Barcelona Esporte Clube
Encyclopedia
Barcelona Esporte Clube, commonly known as Barcelona, is a Brazil
ian football club based in Rio de Janeiro
, Rio de Janeiro state
.
of Spain. They competed in their first professional competition in 2000, in the Campeonato Carioca Fourth Level
, finishing in the seventh place, and then they competed in the Campeonato Carioca Second Level
in 2001.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian football club based in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Rio de Janeiro state
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...
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History
The club was founded on December 5, 1999, the club being named after Fútbol Club BarcelonaFC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
of Spain. They competed in their first professional competition in 2000, in the Campeonato Carioca Fourth Level
Campeonato Carioca (lower levels)
The Campeonato Carioca lower levels are the football tournaments for the Rio de Janeiro clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Carioca First Division. The competitions are organized by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation...
, finishing in the seventh place, and then they competed in the Campeonato Carioca Second Level
Campeonato Carioca (lower levels)
The Campeonato Carioca lower levels are the football tournaments for the Rio de Janeiro clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Carioca First Division. The competitions are organized by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation...
in 2001.