Gaviões da Fiel

Corinthians has a lot of fans, that is a known fact.

Corinthians also have the largest group of organized fans in the entire world: Gaviões da Fiel.

Meaning of the name:

Gaviões da Fiel means Faithfull Gaviões.

Gaviões is the plural for Gavião, a type of bird, similar to a small eagle, very typical around Brazil, including the Sao Paulo state.
This type of bird has as caracteristic its attack. As it looks for its pray, it can stay still in the air, with absolutely no movements, except for its wings flapping, as looks around the fields looking for rabbits, small rats, little pigs and other prays.
The Gavião bird can be seen in the Corinthians trainning site, during practices, and in the Corinthians headquarters. It is usually a sign of luck when the bird is seen during practices before an important and meaninful period for Corinthians. Journalists spotted a Gavião at a Corinthians practice right before the team headed to Japan for the Fifa World Championship for Clubs, which was great.

Fiel means faithful. It is the meaning of the Corinthians fans/ supporters. They are always supporting the team, no matter what.