Rio Branco VN

Founded on 29 June 1945 by a group of friends, Rio Branco only started to play professionally in 1993, winning the Campeonato Capixaba Série B. In 1995, in their second season in the Campeonato Capixaba, the club reached the finals but lost to Linhares EC. In 1999, after suffering relegation, Rio Branco ceased first team activities, but kept their youth categories.

The professional squad only returned to the competitions in 2016, in the second division. In 2017, the club returned to the first division after 19 years, after finishing second in the second level. In their return to the first division, Rio Branco was knocked out in the semifinals in 2018 and in the quarterfinals in 2019, before lifting the trophy for the first time in 2020. They also qualified for the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, 2021 Copa Verde and the 2021 Copa do Brasil.

In 2026, Rio Branco finished the Campeonato Capixaba in the relegation zone—a stark contrast to their victorious campaign in the Copa ES. Consequently, in 2027, Rio Branco became the first team to compete in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D while simultaneously participating in the Campeonato Capixaba Série B.