Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama (after the famous Portuguese explorer of the same name) is a Brazilian football team from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898 (although the football dept started on November 5, 1915). It was founded by Portuguese immigrants, and it's still the team traditionally supported by the Portuguese community of Rio de Janeiro.

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Portuguese explorer - Brazilian football team - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil - August 21 - 1898 - November 5 - 1915 - Portuguese - Immigrants

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Their home stadium is the São Januário, capacity 31,000, but some games are played at the Maracanã (capacity 120,000). They play in white shirts with a black diagonal sash that contains a Order of Christ cross, white shorts and white socks.

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São Januário - Maracanã - White - Shirts - Black - Order of Christ - Cross - Shorts - Sock

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Vasco's distinctive role in the extinction of the odious racial discrimination that scourged Brazilian football in its beginnings is a reason for the fans to be proud of, and deserves special mention.

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Its biggest rivals are from the same city: Fluminense, Botafogo and Flamengo, with the latter being it's biggest rival.

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Fluminense - Botafogo - Flamengo

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Although best known as a football club, Vasco da Gama is actually a comprehensive sports club. Its basketball section produced current NBA player Nenê.

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Basketball - NBA - Nenê

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