1995 Campeonato Carioca
The 1995 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on January 28, 1995 and ended on June 25, 1995. It is the official tournament organized by FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Only clubs based in the Rio de Janeiro State are allowed to play. Sixteen teams contested this edition. Fluminense won the title for the 28th time. Entrerriense, São Cristóvão, Friburguense and Campo Grande were relegated. System. The tournament would be divided in four stages: Championship. Taça Guanabara. Group A. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Group B.  <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Módulo Intermediário. Group C. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Group D. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Relegation group. Originally, Campo Grande and São Cristóvão were relegated, to be replaced by Barra Mansa and Bayer. However, for 1996, the federation decided to reduce the championship to twelve teams and, in addition to not promoting any team from the Módulo Intermediário, inexplicably relegated Entrerriense (8th place) and Friburguense (12th place).