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Nickname: | Verdão |
Leagues: | NBB |
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Arena: | Ginásio Palestra Itália |
Capacity: | 1,500 |
Location: | São Paulo, SP, Brazil |
Colors: | White and Green |
President: | Maurício Galiotte |
Championships: | 1 Brazilian Championship |
Website: | palmeiras.com.br |
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Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, abbreviated as S.E. Palmeiras, and also commonly known as Palmeiras Basquete, is a Brazilian men's professional basketball club that is based in São Paulo, Brazil. It is a part of the multi-sports club Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras. The club competes in the top-tier level Brazilian League.
S.E. Palmeiras' basketball section was founded in 1923, under the club's original name of Palestra Itália. The club won the Brazilian Basketball Cup (Brazilian Championship), in 1977. Over the years, the club has featured three of the best Brazilian basketball players of all time, Bira Maciel, Oscar Schmidt, and Leandrinho Barbosa.