Brazil Cup Final in Brasília on 6 December 2026

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The Copa do Brasil final will be played on Sunday 6 December 2026 at the Mané Garrincha stadium in Brasília, the first time Brazil’s national cup is decided in a single match. The four clubs still in the competition are Atlético-MG, Grêmio, Palmeiras and Vasco da Gama, and the two finalists will be known only after the semifinal second legs on 7 and 8 November.

For US fans the practical points are a date that is fixed, a kick-off time that the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has not yet set and an English-language stream on OneFootball. Visitors from the United States also need a Brazilian visa, so anyone planning to attend should start that process well before December.

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What the Brazilian Cup Final Is and Why It Matters

The Copa do Brasil is Brazil’s national knockout cup, run by the CBF, and the 2026 edition is the 38th. It began on 18 February with 128 teams, 34 more than in 2025, according to Agência Brasil.

Until 2025 the final was played over two legs, one at each finalist’s ground. For 2026 the CBF chose a single match at a neutral venue and announced Brasília on Thursday 10 September at its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.

The semifinals have not been played yet. Palmeiras meet Vasco da Gama and Grêmio meet Atlético Mineiro, each over two legs, with the schedule below published by the CBF on 27 September.

• Sunday 1 November, 16:00 Brasília time (2 p.m. Eastern): Palmeiras against Vasco da Gama, Nubank Parque, São Paulo.
• Sunday 1 November, 18:30 Brasília time (4:30 p.m. Eastern): Grêmio against Atlético-MG, Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre.
• Saturday 7 November, 18:00 Brasília time (4 p.m. Eastern): Atlético-MG against Grêmio, Arena MRV, Belo Horizonte.
• Sunday 8 November, 17:00 Brasília time (3 p.m. Eastern): Vasco da Gama against Palmeiras, São Januário, Rio de Janeiro.

The winners of those two ties meet on 6 December, so nothing about the finalists can be written before then. The pairing will be one of four: Palmeiras or Vasco against Grêmio or Atlético-MG, as listed by Gazeta Esportiva.

Our guide to the Palmeiras vs Vasco Cup Semifinal in São Paulo covers the first leg of one of the two ties. The Brasileirão 2026 Title Race and Who Can Still Win explains how the league season runs alongside the cup.

The Mané Garrincha Stadium in Brasília

The final is set for the Mané Garrincha stadium, which holds 72,788 spectators, according to the Correio Braziliense sports blog. The ground is run by the concessionaire Arena BSB, and the bank BRB’s naming-rights deal ended on 23 April 2026, so it is again called simply Mané Garrincha.

The stadium staged the Supercopa final, Brazil’s season-opening super cup, on Sunday 1 February 2026, when Corinthians beat Flamengo 2-0. The crowd was above 71,000, and the stadium’s security manager put it at nearly 72,000, according to Jornal de Brasília.

The Supercopa is the best guide to how the final may run, because the same organiser used the same ground only ten months earlier. Treat the details below as precedent and not as a promise for 6 December.

Tickets and Prices

As of Monday 19 October 2026 no ticket seller, sale date or price has been announced for the final. The CBF schedule carried by Gazeta Esportiva on 27 September lists the final date but no ticket details.

The Correio Braziliense blog expects the tickets to be divided equally between the two clubs’ fans, as at past Supercopa finals. The CBF has not confirmed that split for the final.

For the Supercopa the seller was Bilheteria Digital, and entry required facial biometrics registered with the Ugo system, an official photo ID and the purchase voucher, according to the CBF match-day guide published by Diário do Pará. Whether the final uses the same system is not known.

How to Get to the Stadium

The stadium stands in the Asa Norte area of central Brasília, near the Eixo Monumental, the capital’s main east-west avenue. For the Supercopa the CBF advised fans to take the metro to the Rodoviária do Plano Piloto, the central bus station, and then a bus or a walk of about 2 kilometres (1.2 miles).

About 6,000 parking spaces were available in private lots nearby for the Supercopa, and the Federal District traffic department set up a special pedestrian crossing on the Eixo Monumental near the Planetarium. A transport plan for 6 December has not been published.

The news site Sou Brasília notes that December hotel occupancy in the capital is usually lower because many residents travel during the holidays. Demand for the final weekend itself is untested, so book early and compare ride-hailing against the metro before match day.

