Academia de Futebol Pérolas Negras, known as Pérolas Negras, is a Brazilian

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club based in Resende,

Rio de Janeiro state Rio de Janeiro () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil. It has the second largest economy of Brazil, with the largest being that of the state of São Paulo. The state, which has 8.2% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for 9.2% of ...

. Founded in 2009, the club plays in the

Campeonato Carioca Série B2 The Campeonato Carioca Série B2 is the fourth tier of the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is run by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation (FERJ). The current version from 2021 of Campeon ...

History

Founded in 2009 in Haiti by

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Viva Rio as a peace mission, the club expanded to Brazil in 2014. They played amateur tournaments until joining the

Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro The Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (), usually known by the acronyms FERJ and FFERJ, manages all the official football tournaments within the state of Rio de Janeiro including the Campeonato Carioca, the Campeonato Carioca S ...

and winning the 2017 Campeonato Carioca Série C. Pérolas won finished fourth and third in the 2018 and 2019 editions of the

, respectively, missing out promotion in both occasions. In 2020, the club won the tournament, but remained in a third tier (now called

Campeonato Carioca Série B1 The Campeonato Carioca Série B1 is the third tier of the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is run by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation (FERJ). List of champions Following is the list ...

) after a change in the league structure. In November 2021, Pérolas Negras won the year's Copa Rio, winning a spot in the 2022

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (English: Brazilian Championship Serie D), commonly known as the Série D or the Brazilian Série D to distinguish it from the Italian Serie D, is the fourth division of the Brazilian football league system, and ...

Honours

* Copa Rio ** Winners (1): 2021 *

** Winners (1): 2020 *

** Winners (1): 2017 * Taça Waldir Amaral ** Winners (2): 2020, 2021 * Taça Maracanã ** Winners (1): 2021

References

External links

* {{Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Association football clubs established in 2009 Football clubs in Rio de Janeiro (state) 2009 establishments in Brazil