1. Of Rio's big four clubs, which one was the first to be founded?
From Quiz Rio's Big Four
Answer:
Botafogo
Botafogo traces its origins back to the Club de Regatas Botafogo (Botafogo Rowing Club), which was founded on 1 July 1894. At the time, rowing was an elite sport in Rio, with many clubs founded by participants in the sport, while football was seen as something of a common pursuit. Nevertheless, a decade after the foundation of the rowing club, in August 1904 a football club was also founded in Botafogo, which initially went by the name Electro; this was changed to Botafogo Football Club one month later. The football and rowing clubs soon began to have a closer relationship, sharing not just a name, a location, team colours and supporters, which led to the idea of a merger. This eventually came to fruition in December 1942 when, during a friendly basketball game between representatives of the two clubs, footballer Armando Albano died - the presidents of the two clubs then announced that, in honour of Albano, the two clubs would join together to form a single institution, retaining the football club's black and white stripes, and with the rowing club's lone star badge. As a reminder of its rowing past, Botafogo's official name is still Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (Botafogo Football and Rowing).