1976 Copa Brasil – Single division w/ 54 participants (similar to 1975) First phase: 6 groups of 9 teams. Single round robin. Random home and away matches. Top 4 of each group would qualify to main groups of second phase, remaining would go to repechage groups. Second phase: 4 main groups of 6 teams and 6 repechage groups of 5 teams. Single round robin. Random home and away matches. Top 3 of main groups and top team of repechage groups qualified. Third phase: 2 groups of 9 teams. Single round-robin. Random home and away matches. Top two of each group qualified. Final phase: single play-off semi-finals and final. Home advantage to 3rd phase group winners. Ranking issues: same as for 1975. 1977 Copa Brasil – Single division w/ 60 participants 1st phase: 6 groups of 10. Single round robin. Top 5 qualify. Remaining to repechage. 2nd phase: 6 main groups for 5 teams and 6 repechage groups of 5 teams. Single round-robin. Top 3 of main groups and top team of repechage groups qualified. 3rd phase: 4 group of 6 teams. Single round robin. Top team qualify Final phase: single play-off semi-finals and final. Home advantage on combined phase results. 1978 Copa Brasil – Single division w/ 74 participants. 1st phase: 2 groups of 13 teams and 6 of 12 teams. Single round-robin. Top 6 qualify. Remaining to repechage 2nd phase: 4 main groups of 9 teams. Round-robin. Top 6 qualify plus 1 on combined 1st and 2nd phase results. 6 repechage groups, 2 of 7 teams and 4 of 6 teams. Round-robin. Top teams qualified plus 1 on combined 1st and 2nd phase results. 3rd phase: 4 groups of 8 teams. Round-robin. Top 2 qualify Final phase: home and away quarterfinals, semifinals and final play-offs. Home and qualifying (two draws) advantage on better season record. 1979 Copa Brasil – Single division w/ 96 participants The 1979 tournament was by no means a banal one: changing from the previous repechage system, the organizers scheduled phases with teams from Rio and São Paulo state league state as byes, directly entering the competition in the second phase. On top, the champion and runner-up of 1978 tournament only entered the last (third) phase, thus totalling only the odd figure of 3 matches for their whole participation if they did not reach the final phase(what did occur with Guarani play-offs. And Palmeiras ranked 3rd