Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama Logo

A black, heraldic shield with a thick white border and a diagonal white band running from the viewer's upper-left to lower-right. Centered inside the shield is a stylized three-masted sailing ship in white, shown sailing on small stylized w...

Logo

Black shield crest with a white diagonal band, white sailing ship bearing red crosses on its sails and monogram letters CR and VG.
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama logo

About Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama

A black, heraldic shield with a thick white border and a diagonal white band running from the viewer's upper-left to lower-right. Centered inside the shield is a stylized three-masted sailing ship in white, shown sailing on small stylized waves. The ship's sails each bear a prominent red, four-armed cross.

Additional decorative elements include white monogram letters: "CR" placed on the viewer's left side of the shield and a combined "VG" monogram near the shield's base. The design is high-contrast, flat, and emblematic, using primarily black, white and a bright red accent on the crosses.

What's in it: sailing ship sails waves flag (mast) red cross (on sails) monogram letters (CR, VG)

Shapes: rounded shield diagonal band (bend) stylized sailing ship silhouette sails monogram letters

Style: heraldic emblem flat minimal palette sport crest

Text in logo: CR; VG

A historic sailing ship with red crosses on the sails and a shield format evokes maritime exploration and heraldry (nautical/rower origins).

Colors

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Black
#000000 · primary
White
#FFFFFF · secondary
Red
#C8102E · accent

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama Logo History

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama is a Brazilian sports club founded in 1898 in Rio de Janeiro as a rowing club; its name honours the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. The ship-and-cross emblem references maritime/age-of-discovery imagery and the cross used by Portuguese navigators.

Frequently asked

Which club uses this crest?

This is the crest of Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, a Brazilian sports club best known for its football team.

What do the red crosses on the sails represent?

Visually they are stylized red crosses on the ship's sails, a common heraldic motif associated with historical Portuguese navigation imagery.

What do the letters in the logo read?

The logo includes stylized monogram letters 'CR' on the left and 'VG' at the bottom, typically rendered in white against the black shield.

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