Until 1960, Rio de Janeiro city was the Brazilian capital and was not part of the homonymous state.
In the same year, with the inauguration of Brasília as the new capital of Brazil and the creation of the new Federal District, the city of Rio de Janeiro became the new Guanabara state.
In 1975 the states of Rio de Janeiro and Guanabara fused, forming the present day Rio de Janeiro state, but the Campeonato Fluminense continued separately until 1978, after which all its clubs joined the city league, the Campeonato Carioca.
In 1928 the clubs were replaced by city XI teams, and the champion league represented the state.
These were the state champions clubs in the amateur era: In 1951, FFD (Federação Fluminense de Desportos) formed a professional department (the D.E.P.