It's official. Olympikus, a Vulcabras/Azaléia brand, is Flamengo's new official sports equipment supplier. This Wednesday, July 01st, marks the beginning of the relationship between the club and the company, a five-year contract that guarantees Flamengo at least R$21 million per year. "It's the largest sponsorship deal in the history of Brazilian football. No other club has a contract like it," says Ricardo Hinrichsen, Flamengo's executive director of marketing.

The new uniforms will be presented in a parade on Wednesday morning, July 01st, starting at 11:20 a.m., at an event at the club's headquarters in Gávea, exclusively for the press and invited guests. The new uniforms already feature the Olympikus Tube brand, the main sponsor of the soccer jersey (front and back) for a period of three months. "Flamengo will be treated as it deserves," says Tullio Formicola Filho, sports marketing director at Vulcabras/Azaléia.

The website http://mkt.flamengo.com.br/novaera/, launched in the first minutes of this Wednesday by the club's Marketing Department, provides more information about the sponsorship. The event to present the new uniforms will be broadcast live on FLATV (www.flatv.com.br).