Nominal home stadium is the Laranjeiras, capacity 8,000 but the team plays in the Maracanã which holds 120,000. They play in Colours: Shirt with thin white and thick green and maroon vertical stripes, white shorts and white socks.
Its biggest rivals are from the same city: Flamengo, Botafogo and Vasco da Gama. Fluminense means both fluvial and natural from Rio de Janeiro.
The other big teams from Brazil (including the four mentioned) are: Corinthians, Santos, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Atlético Mineiro, Grêmio, Cruzeiro and Internacional.
Honours
Some Famous Players