Some of the best esports teams in Brazil compete in a variety of games, from MOBAs like League of Legends to shooters like CS2 and VALORANT.
Throughout this article, we’ll cover the top five best esports teams in Brazil, taking into account both their past and present.
This lineup won three CBLoL championships under the INTZ banner. Credit: © Riot Games Brasil
Although INTZ has definitely seen better days, nobody can deny its rich history in esports. INTZ was founded in 2014, and since then, has fielded teams in nearly every popular game.
But, INTZ is undoubtely more known for its accolades in League of Legends, specifically in the defunct Brazilian Championship of League of Legends (CBLoL).
INTZ has five CBLoL titles, having dominated the league particularly between 2015 and 2016, when they won three championships thanks to the quintet of Felipe “Yang” Zhao, Gabriel “Revolta” Cresci, Gabriel “tockers” Claumann, Micael “micaO” Rodrigues, and Luan “Jockster” Cardoso.
The organization has put all its projects on hold after not being selected for the LTA South in 2024, but fans are still waiting for INTZ to return with new investors.
insani (center) is trying to take MIBR to where it belongs. Credit: Enos Ku | © ESL
MIBR is hands down the most storied team in Brazil. Founded in 2003 by Paulo “pvell” Velloso, a businessman who just wanted to support his son Rafael “pred” Velloso to be a pro player, they went from being a passion project to the most accomplished Brazilian team in the 2000s.
This is because MIBR won two Counter-Strike: 1.6 world championships that decade, first the ESWC in 2006, and later DreamHack Winter in 2007. Counter-Strike was the most popular game in Brazil at that time, with a rich grassroots scene thanks to all the cybercafes. What MIBR accomplished motivated a lot of players to also pursue that dream.
The MIBR brand was so iconic that Immortals Gaming Club (IGC) bought the rights from pvell in 2018, and resurrected MIBR with a team spearheaded by back-to-back CS:GO Major champions Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo, Marcelo “coldzera” David, and Fernando “fer” Alvarenga.
Even though MIBR hasn’t won a CS tournament as big as the ones from the 2000s, it still has one of the best CS2 teams in Brazil, and invests heavily in VALORANT and influencers.
LOUD’s 2022 VALORANT squad is one of the best teams of all time. Credit: Colin Young-Wolff | © Riot Games
LOUD burst into the scene in 2019 as an organization that invested in influencers and lifestyle, and Free Fire, which was at the time the most popular game in Brazil. They quickly garnered a massive following and essentially never looked back.
After that, LOUD entered both League of Legends and VALORANT’s esports scene and signed some big players. LOUD won the CBLoL four times between 2022 and 2024, and attended two Worlds.
In VALORANT, LOUD enjoyed success beyond Brazil, as Gustavo “Sacy” Rossi, Erick “aspas” Santos, Matias “Saadhak” Delipetro, Bryan “pANcada” Luna, and Felipe “Less” Basso won VALORANT Champions in 2022. That was LOUD’s peak, but the team also won the VCT Americas League in 2023 with a different lineup.
As time passed, fans of other orgs could no longer mock LOUD for being just another lifestyle organization. After all, Bruno “PlayHard” Bittencourt and co. build a team that the young generations resonate with, and also lift trophies.
Without paiN and brTT (left), INTZ would have won four CBLoL splits in a row. Credit: © Riot Games Brasil
PaiN deserves a lot of credit in Brazil for being one of the first to take a more professional approach to esports. The team was founded by former Dota pro Arthur “PAADA” Zarzur in 2010, and helped to revolutionize the way esports are structured in Brazil.
paiN, for example, became one of the first teams to assemble gaming houses and later gaming offices for players. They invested heavily in League of Legends and won three CBLoL splits throughout its history. They were also home to Felipe “brTT” Gonçalves, who is one of the best esports players in Brazil, for many years.
Besides its huge following in League of Legends, paiN also built an exciting project in Counter-Strike. The team currently owns one of the best teams in Brazil, which is also doing fairly well internationally. Led by Rodrigo “biguzera” Bittencourt, paiN finished top four at the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025.
KSCERATO (center) helped FURIA become the best CS2 team in Brazil. Credit: Michal Konkol | © BLAST
Though FURIA has continuously failed to win a big Counter-Strike tournament since the team was created in 2017, they managed to become the most popular team in Brazil.
People may forget nowadays, but true fans remember that Andrei “arT” Piovezan, Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato, and Yuri “yuurih” Boian overtook MIBR back in 2019, even though they had Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo, the best and most popular esports player ever in Brazil.
FURIA’s popularity skyrocketed in 2022, when the team finished top four at the IEM Rio Major. And, it grew exponentially after signing FalleN in 2023. Nowadays, FURIA are one of the best CS2 teams in the world, and they’re on the cusp of finally hoisting a big trophy.
Besides CS2, FURIA houses one of the best Rainbow Six Siege and Rocket League teams in the world, and has solid teams on both League of Legends and VALORANT. Naturally, the organization also invested in lots of influencers to expand its brand beyond esports.
Fluxo didn’t make the top five, but if the organization co-founded by Free Fire legend and popular influencer Bruno “Nobru” Goes keeps expanding its footprint, the team could eventually get there. What Fluxo is missing right now is to win a big tournament outside of Free Fire.
Feature image credit: Michal Konkol | © BLAST
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