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The first Brazilian Major is kicking off and fans are already pouring in for the first matches of the Challengers Stage.

HLTV.org has arrived at the Riocentro convention center, where the first two stages of the IEM Rio Major are taking place, ready to bring you full coverage of the IEM Rio Major.

The Challengers Stage has now gotten underway with the first matches, and the fans have begun to pour in in the hundreds on a Monday morning. 9z and GamerLegion are already getting a taste of the loud Brazilian crowd in their first match, while MOUZ play Outsiders off the stage.

For a full schedule and everything you might need to know to follow the Rio Major, check out our viewer's guide, where you'll find everything in one place.

You can also read up on your favorite teams in our Major team profiles and other feature articles we have released over the course of the past two weeks:

Team profiles
IEM Rio Major profile: fnatic
IEM Rio Major profile: 9z
IEM Rio Major profile: Bad News Eagles
IEM Rio Major profile: Outsiders
IEM Rio Major profile: Vitality
IEM Rio Major profile: Imperial
IEM Rio Major profile: FURIA
IEM Rio Major profile: IHC
IEM Rio Major profile: BIG
IEM Rio Major profile: Ninjas in Pyjamas
IEM Rio Major profile: MOUZ
IEM Rio Major profile: Sprout
IEM Rio Major profile: Spirit
IEM Rio Major profile: 00NATION
IEM Rio Major profile: GamerLegion
IEM Rio Major profile: ENCE
IEM Rio Major profile: Liquid
IEM Rio Major profile: Grayhound
IEM Rio Major profile: Heroic
IEM Rio Major profile: OG
IEM Rio Major profile: Natus Vincere
IEM Rio Major profile: Cloud9
IEM Rio Major profile: FaZe

Feature articles
- Why is there no clear favorite for the Rio Major?
- Home crowd advantage: Will the Brazilians have an edge at IEM Rio?
- The final legacy player: dupreeh's journey to 18 Majors
- How GamerLegions' misfits became open-circuit poster boys
- Flashback: The SK/LG lineup that put Brazil back on the CS map

Outsiders #8 Evgenii 'FL1T' LebedevAlexey 'Qikert' GolubevDzhami 'Jame' AliDavid 'n0rb3r7' DanielyanPetr 'fame' Bolyshev MOUZ #10 Christopher 'dexter' NongDavid 'frozen' ČerňanskýJon 'JDC' de CastroÁdám 'torzsi' TorzsásDorian 'xertioN' Berman GamerLegion #26 Frederik 'acoR' GyldstrandMihai 'iM' IvanNicolas 'Keoz' DgusKamil 'siuhy' SzkaradekIsak 'isak' Fahlén 9z #28 Maximiliano 'max' GonzalezFranco 'dgt' GarciaDavid 'dav1deuS' Tapia MaldonadoLucas 'nqz' SoaresNicolás 'buda' Kramer

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