exactly as the previous three teams mentioned, botafogo is a member of the club of the 13, which represents the most important soccer teams in brazil.
the plethora of great teams the country has to offer, as well as the thousands of dedicated fans, needed an appropriate arena to meet each other and compete.
rio de janeiro is home to one particularly famous stadium, which arguably rises above every other in national and worldwide fame - the maracană stadium. open to the public in 1950 it remains the quintessential brazilian soccer stadium, a monument to the true enthusiasm of a people for this sport.
