Três Rios is a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro

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...

. As of 2007 its population was 72,848 and its area is 325 km².
As of 2009, the mayor of Três Rios is Vinicius Farah.

Sports

There are three sport clubs in the city. América

América Futebol Clube (TR)

América Futebol Clube, usually known simply as América, or as América de Três Rios, América-TR or América , is a Brazilian football club from Três Rios, Rio de Janeiro state.-History:...

, Entrerriense

Entrerriense Futebol Clube

Entrerriense Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Três Rios, Rio de Janeiro State.-History:They were founded on 12 December 1925.The club has played at the top level of the Campeonato Carioca tournament...

 and Três Rios. América's football

Football (soccer)

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 section is currently closed, but the club still disputes basketball

Basketball

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 competitions. Entrerriense and Três Rios FC's football sections are currently active. Três Rios is currently disputing Campeonato Carioca Third 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...

.