Match Day Rules and Security

For the 4 p.m. Supercopa the gates opened at noon, and the CBF guide banned flares, bottles, cups, helmets, umbrellas, strollers, poles and flags larger than 2 metres by 2 metres. Each club’s fans entered through separate gates, and fans could move around the stadium only in the two clubs’ shirts, the national team shirt or a shirt of no club.

The Federal District’s public security secretariat led the Supercopa operation, with more than 600 surveillance cameras and personal searches at the gates, and it reported no serious incidents. The facial-recognition entry also removed the queues outside the stadium about 20 to 30 minutes before kick-off, according to Jornal de Brasília.

How to Watch From the United States

OneFootball holds international streaming rights through a deal with the CBF and the rights agency Mediapro, and it said it would show every remaining match through the final, SportCal reported on 27 August. Coverage is offered in selected markets with English commentary.

Máquina do Esporte reported on 25 August that a single match costs US$4.99 in the United States (€3.99 in Europe) and a tournament pass US$12.99, with the quarterfinals, semifinals and final all included. We could not read OneFootball’s own page, so check the app for the price of the final closer to the date.

We found no other official broadcaster or streamer for the final in the United States. The CBF has not published a United States rights list for the final itself.

Brasília does not observe daylight saving time and sits three hours behind UTC, so in December it is two hours ahead of New York and five hours ahead of Los Angeles. A 4 p.m. kick-off, for example, would be 2 p.m. on the US East Coast, but no time has been set.

Prize Money and What Is at Stake

Brazilian outlets list the prize for the champion at R$78 million (about US$15.4 million) and for the runner-up at R$34 million (about US$6.7 million), using the Central Bank of Brazil’s selling rate of R$5.0564 to the dollar on Monday 19 October. Each semifinalist has already secured R$18 million (about US$3.6 million), and a Série A club that wins the title can earn up to R$96 million (about US$19.0 million) over the campaign, according to Tribuna de Jundiaí and O Hoje.

The champion goes straight into the group stage of the 2027 Copa Libertadores, South America’s top club competition, while the runner-up enters its preliminary stage. That sporting prize matters as much to the clubs as the money.

What It Means for US Visitors

US citizens need a visa to enter Brazil whatever the purpose of travel, and it must be approved before departure, according to the State Department’s Brazil page, which we read on 19 October 2026. Its Brazil travel advisory, issued on 31 August 2026, rates the country Level 2, Exercise Increased Caution.

Our e-visa guide for US citizens explains the application steps. The Brasília City Guide for Expats and Visitors and What to Do in Brasília in October 2026 cover the city away from the stadium.

What Is Not Known

The kick-off time, the ticket seller, the sale date, the prices, the allocation to each club and the entry system for the final have not been announced. Neither has any transport plan, road closure or fan-zone arrangement for 6 December.

The date and venue come from the CBF’s announcement of 10 September, as reported by Agência Brasil, which embeds the CBF’s own post, and by Correio Braziliense, while Gazeta Esportiva’s table of 27 September still lists the venue and time as to be defined. We could not open the CBF’s own website, so check it for any change before booking travel.

Frequently Asked Questions

When Is the Copa do Brasil Final in 2026?

The final is on Sunday 6 December 2026 at the Mané Garrincha stadium in Brasília. The kick-off time has not been announced.

Who Plays in the Copa do Brasil Final?

The finalists will be the winners of Palmeiras against Vasco da Gama and of Grêmio against Atlético-MG, with the second legs on 7 and 8 November. No club is through yet.

How Can US Fans Watch the Copa do Brasil Final?

OneFootball has said it will stream the remaining Copa do Brasil matches through the final, with English commentary in selected markets. A US price of US$4.99 per match or US$12.99 for the tournament pass was reported on 25 August, but a separate price for the final is not confirmed.

Sources: Agência Brasil, announcement of the final, 10 September 2026; Gazeta Esportiva, CBF semifinal schedule, 27 September 2026; Tribuna de Jundiaí, semifinal and final details; Correio Braziliense, Drible de Corpo blog, 9 September 2026; Correio Braziliense, stadium naming rights, 22 April 2026; Jornal de Brasília, Supercopa security, 2 February 2026; Diário do Pará, CBF Supercopa match-day guide; Sou Brasília, Federal District request to the CBF, 11 August 2026; SportCal, OneFootball rights, 27 August 2026; Máquina do Esporte, OneFootball prices, 25 August 2026; O Hoje, prize money, 4 September 2026; US State Department, Brazil travel page; US State Department, Brazil travel advisory, 31 August 2026; Central Bank of Brazil, selling rate of 19 October 2026.

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