Cruzeiro Esporte Clube supporters

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube supporters

Supporters of Cruzeiro EC, or Cruzeirense, is a term used to identify a fan of the football (soccer) team Cruzeiro, who plays in the Brazilian Série A. It can also refer to any who is or has been associated with the club. The team also has a big fan base, one of the biggest in Brazil, and the biggest in the state of Minas Gerais.

The fans have also been proclaimed by Ronaldo, one of the Seleção's greats, as being one of the most energetic and supportive fans he has ever played for. "The Cruzeiro fans were the best, the most active. I was 16 years old. It seems like it was yesterday, but no. Time has passed and I am 29. Everything changed. I have a lot of memories of those times. The Cruzeiro fans, even when we lost, never stopped chanting and supporting us. It's hard to compare with the Real, Barcelona or Inter fans. They are all different", he explained.

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There are also famous Cruzeirense's which include the likes of Bruno, from the band KLB, Solimões, singer and composer, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, poet, Gislaine Fereira, Miss Brazil 2003, José Mayer, actor, Popó, boxer, Maurício Corrêa, president of the S.T.F., Sérgio Reis, singer and composer, Fernando Pimentel, politician, to name a few.

Cruzeiro has many ultras, notably, Máfia Azul (considers themselves the largest organized supports group in Brazil), Fanati-Cruz, and Mancha Azul.


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