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Flamengo 1912
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional association football, football team that plays in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, as well as Campeonato Carioca. The club was first established in 1895 specifically as a Rowing (sport), rowing club and did not play their first official football match until 1912. Flamengo's traditional uniform features red and black striped shirts with white shorts, and red and black striped socks. Flamengo has typically played their home matches in the Maracanã Stadium, Maracanã, the national stadium of Brazil, since its completion in 1950, with some exceptions in recent years. Since 1969, the vulture (Portuguese: ''urubu'') has been the most recognized mascot of Flamengo. Flamengo established themselves as one of Brazil's most successful sports clubs in the 20th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maracanã Stadium
Maracanã Stadium ( pt, Estádio do Maracanã, standard Brazilian Portuguese: , local pronunciation: ), officially named Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (), is an association football stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The stadium is part of a complex that includes an arena known by the name of Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, ''Maracanãzinho'', which means "The Little Maracanã" in Portuguese. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro state government, the stadium is now managed by the clubs Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Flamengo and Fluminense FC, Fluminense. It is located at the Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Maracanã neighborhood, named after the Maracanã River (Rio de Janeiro), Rio Maracanã, a now canalized river in Rio de Janeiro. The stadium was opened in 1950 to host the 1950 FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup, in which Brazil was Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup), beaten 2–1 by Uruguay in the deciding game, in front of a still standing record attendance of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
