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Atlético acquired their first football by sending some beetles found in the streets of Belo Horizonte to an insect collector in Paris, who sent a ball back in return. Their local rivals were originally called Societá Sporttiva Palestra Italia, founded by the local oriundi. Its name changed during the Second World War for the same reason that Palmeiras's did. Cruzeiro is shorthand for Cruzeiro do Sul, the constellation Southern Cross - whose pattern is on the team's shirts.
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