Players
- The average number of players developed by Botafogo who played for the Brazilian team in World Cups is superior to the average number of players developed by big clubs, such as Palmeiras and Atlético-MG. Seven players were called -up: Tim (1938), Baldochi (1970), Sócrates (1982–1986), Raí (1994), Cicinho (2006) and Doni (2010).
- Players Raí and Zé Mário, were called-up to the Brazilian soccer team while still playing for Botafogo. Zé Mário was a great player. The Brazilian national team doctors discovered he had a serious illness (leukemia). On June 8, 1977, he played in the Brazil and England friendly game at the Maracanã, and also played against São Paulo on June 12. Shortly after he died. Zé Mario was one of the best players in the 1977 Botafogo team, getting the attention of Osvaldo Brandão, who was the coach of the Brazilian national team at the time. He certainly would have played the World Cup in Argentina in 1978 if he was alive. Botafogo fans still remembers him.
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—Ben Jonson (c. 1572–1637)
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