Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense was founded on September 15
History of Henrique C. - Viseu, Portugal
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense was founded on September 15, 1903. The team was created by Cândido Dias da Silva and his friends from São Paulo. Days before the founding of the team, Silva, who always had his soccer ball under his arm, went to watch a soccer demonstration by the English and German players from the Rio Grande teams. The ball deflated during the presentation and Silva ran to borrow his. At the end of the match, he went to talk to the soccer players and found out more about football and how to found a team, giving rise to Grêmio a week later.
