They beat the United States 3-2 to win the Cup for the third time running.
United States shocked the European champions Spain in the semi-finals, who looked all set to upset defending champions Brazil when goals by Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan put them 2-0 ahead at half-time.
The US goalkeeper Tim Howard produced several good saves before striker Luis Fabiano took his tournament tally to five in five games when he scored just after the restart and equalised in the 74th minute.
Brazil’s captain Lucio clinched the final goal when he rose superbly to head home an Elano corner six minutes from time.
“That defeat really hurt. I’m extremely proud of my players, but it still feels pretty lousy to let this one get away. I hope though that people around the world see we have good team and great players and it is a big step forward,” said USA coach Bob Bradley after the match.
A jubilant Brazil coach Dunga said: “Even after we went 2-0 down the team was still sure of itself. We told them at half-time to play down the wings, keep patient. We did that, we have been together for 29 days and we were determined to win it. We showed a high level of professionalism.”
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