Clube Esportivo Rio Branco
| Full name | Clube Esportivo Rio Branco | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Róseo-Negro | ||
| Founded | 5 November 1912 | ||
| Ground | Milton Barbosa | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
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Clube Esportivo Rio Branco, usually known simply as Rio Branco (or Rio Branco-RJ) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro state, founded on November 5, 1912.
History[edit]
On November 5, 1912, the club was founded by youngsters after the Baron of Rio Branco, who died in the same year. The team participated on the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C once, in 2003.[1]
Titles[edit]
State[edit]
- Campeonato Fluminense (1): 1961
- Campeonato Carioca Série B1 (2): 1984, 2001
City[edit]
- Campeonato da Cidade de Campos (8): 1917, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1949, 1958, 1961, 1962
Stadium[edit]
The home stadium Estádio Milton Barbosa is also known as Calabouço (meaning dungeon).
Colors[edit]
The official colors are pink and black.
References[edit]
- ^ Rio Branco at Arquivo de ClubesArchived 2012-07-28 at archive.today
External links[edit]
- (in Portuguese) Clube Esportivo Rio Branco's official website[permanent dead link]
- (in Portuguese) Rio Branco at FFERJ
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