The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, awarded the Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama the category of Honorary Member of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique. The badge will be imposed this Friday by Ambassador Luís Faro Ramos, at the Consulate General of Portugal in Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro.
With Luso-Brazilian roots, the club, known as Vasco da Gama – a tribute to the Portuguese navigator who discovered the sea route to India – celebrated its 125th anniversary on August 21. Occasion to remember the way he always dealt with issues of tolerance and non-discrimination.
One of the greatest prides for supporters and leaders of the association which was founded in 1898 by Portuguese descendants and which had rowing as its only modality at the time, is a card on display in the trophy room of Estádio São Januário. . In this document, the president of the club in 1924, José Augusto Prestes, announced to the Associação Metropolitana de Esportes Atléticos that the club refused to fire the twelve black, blue-collar and illiterate athletes it had in its squad – footballers who did not goods. gave access to the big rivals Botafogo, Flamengo and Fluminense.
This document has gone down in the history of the country as a milestone in the fight against racism in football. And that she was again commemorated on this anniversary.
Source: DN
