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The four big clubs

Rio’s football derbies

Four big clubs, six derbies, each with its own name. What they are and how a visitor gets a ticket for one.

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Maracanã football match ticket with private transport
Insider Adventures · About 5 hours Maracanã football match ticket with private transport
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Guide for a football match with match ticket
TSN Experiences · About 4 hours Guide for a football match with match ticket
★ 5.0 (264) from $54
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Rio has four big clubs: Flamengo, Fluminense, Botafogo and Vasco da Gama. Every pairing between them is a derby, a clássico, and each has a name. As of October 2026 all four play in the Série A, so the derbies come round in the national league as well as in the Rio state championship. We do not list fixtures here; dates are confirmed late and move often.

Match visits that can land on a derby

No listing promises a derby. These offers cover several clubs, so a derby is possible when the date fits; the product page shows which games are on sale. Sorted by number of reviews.

Photo Offer Transfer Clubs Duration Reviews ↕ Price ↕ Book
Match ticket and private van Insider Adventures Van from Copacabana Flamengo, Fluminense 5 h ★ 4.9 (1,958) $80 per person Book now
Match guide and ticket TSN Experiences Meet in Tijuca All four big clubs 4 h ★ 5.0 (264) $54 per person Book now
Match ticket and bus transfer Gray Line Brazil Cancel up to 4 days before Bus All Rio clubs 6 h ★ 4.6 (229) $143 per person Book now
Ticket, guide and private van Tour da bola Van from Copacabana Flamengo, Fluminense 4.5 h ★ 4.8 (194) $100 per person Book now
Match ticket with local support Insider Adventures No transfer Flamengo, Fluminense 3 h ★ 4.9 (62) $25 per person Book now

Prices per person as GetYourGuide and Viator list them right now; the final amount depends on the match you pick and appears on the booking page.

The multi-club match visits in detail

Transfer, clubs and cancellation for each offer. Open a card for the details we could confirm.

Maracanã football match ticket with private transport
Insider Adventures

Maracanã football match ticket with private transport

  • Duration: About 5 hours
  • Stadium: Maracanã
  • Getting there: Private van there and back, departure from the Copacabana Palace hotel
  • Clubs: Flamengo and Fluminense home games
  • Registration help: Facial registration is mandatory; the agency sends instructions 3 to 7 days before the match
  • If the match is moved: Full refund if the match is moved to another date

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from $80 ★ 4.9 (1,958 reviews)
Book on GetYourGuide
Full details

What the booking covers

  • Match ticket for a game at the Maracanã
  • Private van, leaving from the Copacabana Palace
  • Flamengo or Fluminense home game, depending on the date
  • Full refund if the match is rescheduled

About this offer

For a game at the Maracanã without sorting out the ticket or the ride yourself. The outing starts at the Copacabana Palace and takes about five hours in all.

Meeting point

The Copacabana Palace hotel in Copacabana.

Summarised from the offer’s product page on the booking platform.

Guide for a football match with match ticket
TSN Experiences

Guide for a football match with match ticket

  • Duration: About 4 hours
  • Stadium: Maracanã
  • Getting there: Meet the guide at one of three bars in Tijuca, then about 10 minutes on foot to the stadium
  • Clubs: Flamengo, Fluminense, Botafogo and Vasco

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from $54 ★ 5.0 (264 reviews)
Book on GetYourGuide
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What the booking covers

  • Match ticket plus a guide for the whole evening
  • Warm-up in the bars of Tijuca, the neighbourhood next to the stadium
  • Offered for games of all four big Rio clubs

About this offer

You meet the guide at one of three bars in Tijuca, about ten minutes on foot from the stadium, so plan your own way there. Allow about four hours.

Summarised from the offer’s product page on the booking platform.

Football match with ticket and transportation
Gray Line Brazil

Football match with ticket and transportation

  • Duration: About 6 hours
  • Stadium: Maracanã and two other Rio stadiums
  • Getting there: Bus with pickup and drop-off in Leblon, Ipanema or Copacabana
  • Clubs: All Rio clubs, at three stadiums
  • If the match is moved: If the date or time changes, choose a new booking or a full refund

✓ Free cancellation up to 4 days before the start

from $143 ★ 4.6 (229 reviews)
Book on GetYourGuide
Full details

What the booking covers

  • Match ticket and bus transfer
  • Covers games of all Rio clubs, not only at the Maracanã
  • Earlier cancellation deadline than the other match visits: 4 days

About this offer

Worth a look if your dates fall on a game outside the Maracanã, since Gray Line Brazil covers matches at three Rio stadiums. Transport is a bus transfer, and the outing takes about six hours.

Summarised from the offer’s product page on the booking platform.

Maracanã football game with ticket, transfer and guide
Tour da bola

Maracanã football game with ticket, transfer and guide

  • Duration: About 4.5 hours
  • Stadium: Maracanã
  • Getting there: Private van there and back from the Coisas de Bamba kiosk in Copacabana
  • Registration help: Help with the facial registration; the team gets in touch the day before
  • If the match is moved: Full refund if the match is moved to another date

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from $100 ★ 4.8 (194 reviews)
Book on GetYourGuide
Full details

What the booking covers

  • Match ticket, guide and transfer in one booking
  • Private van to the Maracanã
  • Full refund if the match is rescheduled

About this offer

Tour da bola looks after the whole outing to the Maracanã, from the ride in a private van to the seat in the stadium. Plan on about four and a half hours.

