• Source: Football in Rio de Janeiro

Football is the most popular sport, both in terms of participants and spectators, in Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro has several of Brazil's significant football clubs, and the city is home to many football clubs.




History


Rio de Janeiro has a long football history
Maracanã Stadium, It was the main home venue of the Brazil national football team.




Clubs


There are many successful football clubs in Rio de Janeiro:

There are also other clubs in Rio de Janeiro state

Americano
Angra dos Reis
Boavista
Cabofriense
Campo Grande
Casimiro de Abreu
Duque de Caxias
Estácio de Sá
Friburguense
Goytacaz
Nova Iguaçu
Olaria
Serrano
São Cristóvão
Volta Redonda
There were some other club, which are now extinct, in Rio de Janeiro:

Football and Athletic
Haddock Lobo
Mangueira
Paissandu
Riachuelo
Rio Cricket
Syrio e Libanez
Villa Isabel




Club derbies






= Big Four derbies

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Botafogo (Rio de Janeiro) vs. Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro) – Clássico da Rivalidade (The Rivalry Derby)
Botafogo (Rio de Janeiro) vs. Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro) – Clássico Vovô (The Grandpa Derby), so-called because it is the oldest derby played in Brazil
Botafogo (Rio de Janeiro) vs. Vasco (Rio de Janeiro) – Clássico Alvinegro (The Black-and-white Derby)
Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro) vs. Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro) – Fla-Flu (The Fla-Flu)
Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro) vs. Vasco (Rio de Janeiro) – O Clássico dos Milhões (The Classic of Millions), or simply O Clássico (The Classic)
Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro) vs. Vasco (Rio de Janeiro) – Clássico dos Gigantes (The Giants Derby)




= Other derbies

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America-RJ (Rio de Janeiro) vs. Bangu (Rio de Janeiro) – Clássico Bisavô (The Great-grandfather Derby), or Clássico Alvirrubro (The Red-and-white Derby)
America-RJ (Rio de Janeiro) vs. Vasco (Rio de Janeiro) – Clássico da Paz (The Peace Derby)
Americano (Campos dos Goytacazes) vs. Goytacaz (Campos dos Goytacazes) – Goyta-Cano (The Goyta-Cano), or Clássico da Baía de Campos (The Campos Bay Classic)




Stadia


Maracanã Stadium: Hosted the 1950 FIFA World Cup Final and 2014 FIFA World Cup Final




See also


Football in Brazil
Football in São Paulo




References

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