Botafogo and Flamengo Triumph While Fluminense and Vasco Falter
This weekend saw all of the ‘big four’ in action, with Botafogo beating local rivals Fluminense 1-0 on Saturday, May...
May 13, 2019Topic
Futebol
Flamengo Triumph; Rio’s Other Teams Falter in Brasileirão Opener
This weekend saw all of the ‘big four’ carioca football (soccer) teams kicking off their Campeonato Brasileiro Série A domestic...
April 30, 2019
Flamengo Win 35th Campeonato Carioca 2-0 Over Vasco | Rio Times
Flamengo are crowned 2019’s Campeão Carioca after defeating Vasco da Gama 2-0 this Sunday, April 21st. With the previous weekend’s...
April 22, 2019
Violence Between Corinthians and São Paulo Supporters Injures Fourteen
A violent clash between supporters of Corinthians and São Paulo has left at least fourteen people injured, three people shot...
April 15, 2019
Flamengo All But Vanquish Vasco in Campeonato Carioca First Leg
A two-goal ‘brace’ from Flamengo striker Bruno Henrique on Sunday, April 14th, was all the difference Flamengo needed to win...
April 15, 2019
Flamengo Draw Fluminense While Vasco Beat Bangu Over the Weekend
The classic ‘Fla-Flu’ encounter between rival football (soccer) teams Flamengo and Fluminense filled the iconic Maracanã with plenty of incident.
April 8, 2019
Flamengo Beat Vasco on Penalties to Claim the Taça Rio
Last evening, the streets of Rio de Janeiro erupted in a mixture of joy and frustation when Werley, defender for...
April 1, 2019
Rio’s Big Four Teams Kick-Off Taça Guanabara with Mixed Results
This past Saturday, January 19th, and Sunday, January 20th, saw all four of Rio’s big team beginning their campaigns for...
January 21, 2019
Taça Guanabara Begins with Wins, Ties for Rio’s Big Four
With Sunday’s results Botafogo and Fluminense are now tied for fourth place while Vasco leads the competition and Flamengo is...
March 14, 2016