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Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) Players
Botafogo is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The word may also refer to one of the following. Football clubs *Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Brazilian football club based in Rio de Janeiro *Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP), Brazilian football club based in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo * Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB), Brazilian football club based in João Pessoa, Paraíba * Associação Botafogo Futebol Clube, Brazilian football club based in Guará, Distrito Federal *Botafogo Esporte Clube, Brazilian football club based in Teresina, Piauí * Botafogo Sport Club, Brazilian football club based in Salvador, Bahia * Botafogo Futebol Clube de Jaguaré, Brazilian football club based in Jaguaré, Espírito Santo * Botafogo (Cape Verde), Cape Verdean football club Other * Botafogo (dance move), a figure in Samba *Botafogo (galleon) Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botafogo
Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of Mundo Novo, Dona Marta (which separates it from Laranjeiras) and São João (which separates it from Copacabana). The word Botafogo also refers to a Latin American ballroom dance move, named so because the area of Botafogo is where it originated. Etymology Botafogo was named after João Pereira de Sousa Botafogo (1540–1627), who was responsible for the galleon ''Botafogo'''s artillery. Because of that, he received the nickname "Botafogo" and included it in his family name. When he went to live in Brazil, the Portuguese Crown granted him the land known today as Botafogo. The name literally means "set it on fire" in Portuguese (a reference to the ''Botafogo'' galleon's artillery power). In the mid-19th century, English language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botafogo De Futebol E Regatas
Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of Mundo Novo, Dona Marta (which separates it from Laranjeiras) and São João (which separates it from Copacabana). The word Botafogo also refers to a Latin American ballroom dance move, named so because the area of Botafogo is where it originated. Etymology Botafogo was named after João Pereira de Sousa Botafogo (1540–1627), who was responsible for the galleon ''Botafogo'''s artillery. Because of that, he received the nickname "Botafogo" and included it in his family name. When he went to live in Brazil, the Portuguese Crown granted him the land known today as Botafogo. The name literally means "set it on fire" in Portuguese (a reference to the ''Botafogo'' galleon's artillery power). In the mid-19th century, English language spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP)
Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo-SP, Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto or simply Botafogo, is a Brazilian association football club in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the top tier of the São Paulo state football league. The club's home colours are red, white and black and the team mascot is a panther. History In the beginning of the century, the city of Ribeirão Preto had at least three clubs: União, Paulistano Tiberense and Ideal Futebol Clube. In 1918, representatives of Ideal, proposed a merger of the clubs in the neighborhood. Besides the members of the boards of the three clubs, employees from the old Mogiana Railroad, and employees from the Antarctica Paulista Company participated in the meeting. There was a consensus regarding the formation of a new club that would represent the neighborhood, but the choice of the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB)
Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo da Paraíba, Botafogo-PB or simply Botafogo is a Brazilian professional club based in João Pessoa, Paraíba founded on 28 September 1931. Botafogo is the top ranked team from Paraíba in CBF's national club ranking, at 51st overall. History On September 28, 1931, the club was founded at Centro de João Pessoa, João Pessoa city, by Beraldo de Oliveira, Manoel Feitosa, Livonete Pessoa, José de Melo, Edson de Moura Machado and Enock Lins, all of them Botafogo of Rio de Janeiro supporters.''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001. Beraldo de Oliveira was chosen as the club's first president.History at Botafogo PB fansite In 1932, Botafogo played its first match, against São Bento. The L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associação Botafogo Futebol Clube
Associação Botafogo Futebol Clube, also known as Botafogo or Botafogo-DF, is a Brazilian football club based in Cristalina, in Goiás. The club was formerly known as Clube Esportivo Guará. History The club was founded on July 14, 2004 as Clube Esportivo Guará. The club won the Campeonato Brasiliense Second Level in 2006. It was founded again as Associação Botafogo Futebol Clube on July 14, 2009, after celebrating its five-year birthday and joining a partnership with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, adopting the colors and symbols from the Rio de Janeiro club. In its first season, Botafogo-DF finished as runners-up in the Campeonato Brasiliense Second Level gaining promotion to the First Level of the Campeonato Brasiliense Campeonato Brasiliense is the football league of the Federal District, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and wi ..., in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botafogo Esporte Clube
Botafogo Esporte Clube, commonly known as Botafogo, was a Brazilian football team based in Teresina, Piauí state. They won the Campeonato Piauiense five times. History The club was founded in 1930. They won the Campeonato Piauiense in 1941, 1945, 1946, 1949, and in 1957, and the Campeonato Piauiense Second Level in 1965. Achievements * Campeonato Piauiense The Campeonato Piauiense is the football league of the state of Piauí, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and ...: ** Winners (11): 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1957 * Campeonato Piauiense Second Division: ** Winners (1): 1965 Stadium Botafogo Esporte Clube played their home games at Estádio Lindolfo Monteiro, nicknamed ''Lindolfinho''. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people. References {{Use mdy dates, date=February 2011 Association fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botafogo Sport Club