Meeting point

The Coisas de Bamba kiosk on Avenida Atlântica in Copacabana.

Know before you go

  • The seating section is described differently in different parts of the listing; check it on the product page.

Summarised from the offer’s product page on the booking platform.

Maracanã football match ticket with local support
Insider Adventures

Maracanã football match ticket with local support

  • Duration: About 3 hours
  • Stadium: Maracanã
  • Getting there: No transfer; you make your own way to the stadium
  • Clubs: Flamengo or Fluminense, depending on the fixture
  • Registration help: Help with the facial registration; instructions arrive 3 to 7 days before the match
  • If the match is moved: Full refund if the date or kick-off changes and you do not accept it

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from $25 ★ 4.9 (62 reviews)
Book on GetYourGuide
Full details

What the booking covers

  • Match ticket for a game at the Maracanã
  • Support from a local contact on match day
  • No transfer: ticket and local help only

About this offer

You travel to the Maracanã on your own, so this suits travellers who already find their way around Rio. Plan on about three hours.

Summarised from the offer’s product page on the booking platform.

The six derbies

DerbyClubsName in English
Fla-FluFlamengo and FluminenseThe Fla-Flu
Clássico dos MilhõesFlamengo and VascoDerby of the Millions
Clássico VovôBotafogo and FluminenseGrandpa Derby
Clássico da RivalidadeBotafogo and FlamengoRivalry Derby
Clássico da AmizadeBotafogo and VascoFriendship Derby
Clássico dos GigantesFluminense and VascoGiants Derby

The Clássico Vovô carries its name because it is the oldest derby in Brazil. Fluminense, founded in 1902, and Botafogo, founded in 1904 by students, first met in a friendly on 22 October 1905. The Fla-Flu is the derby a visitor is most likely to see at the Maracanã, because both clubs play their home games there.

Sources: Wikipedia, Football in Rio de Janeiro and Clássico Vovô, read October 2026.

How derby tickets are split

At a derby the stadium is divided between the two clubs. In the 2026 match information we checked, the visiting club received one sector of the Maracanã, Sul or Norte, for its own fans and sold it through its own channels. Sectors such as Leste and Oeste were sold as mixed areas open to both sets of supporters. The face registration differed: at one Flamengo home derby, visiting fans registered on Flamengo’s biometrics site, while at one Fluminense home derby the visitors used their own club’s registration. The agency’s instructions tell you which one applies.

Derbies are among the games in highest demand, and the clubs give their members the first turn before the public sale (Lance, October 2024). For a visitor that means: decide early, and expect an agency to need your details well before the game.

Sources: match information for 2026 derbies at the Maracanã via NetVasco, April 2026 and NetVasco, August 2026.

Which part of the stadium to pick

Mixed sectors are open to the fans of both clubs, so a neutral visitor does not stand out there. The sectors each club sells to its own supporters are another matter. If you book a match visit for a derby, the agency chooses the sector; ask which one before you book if that matters to you, and leave club colours at the hotel unless you know which side you are on.

Big-game atmosphere, as reviewers saw it

Two reviewers describe an electric night and feeling safe with the guide. The 3★ review of the Insider Adventures ticket wished for a full stadium, a reminder that not every league game sells out.

“An absolutely incredible experience at Maracanã! I went to watch Flamengo play a league game, and the atmosphere was electric from start to finish. …”
Xavier · United Kingdom · Sep 2026 Match ticket with local support · Insider Adventures
“This match was great and would definitely boom again. It was definitely worth the extra money as a tourist to know you are safe with your tour guide and also learn about the history of Brazil as you go to match. …”
Jasmine · United States · May 2026 Match ticket and bus transfer · Gray Line Brazil
“It was good. Would have liked a full stadium”
Verified traveler · Ireland · Aug 2026 Match ticket with local support · Insider Adventures

Reviews by match-goers, from GetYourGuide.

Questions before you book

What is the Fla-Flu?

The derby between Flamengo and Fluminense, the two clubs that share the Maracanã. The name simply joins the first syllables of both clubs.

Which is the oldest derby in Rio?

The Clássico Vovô between Botafogo and Fluminense. The first game was a friendly on 22 October 1905, and the name, Grandpa Derby, refers to that age.

Can I book a derby specifically?

Not on this site: no listing here is limited to derbies. The multi-club match visits sell the games available on their product pages, and a derby can be among them.

Where should a neutral visitor sit at a derby?

In a mixed sector, if the agency can choose one. Mixed sectors are sold to fans of both clubs; the other sectors go to the supporters of one side.

Related on this site

Flamengo tickets

Home games at the Maracanã.

Fluminense tickets

The other Maracanã club.

How to buy tickets

Face registration and visitor ID, club by club.

Every Maracanã match visit compared

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