Boavista Sport Club

Boavista Sport Club, commonly known as Boavista, is a Brazilian professional football club in Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro. The team compete in Campeonato Carioca, the top tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league. The club was formerly known as Esporte Clube Barreira. History Barreira On October 14, 1961, the club was founded as Esporte Clube Barreira. In 1991, EC Barreira won the Campeonato Carioca Terceira Divisão (Campeonato Carioca Third Division), after beating Bayer of Belford Roxo city. Both clubs were promoted to the following year's Segunda Divisão (Second Division).