The Rio Branco Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
33 saves: Mateus Oliveira was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 33 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Match8 Aug 2026
Nowhere to hide for Rio Branco
1‑10 against Maricá, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A move Jefferson would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Jefferson is living that version at Rio Branco, and it tends to show in the first month.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Gabriel Domingos signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Gabriel Domingos commits to Rio Branco for another 3 years.
Match8 Aug 2026
11 goals as Rio Branco and Maricá go for it
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 11 goals between Rio Branco and Maricá, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
Market10 Aug 2026
Mateus Oliveira steps up from the Rio Branco academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mateus Oliveira has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Pedro Soares steps up from the Rio Branco academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Pedro Soares has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: João Oliveira joins the Rio Branco first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. João Oliveira is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Luís Assis joins the Rio Branco first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luís Assis is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad No place for Gabriel Domingos in the new shape
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Looking ahead Jefferson faces his old club