| Country | Brazil | ||
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| Teams | 16 | ||
| Champions | Bahia | ||
| Runners-up | Santos | ||
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The 1959 Taça Brasil is the inaugural edition of a national wide club tournament in Brazil. It began on August 23, 1959 and ended on March 3, 1960.
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The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties.
16 State Champions were qualified.
| Team | Home city | Home ground |
|---|---|---|
| Natal | ||
| Belo Horizonte | ||
| Curitiba | ||
| João Pessoa | ||
| Salvador | ||
| Fortaleza | ||
| Maceió | ||
| São Luís | ||
| Porto Alegre | ||
| Tubarão | ||
| Niterói | ||
| Vitória | ||
| Santos | ||
| Recife | ||
| Belém | ||
| Rio de Janeiro |
The first leg were played on 23 August, the second Leg on 30 August.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Group | ||||
| ABC | 2-2 | Ceará | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| CSA | 0-4 | Bahia | 0-2 | 0-5 |
| Northern Group | ||||
| Tuna Luso | 12-2 | Ferroviário | 3-1 | 1-3 |
| Auto Esporte Clube | 0-4 | Sport | 0-3 | 2-5 |
| Southern Group | ||||
| Atlético-PR | 4-0 | Hercíllo Luz | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Grêmio | - | bye | - | - |
| Eastern Group | ||||
| Rio Branco-ES | 4-0 | Manufatora | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| Atlético Mineiro | - | bye | - | - |
Note:1Tuna Luso beat Ferroviário 1–0 in a playoff to qualify for the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Northeastern Group | ||||
| Ceará | 2-21 | Bahia | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Northern Group | ||||
| Tuna Luso | 1-3 | Sport | 2-2 | 1-3 |
| Southern Group | ||||
| Grêmio | 1-3 | Atlético-PR | 2-2 | 1-3 |
| Eastern Group | ||||
| Rio Branco-ES | 1-3 | Atlético Mineiro | 2-2 | 0-2 |
Note:1Bahia beat Ceara 2–1 in a playoff to qualify for the next round.
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breaker | |||
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| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
| Bahia |
2:2 | 3:2 | 0:6 | 2:0 | |
| Atlético Mineiro |
0:4 | 1:4 | 0:1 | — | |
Santos and Vasco da Gama enter in this round
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breaker | |||
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| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
| 3:1 | 4:1 | 0:0 | — | ||
| Vasco da Gama | 2:2 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 0:1 | |
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breaker | |||
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| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
| Santos |
3:1 | 2:3 | 1:3 | — | |
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