Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, commonly known as Botafogo, is a Brazilian sports club based in the barrio (neighborhood) of Botafogo, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Botafogo is mostly known for its association football team. It plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, and in the state of Rio de Janeiro's premier state league. In 2000, Botafogo finished 12th in a vote by subscribers of FIFA Magazine for the FIFA Club of the Century.
They have won the Brazilian championship two times, in 1968 and 1995.
The 1906 football team.
The team that won its first Campeonato Carioca in 1907
The team of 1910
In 1930 Botafogo won its 4th Carioca title.
Botafogo is a beachfront neighborhood (bairro) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of Mundo Novo, Dona Marta and São João. The word Botafogo also refers to a Latin American ballroom dance move, named so because the area of Botafogo is where it originated.
Botafogo
"Botafogo Bay" (1869), by Nicolao Antonio Facchinetti. Collection of the São Paulo Museum of Art.
Panoramic view of Botafogo beach with the Sugarloaf Mountain and Morro da Urca in the background.
Deutsche Schule Rio de Janeiro
