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Football teams in Rio de Janeiro

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There are four major football teams in Rio de Janeiro state:

Map of Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • Botafogo
  • Flamengo
  • Fluminense
  • Vasco da Gama
  • Flamengo and Fluminense play at the Maracanã stadium. The other two teams play at the Maracana on occasion, but Vasco da Gama play most of their games at São Januário and Botafogo play most of their games at Engenhão.

    There are also other clubs in Rio de Janeiro state:

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

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

    Football teams in Rio de Janeiro Wikipedia