In 1996 the competition was revived for one more time as Taça Cidade Maravilhosa, the "Cup of the Marvellous City", after the byname of Rio de Janeiro.
The importance of the tournament is subordinate and it always remained in the shadow of the state championship known as Campeonato Carioca.
The competition, which always took place before the start of the Campeonato Carioca, was usually held in a single round-robin league format, meaning without a return series.
Fluminense, Flamengo, Botafogo, Vasco da Gama, America, and Bangu took part in all editions.
Further participants were Bonsucesso, São Cristóvão, Madureira, Olaria and Canto do Rio from Niterói.