The 1997 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 21st edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 18 January to 6 February 1997.

Team	City	Ground	Nº participations	Best result
Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã	18	Champions: 1962, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared)
Corinthians	São Paulo	Pacaembu	21	Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954, 1966 (shared)
Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã	20	Champions: 1961
Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã	20	Champions: 1957, 1960
Palmeiras	São Paulo	Parque Antártica	21	Champions: 1933, 1951, 1965, 1993
Santos	Santos	Vila Belmiro	17	Champions: 1959, 1963, 1964 (shared), 1966 (shared)
São Paulo	São Paulo	Morumbi	20	Runners-up: 1933, 1962
Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro	São Januário	21	Champions: 1958, 1966 (shared)

The tournament were disputed entirely in a knockout format.

Following is the summary of the 1997 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:^[1][2]

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Finals
	São Paulo	2	1	3 (5)
	Fluminense	2	1	3 (4)
							São Paulo	0	1	1
							Flamengo	1	3	4
	Corinthians	0	2	2
	Flamengo	3	0	3
													Flamengo	1	2	3
													Santos	2	2	4
	Palmeiras	3	1	4
	Botafogo	2	1	3
							Palmeiras	1	1	2
							Santos	3	0	3
	Santos	2	3	5 (4)
	Vasco da Gama	2	3	5 (3)

4 February 1997 (1997-2-4)

Santos	2–1	Flamengo
Alessandro 6' Macedo 29'		Marcelo Ribeiro 85'

Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 24,236

Referee: Cláudio Vinícius Cerdeira

6 February 1997 (1997-2-6)

Flamengo	2–2	Santos
Romário 37', 45'		Anderson 33' Juari 77'

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 70,729

Referee: Oscar Roberto Godói