 Copa Rio (international tournament)

The Copa Rio ("Rio Cup") was the first intercontinental club football tournament, contested on two occasions in 1951 and 1952 in Brazil.The first edition (but also the second) was an unofficial international club tournament contested between eight teams from Europe and South America between 30 June and 22 July 1951 in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in the Pacaembu and Maracanã stadiums, respectively.