União São João de Araras

União São João Esporte Clube, better known as União São João de Araras, is a Brazilian football club from the city of Araras, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, founded on January 14, 1981 by Hermínio Ometto. Its colors are green, which represents sugar cane, and white, which means sugar. A traditional team from the interior of São Paulo, the club is known for having revealed former player Roberto Carlos, left-back and five-time world champion with the Brazilian National Team. União São João was runner-up in the 2002 Campeonato Paulista,. After a seven-year absence, as the team requested licensing in 2015, the club returned to compete in the second division of the Campeonato Paulista in 2022, a tournament that is equivalent to the fourth state level, in which it was champion in 2023.. From 1981 to 1995, a Dragon was the official mascot of União São João EC; but from 1995 to the present day, the Macaw, symbol of the city of Araras, is the club's official mascot.