1 6 ▁Campeonato ▁Brasile iro ▁S érie ▁D , ▁the ▁fourth ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁League , ▁was ▁cont ested ▁by ▁ 6 8 ▁clubs . ▁The ▁competition ▁started ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁and ▁is ▁ended ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October . ▁The ▁four ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals , ▁C SA , ▁M oto ▁Club , ▁São ▁B ento ▁and ▁Vol ta ▁Red onda ▁were ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Campeonato ▁Brasile iro ▁S érie ▁C . ▁ ▁Vol ta ▁Red onda ▁were ▁champions , ▁be ating ▁C SA ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁Compet ition ▁format ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁stage , ▁ 6 8 ▁teams ▁were ▁divided ▁into ▁sevent een ▁groups ▁of ▁four , ▁organized ▁region ally . ▁The ▁teams ▁played ▁home ▁and ▁away ▁against ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁teams ▁in ▁their ▁group , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁six ▁games . ▁The ▁winner ▁of ▁each ▁group ▁plus ▁the ▁best ▁ 1 5 ▁run ners - up ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁stage . ▁From ▁the ▁second ▁stage ▁on ▁the ▁competition ▁was ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁knock - out ▁tournament . ▁The ▁four ▁semi - final ists ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Campeonato ▁Brasile iro ▁S érie ▁C . ▁The ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁semif inals ▁played ▁the ▁final ▁over ▁two ▁legs ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁champion . ▁ ▁First ▁stage ▁As ▁at ▁ 1 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁ ▁Group ▁A 1 ▁ ▁Group ▁A 2 ▁ ▁Group ▁A 3 ▁ ▁Group ▁A 4 ▁ ▁Group