Esporte Clube Cruzeiro, commonly referred to as Cruzeiro-RS, is a Brazilian football club based in Cachoeirinha, Rio Grande do Sul.

It currently plays in Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2, the second level of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league.

In the 1953 the team was the first from Rio Grande do Sul to tour Europe, winning an international friendly tournament in 1960.

João de Assis Moreira, the father of the legendary Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho, had a brief spell with the club.

[3][4] In 2012, construction began on a new stadium in the city of Cachoeirinha, located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre.