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Palmeiras is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo. Founded on 26 August of 1914, as Palestra Italia (pronounced [paˌlɛstɾiˈtaliɐ]), but changed to the current name on 14 September 14, 1942. It is a popular and successful Brazilian club, with around 18 million supporters and 126,000 affiliated fans, including many Brazilians of Italian ancestry. Despite being primarily an association football team, Palmeiras competes in a number of different sports, most notably football. The football team plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the state of São Paulo s premier state league, as well as in the Brasileirão Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system.