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Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas

Botafogo is a Brazilian football team from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 12, 1904.

Home stadium is the Caio Martins, capacity 12,000, but most games are played in the Maracanã[?] (capacity 120,000). They play in vertical black-and-white stripes with black shorts and grey socks.

Honours

Brazilian Champions 1995.
Seventeen state championships.

Famous players

Didi
Garrincha[?]
Gérson
Jairzinho[?]
Nilton Santos
Zagalo

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