Васко де Гама / Vasco da Gama

Full name Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama

Nickname(s) Gigante da Colina (Hill's Giant), Bacalhau (Cod)
Founded 1898
Ground Sao Januario,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Capacity 31,000
League Brazilian Serie A
2005 Brazilian Serie A, 12th

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, (after the famous Portuguese explorer of the same name) is a Brazilian sports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898 (although the football department started on November 5, 1915). It was founded by Portuguese immigrants, and it's still the team traditionally supported by the Portuguese community of Rio de Janeiro.
Their home stadium is the Sao Januario, capacity 31,000, but some games are played at the Maracana (capacity 103,000). They play in white shirts with a black diagonal sash that contains an Order of Christ cross, white shorts and white socks.
Vasco's distinctive role in the extinction of the odious racial discrimination that scourged Brazilian football in its beginnings is a reason for the fans to be proud of, and deserves special mention.