The game of Bridge can trace its origins to the game of Whist and the 16th century - For centuries the game continued under this name until the mid 19th century when the name came into fashion with the English mispronunciation of the Russian Whist game 'biritch' - Very popular in the UK and subsequently the USA, it was players of the game that have affected the majority of the changes to the game that we now know as Bridge.

Bridge is mainly represented in Rio by Bridge Clube do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro Bridge Club), entity responsible for holding championships, classes and keeping tabs of rankings, both local, regional, national and international - On the website of the club beginners can find the rules of Bridge from the setup to the final point count.