Deportivo La Coruña Brasil Futebol Clube, commonly known as La Coruña, is a Brazil

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 November 15, 1994, being named after Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña

Deportivo de La Coruña

Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División...

, by the club's lifelong president, Maria Geralda dos Santos, due to Bebeto

Bebeto

José Roberto Gama de Oliveira, known as 'Bebeto', is a former football forward, a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup...

's spell at the Spanish team.

Stadium

Deportivo La Coruña Brasil Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio Eduardo Guinle

Estádio Eduardo Guinle

Estádio Eduardo Guinle is a multi-use stadium located in Nova Friburgo, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Friburguense Atlético Clube, Deportivo La Coruña Brasil Futebol Clube and Santa Cruz Futebol Clube. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 12,000...

, located in Nova Friburgo

Nova Friburgo

Nova Friburgo is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil. It is located in the northern mountainous region of the state, 136 km from its capital Rio de Janeiro...

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 6,550 people.