Brazilian football standings

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings after Sunday's matches in the Brazilian Serie A championship (tabulated under games played, wins, draws, losses, goals for, goals against, goal difference, points):

1 Botafogo 23 14 4 5 41 24 17 46

2 Fortaleza 22 13 6 3 29 20 9 45

3 Palmeiras 23 12 5 6 31 19 12 41

4 Flamengo 22 12 5 5 36 25 11 41

5 Bahia 23 11 5 7 33 25 8