It was contested by 24 teams, and Botafogo won the championship, the club's second Série A title in history.
Of the 24 participating teams, only two were relegated, Paysandu and União São João.
Fluminense, Palmeiras, Bragantino and Vasco da Gama all qualified to the Copa CONMEBOL, then the third major tournament of the continental zone, below the Copa Libertadores and the Supercopa Libertadores, the latter reserved only for previous champions of the former.
The eventual champions, Botafogo, together with Corinthians and Grêmio, qualified to the Copa Libertadores of 1996, the major South American cup tournament.
* Botafogo and Santos qualified to the Final by the advantage of prior results.