. Entretanto, como o campeão brasileiro de 1998 foi o próprio Corinthians, esse "rebaixamento" não aconteceu. 2000: C Atlético Mineiro (runner-up of Campeonato Brasileiro 1999) [*] SC Corinthians P (invited) Cruzeiro EC (invited) CR Flamengo (invited) SE Palmeiras (invited) São Paulo FC (invited) CR Vasco da Gama (invited) [*] Grêmio apparently was "relegated" due to be the worst placed Brazilian team. Atlético Mineiro was qualified to replaced Grêmio apparently due to the fact that Corinthians, the 1999 Brazilian champion, was already among the participants in Copa Mercosul 2000. O Grêmio aparentemente foi "rebaixado" por ser o time brasileiro de pior classificação no torneio. O Atlético Mineiro se classificou para a vaga do Grêmio aparentemente em razão de o Corinthians, campe o brasileiro de 1999, já estar entre os participantes da Copa Mercosul 2000. 2001: Cruzeiro EC (3rd place of Campeonato Brasileiro 2000) Grêmio FBPA (4th place of Campeonato Brasileiro 2000) SC Corinthians P (invited) CR Flamengo (invited) SE Palmeiras (invited) São Paulo FC (invited) CR Vasco da Gama (invited) Participations by cities of origin S o Paulo 12 (Corinthians 4, Palmeiras 4, S o Paulo 4) Rio de Janeiro 8 (Flamengo 4, Vasco 4) Belo Horizonte 5 (Cruzeiro 4, Atl tico Mineiro 1) Porto Alegre 3 (Gr mio 3) Participations by states of origin S o Paulo 12 (S o Paulo) Rio de Janeiro 8 (Rio de Janeiro) Minas Gerais 5 (Belo Horizonte) Rio Grande do Sul 3 (Porto Alegre)
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