Clube de Regatas do Flamengo

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is a Brazilian multisport club based in Rio de Janeiro founded to disputes rowing on November 17, 1895. Created in the neighborhood of the same name, the club moved to the neighborhood of Gavea the first half of the twentieth century.
His performance in football began in 1912. His greatest glories in this sport are the Intercontinental Cup and the Copa Libertadores 1981, the team that had names like Paulo Cesar Carpegiani (technical), Junior, Adílio, Tita and led by Zico, regarded as the greatest idol of the club's history.

Major supporters of the World:
1º Flamengo (Brazil) - 32.6 million
2º Chivas (Mexico) - 30.8 million
3º America (Mexico) - 26.4 million
4º Corinthians (Brazil) - 23 million
5º Boca Juniors (Argentina) - 16.4 million
6º Juventus of Turin (Italy) - 16.3 million

It holds the record for largest winning Campeonato Carioca with 31 titles being won on five occasions the state third championship (1942, 1943 and 1944, 1953, 1954 and 1955, 1978, 1979 and especially 1979, 1999, 2000 and 2001, 2007 , 2008 and 2009). On July 26, 2009 became the first club to reach the mark of a thousand games in the first division of Campeonato Brasileiro . Close to Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, has the largest sequence unbeaten Brazilian football with 52 league matches without defeat in 1979 . Himself Botafogo, beyond the Fluminense Football Club and the Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama are the great sporting rivals Flamengo throughout history.
Flamengo is the club with the largest numbers of fans in Brazil and the world according to research IBOPE , Datafolha and revised Strange World , respectively. Estimated to have a crowd between 33 and 40 million fans in Brazil alone. These parameters indicate a difference of more than 10 million fans for the second place.
In a survey conducted by FIFA, the Flemish was elected the ninth biggest club in the twentieth century, Brazil's second largest and fourth largest in the Americas.
On March 9, 2007, was sanctioned by Governor Sérgio Cabral Filho State Law 4998/2007, establishing the Day of the Flemish. The commemorative date in the calendar of the state of Rio de Janeiro celebrates the founding of the club, being celebrated on the same day November 17.
Also in 2007, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro Cesar Maia fell a Torcida do Flamengo as a World Heritage City by promoting shows and joy in the Maracana in various stages by introducing too, on October 17, 2007, Flamenguista Day, celebrated on October 28, the day of the patron saint of Flamengo, São Judas Tadeu.
In addition to rowing and football, other arrangements are featured in the Flemish basketball, where the men's team is the reigning national and South American, and the gymnastics team that counts on the highlighted names like Diego Hypolito, Daniele Hypolito and Jade Barbosa.

Mascot - Vulture [ Urubu ]
The Flamengo's mascot is the Vultures.
The Vulture: In 1969, the crow appears as a symbol oficialmente.A bird appears in the field with a flag of the club in the neck as part of the provocations of the opposing fans, just before the start of Flamengo x Botafogo, Flamengo where he won, breaking a taboo Wins against the lone star that had lasted since 29/07/1967 (9 games). The mascot was styled by cartoonist Henfil, Jornal do Sports. The exchange was carried out mainly by Popeye be an American hero, but never ceased to be remembered.
History
In the decade of the 60 rival fans begin to call the fans of Flamengo "vultures" racist allusion to the great mass of red and black fans african descent and poor. This stamp offensive nickname was never well received by fans of Flamengo, until May 31, 1969.
It was a Sunday, when a red-black supporter decided to take the bird to a game between Flamengo and Botafogo at the Maracana. At the time, the two clubs were the biggest rivalry in classical post-Garrincha. And no Flamengo won the rival was four years. In the stands, fans yelled Botafogo, as always, the Flamengo team was "vulture".
The vulture was freed in the stands with a flag stuck in the legs, and when he fell on the lawn just before the game starts, the crowd made the party, roaring and screaming: "It's vulture, vulture is." Flamengo won the game by 2 to 1 and, thereafter, the new mascot was devoted, taking the place of Popeye. Cartoonist Henfil, red and black, tried to humanize him in his sports cartoons in newspapers and magazines, and the vulture has become a popular pet.
In 2000, the mascot Flamengo won a drawing and an official name: Samuca. However, this name is not popular among the fans, who continues to call simply "Vulture".

Uniform - Shirts 
The uniform of the Flamengo-RJ is red and black, is known as the "Robe." This is our famous red and black [Rubro-Negro]