Rio Branco Atlético Clube
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Rio Branco Atlético Clube, usually known simply as Rio Branco, is 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 (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club based in the city of Cariacica
Cariacica
Cariacica is a town and municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is located 10 km northwest of Vitória, the capital of the state. It has a population of 343,100 and forms part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area.-History:...

 in the Espírito Santo
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...

 state of Brazil.

History

On June 15, 1913, a group of boys, which included Antônio Miguez, José Batista Pavão, Edmundo Martins, Nestor Ferreira Lima, Gervásio Pimentel, and Cleto Santos decided to found a football club, because they were not allowed to play in the existing ones.

On June 21, 1913, at Ilha dos Amores, in Parque Moscoso neighborhood, in Vitória, they founded the club. The club was named Juventude e Vigor, and the official colors were green
Green
Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...

 and yellow
Yellow
Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...

.

On February 10, 1914, the club was renamed to Rio Branco Football Club, after the Baron of Rio Branco
Barão do Rio Branco
José Maria da Silva Paranhos, Jr., 1st Baron of Rio Branco was a Brazilian diplomat, geographer, historian, politician and professor, considered to be the "father of Brazilian diplomacy". He was the son of famous statesman José Maria da Silva Paranhos, Sr....

.

On May 20, 1917, the club's colors were changed to black
Black
Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...

 and white
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...

.

In 1919, the club won its first title, the Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória (Vitória City Championship)
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 1930, the club won its first state championship
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...

.

From 1934 to 1939 the club won six state championships in a row.

On March 18, 1941, the club was renamed to its current name, Rio Branco Atlético Clube.

In 2010, Rio Branco won its last state championship.

Titles

  • 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...

    : 31
1930, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 2010

  • Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória
    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...

    : 5
1919, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1929

  • Copa Espírito Santo: 1
2008

  • Campeonato de Cariacica: 5
1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971

  • Torneio Início do Espírito Santo: 24
1918, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1942, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970

Stadium

They currently play in their home stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

, the Estádio Kléber Andrade
Estádio Kléber Andrade
Estádio Kléber José de Andrade, also known as Estádio Kléber Andrade, is a football stadium located in Cariacica, Espírito Santo, Brazil. The stadium was built in 1983 and is able to hold 45,000 people....

, which has a maximum capacity of 45,000 people.

Colors

The club's official colors are black and white. Rio Branco's home kit is composed of a black and white vertical stripes shirts, white shorts and white socks.

Current squad

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