Rio Branco Atlético Clube

The young students Antonio Miguez, José Batista Pavão and Edmundo Martins decided to found a team to play football, because they had been prevented from playing in other clubs of the city's financial elite. For this, other sports lovers were called and the meeting took place on June 21, 1913, at house number 37, on Rua 7 de Setembro, in downtown Vitória. The team was born, and since all the founders were between 14 and 16 years old, the name chosen was Juventude e Vigor (Youth and Vigor). The colors were initially green and yellow, in reference to Brazil. Shortly after, the boys matured and decided to change the name. The decision, at a meeting held on February 10, 1914, was quick: they chose to honor Chancellor José Maria da Silva Paranhos Júnior, known as the Baron of Rio Branco, who was responsible for the modernization of the country at the time. With that, the name was changed to Rio Branco Football Club. In May 1917, the colors were replaced by black and white, because the green and yellow were fading too much on the uniform. The new colors were suggested by player Gilberto Paixão, who was greatly admired by his teammates. The team began competing in the Campeonato Capixaba in 1917, at the time known as the Taça Cidade de Vitória. In its first participation, Rio Branco reached the final decision, losing the title to América FC. In 1918, the team had revenge against América in the final decision and won its first championship. Rio Branco would also be champion of the…

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State

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

City

Taça Cidade de Vitória (27): 1918, 1919, 1921, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971

Runners-up

Copa Centro-Oeste (1): 2026 Campeonato Capixaba (16): 1917, 1927, 1928, 1940, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1988, 2002, 2009, 2020 Copa ES (6): 2003, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2022, 2023