# Brazilian Soccer Chant ("Ole, ole ole ole!")

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**Created:** [April 20, 2003, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazilian-soccer-chant-ole-ole-ole-ole/169807 "2003-04-20T06:28:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazilian-soccer-chant-ole-ole-ole-ole/169807/1 "2003-04-20T06:28:10Z")

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Just a quick question about the “Brazilian Soccer Chant”…the “Ole, ole ole ole!” one. Are those ALL the words to it? And are there any recordings available of the whole tune being sung?

Well, thanks for your time,

Ranchoth

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**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazilian-soccer-chant-ole-ole-ole-ole/169807/2 "2003-04-22T01:00:01Z")

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Really? Nothing?

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**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazilian-soccer-chant-ole-ole-ole-ole/169807/3 "2003-04-22T01:55:20Z")

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Here are some theories on the origin of the chant.

You might have had better look looking around in Google with “football” and “terrace”.

I don’t think it’s Brazilian however. The Brazilians usually have a live band playing samba music.  
[http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-21488,00.html](http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-21488,00.html)

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**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazilian-soccer-chant-ole-ole-ole-ole/169807/4 "2003-04-22T05:56:23Z")

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Didn’t this start in Mexico '86?

(I should know this since I was at a couple of the games.)