60 e 70 – The Academy and Palmeiras-Brazil are Born

In the 1960s, the standard of quality of Palmeiras play – led by the one who would come to symbolize this period of soccer excellence, Ademir de Guia – led the Palestra Italia team to be called the "Academy" of Brazilian soccer.

Headed by Filpo Nunes, Palmeiras players won the most important national competition in 1965, the Rio – São Paulo championship, with stand-out performances. Blow-outs against top rivals included 7 goals scored against Santos, 5 against Botafogo in their home stadium of Maracanã, 5 against São Paulo, and another 4 scored against Vasco. The title came to Palmeiras in another lopsided victory against Botafogo at Pacaembú Stadium in São Paulo.

That same year, the Brazilian Sports Federation (CBD) convened the entire Palmeiras roster to launch Minerão Stadium and represent Brazil in an official national team match against Uruguay for the Inconfidência Cup. The day that it donned the green and white, Palmeiras-Brazil was victorious 3-0 over the Uruguayan blue.

In the previous year, Palmeiras had won the Rio de Janeiro Quadricentennial Cup by beating the Paraguayan national team 5-2 and besting Peñarol of Uruguay in the final.

At the end of the 1970s, Palmeiras won the Brazil Cup and the Roberto Gomes Pedrosa tournament – the Brazilian Championship equivalent at the time. These victories laid the groundwork for the second Palmeiras Academy.

Led by Oswaldo Brandão, the team captured a slew of titles in the 1970s. It was three-time São Paulo State champion – emerging undefeated in one of those tournaments – two-time Brazilian Champion, three-time winner of Spain's coveted and prestigious Ramón de Carranza Trophy, winner of Argentina's Mar Del Plata Trophy – considered the South American Club Championship – as well as other achievements.