Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, known simply as Cruzeiro, is a Brazilian sports club based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil that plays in the Brasileirão Série A (2023), the top tier of the Brazilian football league system. This unofficial Cruzeiro Esporte Clube flag (Portuguese: bandeira não oficial do Cruzeiro Esporte Clube) consists of the team's official logo and a blue background derived from the logo.
The logo shows five five-pointed white stars arranged to look like a Southern Cross in a blue circle within a white ring with the team name written on it. The blue color is traditional in the club's identity, symbolizing loyalty and determination. The Southern Cross is a prominent constellation in the southern hemisphere and is often associated with navigation and exploration. In the club's context, it symbolizes their ambition and determination to reach new heights and navigate towards success in football. The club's name, "Cruzeiro," also means "cruise" or "crossing" in Portuguese, further tying into the theme of exploration and navigation.
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| Team name: | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube |
| Team nicknames: | Raposa (Fox), Celeste (Celestial), Cabuloso (Badass) |
| Team abbreviations: | CEC |
| Founded: | 1921 |
| Location: | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Ground: | Mineirão |
| Capacity: | 62,000 |
| League: | Série A |
| Team Colors: | Blue and White |
| Championships: | 4 |
| Second places: | 5 |
| Seasons in top division: | 60 |
| Mascot: | Raposa (a brown fox) |
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