Clássico dos Milhões
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Emerson for Corinthians in 2012 and Nenê for West Ham United in 2015. Currently, they are among the leading players in Flamengo and Vasco da Gama, respectively.
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| Other names | Flamengo versus Vasco da Gama |
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| Locale | Rio de Janeiro, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Teams | Flamengo, Vasco da Gama |
| First meeting |
Vasco da Gama 3–1 Flamengo 29 April 1923 |
| Latest meeting | Flamengo 1–0 Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro State Championship (Rio State Championship (Semi-final): 26 February 2017) |
| Statistics | |
| Most wins | Flamengo (149) |
| Largest victory |
Vasco da Gama 7-0 Flamengo 26 April 1931 |
Clássico dos Milhões (meaning "Derby of Millions") is the name of the classic Brazilian derby between Flamengo and Vasco da Gama, both from Rio de Janeiro city, considered one of the most fiercely contested derbies in Brazilian football and one of the biggest in football worldwide, both in historic rivalry and in popularity. It is thus named since its beginnings in the 1920s, as Flamemgo and Vasco are the two largest fanbases in the state of Rio de Janeiro, and more recently as it imposed itself since the 1970s as arguably the top nationwide Brazilian derby.
Poll estimations, though variable, attribute Flamengo and Vasco with a combined share of about 20% of the overall population, i.e. totalling 45 million supporters nationwide (typically 30 million to Flamengo and 15 million to Vasco). At local Rio state level, polls suggest that both clubs account for more than two quarters of the declared supporter base (typically 50% of the overall Rio State population for Flamengo, 19% for Vasco, 15% for Fluminense and 12% for Botafogo, because Vasco have more supporters outside their home state).
Its intense rivalry, though more stressed in football since 1923 when Vasco rose to first division, started already in the first decades in rowing regatte, as both clubs were founded in the late 19th century (Vasco 1898 and Flamengo 1895) as rowing clubs. Today, as multi-sports clubs in the Iberic tradition of Barcelona FC, Real Madrid, Benfica and Sporting Lisbon, both teams also compete often at national level in other sports such as basketball, swimming, futsal and judo.
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