Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɡɾẽmju ˌfutʃˈbɔw ˌpoɾtw ɐlɛˈɡɾẽsi]), commonly known as Grêmio, is a Brazilianprofessional football club based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Currently playing in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, and the Campeonato Gaúcho, the Rio Grande do Sul's state league. The club was founded in 1903 by Englishman Andy Fairbank and German Paul Cochlin and his fellow immigrants.