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Grêmio (RS)
Grêmio on September 15, 1903 by Cândido Dias where he and 31 people met at Salão Grau restaurant and founded the club as a Brazilian football team from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Their uniform consists of blue, white and black striped shirts, black shorts and white socks.
Grêmio is officially ranked number one by the Brazilian Football Confederation and Sports Club Internacional is their greatest rival. Every match between the two sides is a highly fierce and mythic derby of Brazilian football, called a "Gre-Nal".
The club's first president was Carlos Luiz Bohrer and on March 16, 1904, at Parque da Várzea, Grêmio beat Porto Alegre 1-0 and became the favorite club of the German community and event that would reflect the racial limitations imposed on the players and the first black player would be Tesourinha, during the 1950s.
Grêmio won its first state championship in 1921, a year after the arrival of goalkeeper Eurico Lara. On May 19, 1935, Grêmio became the first Rio Grande do Sul team to beat a Paulista team. Grêmio beat Santos 3-2 and was also the first club outside Rio de Janeiro state to play at Maracanã, defeating Flamengo 3-1. Their first national championship was won on May 3, 1981 and in 1983 they won their first international title.
A poor season in 1991forced the team to be relegated to the Brazilian Second Division, but returned to the first division in 1993, and in 2004 they were again relegated to the Brazilian Second Division.
On November 26, 2005 Grêmio won the second division of Campeonato Brasileiro, being promoted to the following year's first division. On April 9, 2006, at Estádio Beira-Rio, Grêmio won the state championship against Internacional, preventing the rival from winning its fifth title in a row.
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