Náutico

Clube Náutico Capibaribe, also known as Náutico, is a Brazilian sports club, including a professional football team, in Recife, Pernambuco . Náutico is the only football club in Pernambuco that has won the state championship 6 times in a row (from 1963 to 1968 ). The club has a historical rivalry with local Sport Club do Recife . Their derby is known as Clássico dos Clássicos and is a complex social phenomenon within the city. Náutico has an important swimming arena including an Olympic-sized pool that meets all world standards and activities in other sports such as hockey . The official mascot of Náutico is the opossum, known locally as "timbu".