Esporte Clube Juventude, commonly known as Juventude or the Esmeraldas, is a Brazilian women's Association football club, based in the city of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. They won the Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Feminino three times.
Juventude first established a women's team in the 1990s, winning the Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Feminino in three consecutive years (2004, 2005 and 2006). After a period of inactivity, the women's side was reestablished in May 2021, initially with an under-18 category.
Juventude achieved promotion from the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3 in May 2023, and reached a second consecutive promotion in July of the following year.