Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football team. They are one of two clubs to have never been relegated from the top division. Flamengo is the most popular team in Brazil with more than 46.9 million fans, equivalent to 21.9% of the population that supports a team in Brazil.
The recently formed football team before a match vs. Paissandu, 1912
The Flamengo team of 1914, when the club won its first Carioca championship
Flamengo's team, 1934. National Archives of Brazil
Zico played for Flamengo from 1971 to 1983 and 1985–89, setting several records for the club.
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, commonly referred to as the Brasileirão, and also known as Brasileirão Betano due to sponsorship with Betano, is a Brazilian professional league for men's football clubs. At the top of the Brazilian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In 2021, the competition was chosen by the IFFHS as the strongest national league in South America as well as the strongest in the world.
São Paulo Athletic Club and CA Paulistano in the final of the first São Paulo State Championship in 1902
The 1970 Taça de Prata awarded to Fluminense
Garrincha playing for Botafogo in the 1960s
Group photo of the 1978 Guarani squad, from the city of Campinas, winners of the 1978 Campeonato Nacional de Clubes. Together with Santos, they are the only teams not belonging to a state capital to become national champions.
