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Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas is a Brazilian multi-sport club from Rio de Janeiro. Its football team is placed 12th in FIFA Clubs of the 20th Century. The club symbol is the lone star, represented on its badge. Botafogo means (he who) sets fire and is also the name of the neighbourhood where the club has its origins (Botafogo Beach). It is nicknamed "Fogo", "Bota" (abbreviations of the club's name), "Fogão" ("Big Fire", widely used), "Alvinegro" (White-black), "O clube da Estrela Solitária" (The Lone Star club, reference to the club's emblem), and "O Glorioso" (The Glorious, nickname given after the 1910 campaign) Botafogo FR is one of the biggest clubs in Brazil and one of the four major football clubs in Rio de Janeiro along with Flamengo, Fluminense (most ancient rivalry in Brazil: October 22, 1905), and Vasco. Their international trophy hall include one World Club Championship title in 1963, three World Cup in the Clubes in 1967, 1968 and 1970 winning big teams like Barcelona, Benfica's Eusebio and Conmembol trophy in 1993 and a few others international cups. Botafogo's most recent successes are the Rio de Janeiro Championship (1989, 1990, 1997, 2006), the international Copa Conmebol (now called Copa Sudamericana) in 1993, and the Brazilian League in 1995. Despite its origins, the club played in the neighbouring city of Niterói (much like some "New York" teams actually play in New Jersey) while it rented the Caio Martins stadium (or Mestre Ziza stadium, a modest venue with 15,000 seats) until 2003 (this stadium is currently used for some training sessions). In 2007, the club moved into the state-of-the-art João Havelange Olympic Stadium, simply know as Engenhão. |
