Clube Atltico Mineiro, also known simply as Atltico Mineiro or Atltico, is a club from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The club's history starts in its founding, in 1908, up to present day.
In international club football, Atltico has won the Copa Libertadores and the Recopa Sudamericana once each, and a record two Copa CONMEBOL; the team has also reached three other continental finals.
The football team plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the state of So Paulo's premier state league, as well as in the Brasileiro Srie A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system. Palmeiras was founded by Italian immigrants in 1914, as "Palestra Itlia" ( pronounced [pal[st~italjP]).