Botafogo Sport Club, commonly known as Botafogo, is a Brazilian football club based in Salvador, Bahia state. They won the Campeonato Baiano seven times. History The club was founded on August 14, 1919. They won the Campeonato Baiano in 1919, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1930, 1935, and in 1938. The club participated in the Taça de Prata in 1980, when it finished in 62nd among 64 clubs. The club closed its football department in 1990, but reopened it in 2011 to compete in the Campeonato Baiano Second Level, when they were eliminated in the First Stage of the competition. The first game after their return was played on April 10, 2011, and the club was defeated 3–0 by Ypiranga. Stadium Since the club reopened its activities in 2011, they play their home games at Estádio Roberto Santos, located in Pituaçu neighborhood, Salvador. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 32,157 people. Until they folded in 1990, Botafogo Sport Club played their home games at Estádio Campo da Pólvora, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botafogo Futebol Clube De Jaguaré
Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of Mundo Novo, Dona Marta (which separates it from Laranjeiras) and São João (which separates it from Copacabana). The word Botafogo also refers to a Latin American ballroom dance move, named so because the area of Botafogo is where it originated. Etymology Botafogo was named after João Pereira de Sousa Botafogo (1540–1627), who was responsible for the galleon ''Botafogo'''s artillery. Because of that, he received the nickname "Botafogo" and included it in his family name. When he went to live in Brazil, the Portuguese Crown granted him the land known today as Botafogo. The name literally means "set it on fire" in Portuguese (a reference to the ''Botafogo'' galleon's artillery power). In the mid-19th century, English language speake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botafogo (Cape Verde)
Botafogo Futebol Clube ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Botafogu Futibol Klubi'', Djarfogo: ''Botafogu Futebol Klubi'') is football club that plays in the Fogo Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in the city of São Filipe in the island of Fogo and plays in its stadium. Académica do Fogo are one of the unrelegated clubs on the island which includes Académica and Vulcânicos. The owner of the club as of 2014 was Cabo Verde Telecom. It is one of many teams that only a few titles before (including one in the 1960s) and since independence including one in 1980. Its president as of the 2014–15 season is Manuel Anatólio Dias Fonseca and its manager as of the 2015–16 season is Mário Pinto. Apart from football, there are also in the club basketball, volleyball and athletics departments. Botafogo is one of the most successful football (soccer) club in Cape Verde and is Fogo's most successful club, having won about 23 official titles, only one is national an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botafogo (dance Move)
Botafogo, also sometimes spelt as Bota-fogo or Bota Fogo, is a dance step in Samba. Depending on relative positions and handholds, there are several versions of Botafogos while the basic footwork technique is the same. The name comes from Botafogo place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A generic Botafogo step pattern may start from either foot, either forward or backward, and its three steps are counted as "1..a2". During the dance the Botafogos are usually repeated several times, from alternating feet. A sample footwork is as follows: *Start facing, e.g., diagonally to the wall. *On "1" step forward with the left foot slightly diagonally across the body (i.e., step in CBMP) *On "a" step sideways with partial weight transfer. During this and the next steps, make a quarter turn to the left. *On "2" replace the full weight onto the left foot. *End the figure facing diagonally to the center. The ballroom Samba has the following named variations of Botafogo: *Travelling Botafogos F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botafogo (galleon)
Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of Mundo Novo, Dona Marta (which separates it from Laranjeiras) and São João (which separates it from Copacabana). The word Botafogo also refers to a Latin American ballroom dance move, named so because the area of Botafogo is where it originated. Etymology Botafogo was named after João Pereira de Sousa Botafogo (1540–1627), who was responsible for the galleon ''Botafogo'''s artillery. Because of that, he received the nickname "Botafogo" and included it in his family name. When he went to live in Brazil, the Portuguese Crown granted him the land known today as Botafogo. The name literally means "set it on fire" in Portuguese (a reference to the ''Botafogo'' galleon's artillery power). In the mid-19th century, English language speake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botafogo (horse)
Botafogo was an Argentinian Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Argentinian Quadruple Crown and was the Argentinian Horse of the Year. He is considered one of the greatest Argentinian racehorses and was known as the "Man o' War of South America" and the "People's Horse". He is considered a national pride, and received widespread coverage in general and international media, including ''The New York Times''. Background Botafogo was a chestnut stallion with a white star and white hind pasterns, bred in Argentina at Haras El Moro by Adolfo and Rufino Luro. He was well-built. Botafogo's dam, Korea, was imported into the United States as a foal in 1902 and was unsuccessful on the track. In 1910, she was exported to Argentina from Kentucky by Mrs. T. J. Carson, part of the trend of American breeders shipping their bloodstock to foreign countries after passage of the Hart–Agnew Law. Korea was sent to be covered by a well-known English stallion in Argentina, but the stallion refu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
