The Re-Pa is the Brazilian association football derby between two Belém based teams – Remo and Paysandu, the biggest one in Pará and in Brazil's North Region.[1] Both Remo and Paysandu fans recognise each other as their biggest rivals and the derby is one of the fiercest in Brazilian football. With 775 matches, it is the most played derby in the world.

Re-Pa
The Mangueirão stadium, commonly the home of the Re-Pa since 1978
Other namesClássico Rei da Amazônia (Amazon King derby)
LocationBelém, Pará, Brazil
Teams
First meetingRemo 2–1 Paysandu
1914 Campeonato Paraense
14 June 1914
Latest meetingPaysandu 1–1 Remo
2024 Campeonato Paraense
14 April 2024
StadiumsBaenão (Remo)
Estádio da Curuzu (Paysandu)
Mangueirão (neutral)
Statistics
Meetings total775
Most winsRemo (268)
Most player appearancesQuarentinha (135)
Top scorerHélio (47)
All-time seriesRemo: 268
Drawn: 264
Paysandu: 243
Largest victoryRemo 0–7 Paysandu, 1945 Campeonato Paraense
(22 July 1945)
Paysandu
Remo

Paysandu (Curuzu) and Remo (Baenão) stadiums are around 200 meters apart, being the 2nd shortest distance between rivals' stadiums in the world, behind only those of the two teams from Dundee, Scotland.

On May 4, 2016, the derby was declared intangible cultural heritage of the State of Pará, being qualified as a cultural expression of the people of Pará.[2]

History

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First match

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The first match between the two teams happened on June 14, 1914, by the Campeonato Paraense that year. Remo won 2–1, with goals from Rubilar and an own goal from Bayma. Paysandu's goal was scored by Mateus.

Beginning of the rivalry

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Initially, Remo and Paysandu maintained a somewhat friendly relationship. However, this changed on January 23, 1915, when Remo's first secretary, Elzemann, sent a letter to Antônio Barros (president of Paysandu at the time), in order to carry out a match whose income would be used to help the teams financially. Paysandu sent a letter of reply, surrounded by insulting terms to Remo's proposal. In a second letter, the board of Paysandu accepted the challenge, without putting aside the insults. The following day, Remo sent another letter to end the friendly relations between the clubs. It was the beginning of one of the biggest rivalries in Brazilian football.

Statistics and records

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Largest wins

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  • Biggest Remo win: 7–2, on 5 March 1939.
  • Biggest Paysandu win: 7–0, on 22 July 1945.

Longest unbeaten runs

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  • From Remo: 33 matches, from 31 January 1993 to 7 May 1997.
  • From Paysandu: 13 matches, from 29 January 1970 to 9 September 1970.

Top scorers

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Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Hélio Paysandu 47
2 Itaguary Remo, Paysandu 30
3 Quarenta Paysandu 28
Cacetão Paysandu 28
5 Bené Paysandu 26
6 Quiba Remo 24
7 Carlos Alberto Paysandu 23
8 Jaime Remo, Paysandu 22
9 Farias Paysandu 21
Jeju Remo, Paysandu 21
11 Santo Antônio Remo 19

Statistics in the Campeonato Brasileiro

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Division Matches Paysandu wins Drawn Remo wins Paysandu goals Remo goals
Série A 10 2 5 3 9 11
Série B* 16 5 6 5 22 19
Série C 8 2 3 3 8 10
Total 34 9 14 11 39 40

*The matches from the Módulo Amarelo of the 2000 Campeonato Brasileiro are included as Série B matches.[1][3]

Last match: 17 July 2023, Paysandu 1–0 Remo, Série C

Clubs' honours

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Competitions Paysandu Remo
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2 0
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 0 1
Campeonato Paraense 50 47
Copa dos Campeões 1 0
Copa Verde 4 1
Copa Norte 1 0
Torneio Norte-Nordeste 0 1
Torneio do Norte 0 3
Total 58 53

Highest attendances

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  • Remo 1–0 Paysandu; 65,000 (11 July 1999); Mangueirão (neutral)
  • Paysandu 1–1 Remo; 64,010 (29 April 1979); Mangueirão (neutral)
  • Remo 1–0 Paysandu; 52,973 (8 April 1979); Mangueirão (neutral)
  • Remo 2–1 Paysandu; 51,304 (26 August 1979); Mangueirão (neutral)
  • Paysandu 0–0 Remo; 48,180 (4 February 2024); Mangueirão (neutral)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Remo x Paysandu, quem venceu mais vezes o Re-Pa?". 9 April 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  2. ^ Clássico Re-Pa é declarado patrimônio cultural imaterial do Estado do Pará Globo Esporte, 4 May 2016
  3. ^ "Raio-X – Remo - Paysandu". oGol. Retrieved 23 January 2024.