The Campeonato Brasileiro Srie A (Portuguese pronunciation: [kPpjonatu b~azilej~u s[~ii a]; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileiro ( pronounced [b~azilej~w]; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileiro Assa due to sponsorship with Assa Atacadista, is ...

The team was flying from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, in Bolivia, to Medellin, Colombia, where it was set to play in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final when it crashed into a hillside. Nineteen players and 19 staff were killed. Just three players survived.