This will be the fifth time that the Copa America is played in Brazil, which hosted the event in 1919, 1922, 1949 and 1989. In 2012, the Brazilian Soccer Federation, or CBF, approved an agreement that awarded Chile the 2015 Copa America hosting rights and assigned the 2019 tournament to Brazil. Brazil hosted the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2013, the World Cup in 2014 and is the site of the Summer Olympic Games this summer. Brazil last hosted the tournament in 1989, winning the trophy, South American Soccer Federation, or Conmebol, president Alejandro Dominguez said. Briefcase 1 Brazil will host the tournament after 27 years2 Brazil successfully hosted the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2014 FIFA World Cup and will host this years Olympics3 Brazil have won the coveted competition eight timesThe Copa America, the world's oldest competition among national soccer teams, will be played in Brazil in 2019, taking the tournament back to South America after this year's centennial edition was organised by first-time hosts the United States.

Source: India Today June 27, 2016 15:11 UTC