Raca Rubro-Negra Photo

Photographer’s Note

Today it was a good day - even though it was raining all day long. Flamengo won 2:1 over the Sao Paulo FC at home in the famous Maracana!

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is a Brazilian multisport club located in Rio de Janeiro.

Despite not being the club's official name, Flamengo has become the term used by most to refer not just to the football team, but also the entire sporting association. Other nicknames used by fans include "Fla", "Mengo", and "Mengão" (which means Big Mengo), as well descriptions of the club's official colors, rubro-negro, which translates to "the scarlet-blacks" or "the scarlet and black."

Flamengo's football team—the most popular club in Brazil with an estimated 35 million supporters—placed 9th in FIFA Clubs of the 20th Century.

The Vulture is the mascot of the club.

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paura (38388) 2009-10-10 17:10

"Não existe outra torcida igual no mundo. São torcedores que acreditam mais do que os próprios jogadores."

"Supõe-se que todas as alegrias se parecem. Mas a verdade é que a alegria rubro-negra não se parece com nenhuma outra. Não sei se é mais funda, ou mais dilacerada, ou mais santa. Só sei que é diferente."

De virada!