Serie C: round 1 has eight games this weekend and two on Monday
Serie C: round 1 has eight games this weekend and two on Monday The 2026 Série C kicks off this weekend with plenty of attractions. In the opening match, for example, Maranhão will host Guarani, which was Brazil’s top-flight champion in 1978, at 5 p. m.
at Castelão, in São Luís. Right after that, three more matches are scheduled: Brusque vs. Caxias, Maringá vs.
Ferroviária, and Botafogo (PB) vs. Barra (SC). On Sunday, the schedule features four more games: Inter de Limeira vs.
Floresta, Ituano vs. Anápolis, Confiança vs. Amazonas, and Volta Redonda vs.
Paysandu. The competition features three current state champions in 2026: Botafogo, Barra, and Paysandu. Of all 20 participants, only three have already played in the Brasileirão Série A under the round-robin format, which began in 2003: Paysandu, Santa Cruz, and Guarani.