América Futebol Clube, commonly known as América, was a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football team based in Vitória, Espírito Santo state

Espírito Santo

Espírito Santo is one of the states of southeastern Brazil, often referred to by the abbreviation "ES". Its capital is Vitória and the largest city is Vila Velha. The name of the state means literally "holy spirit" after the Holy Ghost of Christianity...

. They won the Campeonato Capixaba

Campeonato Capixaba

The Campeonato Capixaba is the football league of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo.-History:From 1917 to 1929, it was disputed the Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória , a competition contested only by Vitória city clubs...

 six times.

History

The club was founded on November 25, 1917. They won the Campeonato Capixaba

Campeonato Capixaba

The Campeonato Capixaba is the football league of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo.-History:From 1917 to 1929, it was disputed the Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória , a competition contested only by Vitória city clubs...

 in 1917, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1927, and in 1928. América eventually folded.

Achievements

• Campeonato Capixaba
  Campeonato Capixaba
  The Campeonato Capixaba is the football league of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo.-History:From 1917 to 1929, it was disputed the Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória , a competition contested only by Vitória city clubs...
  
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  • Winners (6): 1917, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1928

Stadium

América Futebol Clube played their home games at Estádio Joaquim Calmon

Estádio Joaquim Calmon

Estádio Joaquim Calmon is a sports stadium in Linhares, Brazil.It is the home of Linhares Futebol Clube-External links:*...

. The stadium had a maximum capacity of 4,000 people.