Centro Esportivo Rio Branco
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| Full name | Centro Esportivo Rio Branco | ||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1912 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Milton Barbosa (Capacity 55,000) |
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Centro 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.
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[edit] History
On November 5, 1912, the club was founded by youngsters after the Baron of Rio Branco, who died in the same year. [1]
[edit] Titles
- Campeonato Fluminense: 1961
- Campeonato Carioca Terceira Divisão: 1984
- Campeonato Carioca Módulo Especial: 2001
- Campeonato da Cidade de Campos: 1917, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1949, 1958, 1961, 1962
[edit] Idols
[edit] Stadium
The home stadium Estádio Milton Barbosa is also known as Calabouço (meaning dungeon).
[edit] Colors
The official colors are pink and black.
