Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo neighborhood and is best known for their professional football team. They are one of two clubs to have never been relegated from the top division, along with São Paulo. Flamengo is the most popular team in Brazil with more than 46.9 million fans, equivalent to 21.9% of the population that supports a team in Brazil.
Fluminense Football Club is a Brazilian sports club based in neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football, and the Campeonato Carioca, the state league of Rio de Janeiro. The word "fluminense" is the gentilic given to people born in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil.
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.
Gérson de Oliveira Nunes, generally known as Gérson, is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as a midfielder. He won numerous national trophies with the club sides of Flamengo, Botafogo, São Paulo and Fluminense. He is widely known as "the brain" behind the Brazil Football Team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.
The Campeonato Fluminense was the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the period when the city of Rio de Janeiro formed the separate state of Guanabara. Until 1960, Rio de Janeiro city was the Brazilian capital and was not part of the homonymous state. In the same year, with the inauguration of Brasília as the new capital of Brazil and the creation of the new Federal District, the city of Rio de Janeiro became the new Guanabara state. In 1975 the states of Rio de Janeiro and Guanabara fused, forming the present day Rio de Janeiro state, but the Campeonato Fluminense continued separately until 1978, after which all its clubs joined the city league, the Campeonato Carioca.
Dirceu José Guimarães, known as Dirceu, was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, notably for Botafogo and the Brazil national team as well as numerous Italian teams in the 1980s–early 1990s.
Talita Antunes da Rocha is a Brazilian beach volleyball player, playing as a blocker. She was FIVB rookie of the year in 2005, and World Tour Winner twice, in 2013 and 2015.
Flávio Almeida da Fonseca, best known as Flávio Minuano, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. He played as a forward for Fluminense, Internacional and Santos in the Campeonato Brasileiro and the Brazil national team.
Thaísa Daher de Menezes is a Brazilian professional volleyball player. She won back-to-back gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She has won numerous Best Spiker and Best Blocker Awards and is often singled out as one of the greatest Brazilian players of all time.
Fabiana "Fabi" Alvim de Oliveira is a Brazilian retired volleyball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Paulo Roberto de Freitas, best known as Bebeto, was a Brazilian volleyball coach and football manager. He was the president of Botafogo FR football club.
Bernardo Rocha de Rezende, known as Bernardo Rezende and nicknamed Bernardinho, is a Brazilian volleyball coach and former player. He is the current coach of the female volleyball team Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube. Rezende is one of the most successful coaches in the history of volleyball, accumulating more than 30 major titles in a twenty-year career directing the Brazilian male and female teams.
Waldyr Pereira, also known as Didi, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder or as a forward. He played in three FIFA World Cups, winning the latter two.
Gabriela Braga Guimarães, also known by her nickname Gabi, is a Brazilian professional indoor volleyball player. She plays as an outside hitter. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in Tokyo and a bronze medal in Paris.
Anne Elise Buijs is a Dutch volleyball player. She has been a member of the Women's National Team since 2008. She is the daughter of Internacional coach and ex-volleyball player Teun Buijs, who trained her for several clubs in her career. Her mother and older brother were also volleyball players. She currently plays for Italian club Reale Mutua Chieri.
Fernanda Porto Venturini is a Brazilian former volleyball player and a four-time Olympian. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she won the bronze medal with the Brazilian women's national volleyball team. She is regarded as one of the best setters of all time.
Juciely Cristina da Silva is a Brazilian volleyball player. She is part of the Brazil women's national volleyball team. With her club Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube she competed at the 2013, 2015 and 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.
Iran competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Michelle Marinho Pavão is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She is part of the Brazil women's national volleyball team. On club level she played for BRASÍLIA VÔLEI in 2014. She often competes alongside her twin sister Monique.
Mara Ferreira Leão is a Brazilian volleyball player who has represented her country in world championships. She is a member of the Sesi Vôlei Bauru club and a member of the Brazil women's national volleyball team. She was part of the Brazil national indoor volleyball team at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League, and the 2016 Montreux Volley Masters.
