Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈklubi dʒi ʁeˈɡatɐz ˈvasku dɐ ˈɡɐ̃mɐ], meaning Vasco da Gama Club of 🍇 Rowing), commonly referred to as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, 🍇 Brazil.

Although originally a rowing club and then a multi-sport club, Vasco is mostly known for its men's football team, which 🍇 currently competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, and in the 🍇 Campeonato Carioca, the top state league of Rio de Janeiro.[4]

Named after Vasco da Gama 400 years after he made the 🍇 voyage to open the European–Asian sea route in 1498, the club was founded in 21 August 1898 as a rowing 🍇 club by Brazilian and Portuguese immigrants workers.

Vasco created its football department in 26 November 1915, being the professionalism adopted in 🍇 1933 – pioneer in Brazil.

[5][6] In addition with its main departments of football and rowing, Vasco has other sports departments 🍇 since 1910s.