Flamengo became only the second Brazilian club to win their state championship (2024 Campeonato Carioca), Campeonato Brasileiro, and Copa Libertadores in the same season, after Pel's 1962 Santos team.
Flamengo has several nicknames Rubro-Negro, Mengo and Fla among them but the most far-reaching is O Mais Querido do Brasil, which translates to The Most Beloved in Brazil.
Ponte Preta is the second oldest football team established in Brazil still in activity, founded on August 11, 1900, the oldest being Sport Club Rio Grande, of Rio Grande do Sul.