of the postcards of Rio de Janeiro, the Botafogo rowing club was founded in 1891 under the name Grupo de Regatas Botafogo. However, soon after, the club had to shut down its activities, returning three years later as Club de Regatas Botafogo. It is one of the main sports in the club's history, next to football. It came from there the greatest revelation of national rowing: Antônio Mendes de Oliveira, the Brazilian champion in 1902. In 1924, Antônio became president of Botafogo. Today, they count with prominent athletes such as Aílson Eráclito da Silva, Célio Dias Amorim, Armando Marx, Anderson Nocetti, Diego Nazário, Bianca Miarka, and Marciel Morais. The club's rowing is also a highlight in the Paralympics with Isaac Ribeiro, who became a three-time Brazilian champion and participated in the World Cup in Slovenia as well as the London Paralympics. Volleyball 1930s to 1950s: Successful Start A national and international reference in the sport, Botafogo was a pioneer at the state level and won the first five editions of the Men's Carioca Championship, from 1938 to 1942. The team would repeat the feat in 1945, 1946, and 1950. In the Women's Carioca Championship, the black-and-whites won the title in 1939, 1940, and from 1946 to 1950. 1960s and 1970s: South American trio and four-time Brazilian champion After a period of twelve years without victories on the courts, the Glorioso team conquered a trophy in 1962, when it again won the Men's Carioca Championship. By the end of the 1970s, Botafogo would become the tournament's greatest champion by winning first place thirteen more times (eleven in a row), the last one in 1979. Around the same time, the club would become one of the sport's greatest powers by winning titles at the national and international levels. Led by names such as Ary Graça, Bebeto de Freitas, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, and Mario Dunlop (present in all the victories), Botafogo won the South American Championship three times, in 1971, 1972, and 1977, and was the Brazilian champion four times, winning the Brazilian Cup in 1971, 1972, and 1975; and the Brazilian Super League in 1976. In all, the club won over 30 titles between 1965 and 1978. While Botafogo was doing well in the men's field, the women's team won only one professional title at this time. In 1964, with players such as Eunice Rondino and Marly, the club won the Women's