The Taça da Prefeitura do Distrito Federal (''Cup of the Prefecture of the Federal District''), commonly also Torneio Municipal do Rio de Janeiro (''Municipal Tournament of Rio de Janeiro''), was a tournament for clubs of the then capital of Brazil

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which was held for the first time in 1938 and which took place annually from 1943 to 1948. The last edition was in 1951. 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 Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, B ...

. 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. When teams finished even on points a deciding match was held. All of the teams that participated in the Campeonato Carioca took part in that competition, with the sole exception to the 1996 edition, when only the teams from Rio de Janeiro City that disputed the first level participated. As a consequence, the number of participants grew along with the championship's, going from nine in 1938 to eleven in 1951.

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, and Bangu took part in all editions. Further participants were

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, Madureira, Olaria and Canto do Rio from

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Winners

* 1938: Fluminense *

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: São Cristóvão *

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in No ...

: Vasco da Gama *

1945 1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. Januar ...

: Vasco da Gama * 1946: Vasco da Gama *

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January– February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the count ...

: Vasco da Gama *

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

: Fluminense *

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

: Botafogo *

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on b ...

: Botafogo

References

External links

* Pedro Varanda
''Rio de Janeiro - Torneio Municipal - List of Champions''

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and RSSSF Brasil, 1 October 2004. Defunct football cup competitions in Brazil Football cup competitions in Rio de Janeiro (state) {{Brazil-sport-stub