1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
| Season | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Champions | União São João |
| Promoted | União São João América-RN |
| Top goalscorer | Maurício (Santa Cruz) - 13 goals |
| Biggest home win | Volta Redonda 5-0 Londrina (August 28, 1996) |
| Biggest away win | Ponte Preta 0-4 Mogi Mirim (August 18, 1996) |
| Highest scoring | Joinville 5-3 Atlético-GO (September 22, 1996) Mogi Mirim 5-3 Ponte Preta (September 8, 1996) |
The football (soccer) Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1996, the second level of Brazilian National League, was played from August 8 to December 8, 1996. The competition had 25 clubs and two of them were promoted to Série A and three were to be relegated to Série C. The competition was won by União São João.
União São João finished the final phase group with the most points, and was declared 1996 Brazilian Série B champions, claiming the promotion to the 1997 Série A along with América-RN, the runners-up. The three worst ranked teams (Goiatuba, Sergipe and Central) were originally relegated to play Série C in 1997. However, with the cancellation of the relegations of Fluminense and Bragantino in the Série A, the three teams were kept in the Série B for 1997.