People who frequented the popular Bar Chique desired to found a sporting club in the city.

[3] The club plays its home matches at Joaquim Henrique Nogueira stadium, nicknamed Nogueirão and Arena do Jacaré, and inaugurated on 26 January 2006.

[5] The old stadium, José Duarte de Paiva, which had a maximum capacity of approximately 7,000 people, is now inactive.

Democrata's first kit was ordered from a Rio de Janeiro company, by telegraph and arrived on 25 June, transported by train.

[3] Democrata's anthem was composed by Elson Corrêa Barbosa (both the lyrics and the song).