The Campeonato Carioca, officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the state football league of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is under the authority of the FERJ or FFERJ. It is an annual tournament, started in 1906.
America Football Club, usually abbreviated to America-RJ or simply America, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the northern neighborhood of Tijuca. The team compete in Campeonato Carioca, the top tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league.
Volta Redonda Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Volta Redonda, is a Brazilian professional club based in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro founded on 9 February 1976. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Carioca, the top flight of the Rio de Janeiro state football league.
The Taça Guanabara, or Guanabara Cup, is a football tournament organized annually since 1965 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. In its first four editions, the Taça Guanabara was a tournament in its own right, unrelated to the Rio de Janeiro league, and the winner would represent Rio de Janeiro in the Taça Brasil de Futebol national league competition. From 1969 onward, the cup became the first round of the Rio de Janeiro state league.
Felipe Jorge Loureiro, known as Felipe, is a Brazilian football coach and former footballer. He is the current head coach of Bangu.
Abel Carlos da Silva Braga, known as Abel Braga, is a Brazilian former football coach and player.
Joel Natalino Santana is a Brazilian football coach and former player. The last team he coached was Vasco da Gama, in 2014.
Alfredo Moreira Júnior, usually known as Zezé Moreira, was a Brazilian football player and manager who coached Brazil at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He has the most coaching appearances in Fluminense's history, with 467 managed matches for the Tricolor. His brothers also had a singular taste for football: Aymoré Moreira, winner of the 1962 FIFA World Cup and Ayrton Moreira, both of them successful coaches in the Brazilian football. In 1976, as Cruzeiro's manager, he won the Copa Libertadores.
Elba de Pádua Lima, best known by the nickname Tim, was a Brazilian footballer and coach.
Welington Pereira Rodrigues, commonly known as Gum, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for CRB as a central defender.
Thiago Neves Augusto, known as Thiago Neves, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Mário Sérgio Pontes de Paiva, known as Mário Sérgio, was a Brazilian football player and manager. He later became a commentator for Fox Sports Brazil, which he joined at the channel's inception in 2012. He died in the LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 accident in the Colombian village of Cerro Gordo, La Unión, Antioquia, while travelling with the Chapecoense football squad for the Copa Sudamericana finals on 28 November 2016.
Hércules de Miranda, commonly known as just Hércules, was an association footballer who played forward in the 1938 FIFA World Cup with Brazil.
Rodrigo Andrade da Silva, known as Rodrigo Andrade, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Procópio Cardoso Neto is a Brazilian former football player and coach.
Marcos Júnior Lima dos Santos, known as Marcos Júnior, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Aílton dos Santos Ferraz, sometimes known as just Aílton, is a retired association footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for several Série A clubs.
Fernando Diniz Silva is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of Fluminense and interim head coach of the Brazil national team.
Artur dos Santos Lima, known as Arturzinho, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who was most recently in charge of Centro Esportivo Social Arturzinho in 2019.
Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos, better known as Pedro, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Brazil national team.
