Collector shares passion for Corinthians and ‘Manto Alvinegro’

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·18 Februari 2026

Collector shares passion for Corinthians and ‘Manto Alvinegro’

By Fabio Luigi / Central do Timão Editorial Team

In recent days, advertiser and collector Cássio Brandão gave an exclusive interview to Central do Timão and was asked about various topics. In almost an hour and a half of conversation, he detailed his love for Corinthians, the launch of the work ‘Manto Alvinegro’, important matches he attended of the club from Parque São Jorge, among other subjects.

Initially, he revealed that he has attended all of Corinthians' important matches since 1999, highlighting that he has witnessed more victories than defeats. He also commented on passing down his ‘corinthianismo’ to his three children, even though they are still young: “I have a little notebook where I record my son Martin’s 25 matches. I have three kids, him, Fred, and Laura. Fredinho has already seen three games, Laurinha has seen two games, and Martin, who is the oldest, has already seen 25 games. And man, I’ve been organizing my games since I was a kid, and Corinthians is this madness, this passion, this insane thing.”

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“I have watched, I have been watching all the important Corinthians games in person since 1999. Man, I’m recording the decisive games, like, important and decisive games, I saw all the finals including the ones we lost. We ended up losing several. But we won more than we lost, but man, my first solo trip to see Corinthians was at the World Cup in 2000.”, he told Central do Timão.

Cássio also mentions that his first memory related to Corinthians is Viola’s goal in the final of the 1998 Paulista Championship, against Guarani, at Brinco de Ouro da Princesa. With a degree in advertising, he said he does not consider himself a historian, but rather someone curious about Corinthians’ history. He holds a Guinness Book certificate as the largest shirt collector in the world – six thousand shirts, 1,700 of which are from Corinthians.

“I am not a historian and I don’t define myself as a historian because I didn’t study history, so I don’t have the credentials for that. If at some point I can go back to college, I would love to study history, it’s something I’d like to do, then yes, I could finally call myself a historian. I’m super curious, I’m passionate about Corinthians. My degree is in advertising, so I studied advertising, I have a specialization in marketing, I studied. Man, I did a specialization at Duke University, I have an MBA from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, I started a master’s at Fundação Getúlio Vargas but couldn’t finish it. But Corinthians is passion, so I prefer to define myself as a Corinthians fanatic who loves stories.”

Throughout the interview, he also detailed how the idea for the work ‘Manto Alvinegro’ came about, which was launched on February 7, Saturday, at the Football Museum. The material tells the story of the 100 most iconic shirts in the history of the club from Parque São Jorge. In addition, the work features chronicles from 40 illustrious Corinthians fans who share which shirts most marked their lives as fanatics for the club.

Among some of the illustrious Corinthians fans featured in the work, which weighs just over five kilos, are: former players Casagrande, Basílio, Rivellino, Neto, Wladimir, Tamires, Gabi Zanotti, as well as Serginho Groisman, Alessandra Negrini, and Juca Kfouri.

Check out the full interview with Cássio Brandão for Central do Timão below:

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