Nike Football already enjoys a strong presence in Brasil thanks to its partnerships with the Brasil National Team and Corinthians. With the addition of four new teams to its roster – Bahia, Coritiba, Internacional and Santos – Nike has strengthened its position as the leading sports brand in Brasilian football.
Players from each club wore new uniforms at an event in Rio de Janeiro in February. Players Lulinha, Rafinha, Andrigo and Elano showed off their team colors and Nike’s cutting edge design and technology.
The uniforms draw on the rich heritage of each club with insignias and detailing that celebrate club history and the passion fans have for their teams.
Each kit features Nike’s Dri-FIT technology, which helps regulate players’ temperatures on pitch by removing sweat from the body to help keep them dry and cool.
Bahia, the leading team in northeast Brasil, will wear a white jersey with a round collar edged in blue with red detail. Across the front are two blue and red horizontal stripes. The shorts are dark blue with a white stripe along the side and stylish stitching on the front.
Inspired by the concept of "modern classic," Coritiba’s new jersey is all white, with two horizontal green stripes and a shield in the center. The jersey features a traditional fine polo collar in green. The shorts are black with a green stripe along the side.
The new Internacional jersey is red with a white V-neck collar inspired by kits of the 1960s. The shirt also features white cuffs that can be turned over to reveal the words Campeão deTudo ("Champion of Everything"). Printed on the inside of the back of the neck are the club shield and flag of the team’s home state of Rio Grande do Sul -- a tribute to the fans’ devotion.
The jersey for Neymar’s Santos team harkens back to the team’s glory days and celebrates its centennial anniversary. Inside the collar, it reads Menino da Vila desde 1912 (“The Vila Belmiro crew since 1912”), a tribute to the club’s long string of superstar players. The font and numbers on the white jersey were inspired by the stamp styles that are found on containers in the port of Santos City. On top of the crest, a crown separaes the dates "1912 – 2012." The shorts are also white and have stylish stitching detail on the sides.
The Bahia, Coritiba and Internacional jerseys arrive in Nike stores in Brasil in February. Santos jerseys arrive in March. For more information visit Nikefutebol.com