Rio Branco Atlético Clube

Rio Branco Atlético Clube is a Brazilian football team from Vitória, Espírito Santo that currently competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. Founded on 21 June 1913, it plays its home games at Estádio Kleber Andrade.

The club has participated in 13 editions of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Edmundo Martins, Antônio Miguez, Gervázio Pimentel, José Fiel, José Batista Pavão, Cláudio Daumas, Otávio Alves de Araújo, Hermenegildo Conde, Adriano Macedo, Antônio Gonçalves de Souza and Nestor Ferreira Filho, who would be the club's first president, decided to schedule a meeting for the foundation of the new club.

The decision on 10 February 1914, affirmed with reference to the events that marked the republican history of that time: to honor the Chancellor José Maria da Silva Paranhos Júnior, known as the Baron of Rio Branco.

After winning two consecutive state championships (1982 and 1983) and finishing third in 1984, Rio Branco won the 1985 title in front of 27,000 fans and secured a spot in the 1986 Serie A, where they beat several G12 teams like Internacional and Vasco.

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The biggest rival is Desportiva Ferroviária, which both make the state's largest derby known as the Giants Classic.