Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, commonly referred to as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although originally a rowing club and then a multi-sport club, Vasco is mostly known for its men's football team, which currently competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, and in the Campeonato Carioca, the state of Rio de Janeiro's premier state league.
Associação Atlética Portuguesa, also known as Portuguesa Carioca, Portuguesa do Rio or Portuguesa da Ilha, and also nicknamed Lusa, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Governador Island, Rio de Janeiro. The team plays in Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Carioca, the top tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league.
Correia is a surname of Portuguese origin, also spelled correia variant became Correia. Origin: Latin corrigia. Correia and Correa and Correya are found throughout all of the Portugal.
The Estádio Governador João Castelo, also known as the Castelão, is a multi-purpose stadium inaugurated on March 9, 1975, in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, with a maximum capacity of 40,149 people in a three-tier configuration. The stadium is owned by the Maranhão state Government, and is the home ground of Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube, Moto Club and Maranhão. Its formal name honors João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves (1937–2016), Maranhão governor from 1979 to 1982.
São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas, more commonly referred to as São Cristóvão, is a Brazilian football club based in the neighbourhood of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, in the eponymous state, founded on 12 October 1898. It plays its home matches at the Ronaldo Nazário de Lima Stadium, which is named after Ronaldo. São Cristóvão won the state championship in 1926 and 1937. It currently plays in the Campeonato Carioca Série C, the fourth tier of the Rio de Janeiro state league.
Rio Branco or Río Branco may refer to:
Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Sampaio Corrêa, is a Brazilian professional club based in São Luís, Maranhão founded on 25 March 1923. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, following their relegation from the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. as well as in the Campeonato Maranhense, the top flight of the Maranhão state football league.
Oliveira is a Spanish and Portuguese surname, used in Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries, and to a lesser extent in former Spanish and Portuguese colonies. Its origin is from the Latin word olivarĭus, meaning 'olive tree'. In Spain and Portuguese, de Oliveira may refer to both 'of the olive tree' and/or 'from the olive tree'.
Leandro Netto de Macedo is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a centre forward.
Sá is a Portuguese and Galician surname, derived from places in Portugal and Galicia named Sá or Sa.
Campinense Clube, commonly referred to as Campinense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Campina Grande, Paraíba founded on 12 April 1915. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paraibano, the top flight of the Paraíba state football league.
Jean da Silva Duarte, commonly known as Jean Carioca is a retired Brazilian football defender.
Bacabal Esporte Clube, also known as Bacabal, are a Brazilian football team from Bacabal, Maranhão. They competed in the Série C in 1995 and in 2008.
Sampaio Corrêa Futebol e Esporte, commonly known as Sampaio Corrêa, is a Brazilian football club based in Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro state.
Luiz Otávio Anacleto Leandro, known as Luiz Otávio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ceará as a central defender.
Luiz Marcelo de Castro Salles is a Brazilian footballer who played as a central defender, and currently is assistant manager of Grêmio.
Marlon Matheus Lopes do Nascimento, simply known as Marlon, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as left back for América Mineiro.
The Rio de Janeiro state football team represents Rio de Janeiro in association football.
Mateus da Silva Duarte, commonly known as Mateusinho, is a Brazilian professional soccer player who plays as a right back. His contract is suspended due to match-fixing.
Itaro Patric Cardoso Calmon, known as Patric Calmon, PK or just Patric, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Vitória.
