Guarani Futebol Clube, colloquially called Guarani, is a Brazilian association football club in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is the only club from Brazil's countryside to have won the top tier of the Brazilian Championship. The team currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the top tier of the São Paulo state football league. It is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian, and its supporters are known as bugrinos. History Guarani Football Club was founded on April 1, 1911, in the city of Campinas, São Paulo, as Guarany Foot-Ball Club, by the initiative of 12 students from the Gymnasio do Estado (now Culto à Ciência). The students, including Pompeo de Vito, Hernani Felippo Matallo and Vicente Matallo, usually played football at Praça Carlos Gomes. Vicente Matallo became Guarani's first president. Guarani was named after maestro Antônio Carlos Gomes' opera "Il Guarany". Antônio Carlos Gomes was born in Campinas, Brazil, and is one of the most distinguished nineteenth century classical composers. Guarani was officially founded on April 1, 1911, but to avoid April Fools' Day jokes by supporters of rival teams, the directors of Guarani changed the official foundation date to April 2, 1911. In 1949, Guarani won Campeonato Paulista Second tier, earning the right to play in the top tier the following season. As of 2019, Guarani is the only Brazilian countryside team to have won the national championship (not counting Santos; although Santos is not a state capital, it is located on the coast). The club won Campeonato Brasileiro in 1978, after defeating Palmeiras. In 1979, the club was a semi-finalist in the Copa Libertadores, but was eliminated by the eventual season champions Club Olimpia. This run remains Guarani's best performance in international competitions to date. In 2016, Guarani qualified for the playoff semifinals of 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, thus ensuring its return to Serie B after a four-year absence. Achievements National Série A Winner (1): 1978 Runners-up (2): 1986, 1987 Série B Winner (1): 1981 Runners-up (2): 1991, 2009 Série C Runner-up (2): 2008, 2016 State Campeonato Paulista Runners-up (2): 1988, 2012 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 Winner (4): 1932, 1944, 1949, 2018 Runner-up (1): 2011 Youth team Copa São Paulo de Juniores Winner (1): 1994 Titles timeline 1912 : Runner-up - Liga Operária de Foot-Ball Campineira 1916 : Champions