Next Saturday (15.03), at noon, Luiz Hélio will launch his book Mengo Meu Dengo – Paixão Sem Fronteiras, at the Gávea headquarters. After launches in Bahia and Pernambuco, writer and journalist Luiz Hélio, who is also an Ambassador of the Rubro-Negra Nation and a member of Flamengo, will launch his third book. The event is supported by Fla-Gávea and the club's Historical Heritage.

 

In this book, readers will have the opportunity to discover fascinating stories of iconic fans from across Brazil who help maintain the history and tradition of the club that is in the hearts of 40 million Brazilians.

 

Mengo Meu Dengo – Passion without borders is a book with the same name as a weekly column that Luiz Hélio maintained on the Flamengo RJ website, from 2007 to 2009. The publication is divided into seven chapters: A passion without borders; The nation's flamenco fans and their extraordinary follies; A passion that also burns in art; Flamengo in verse and prose; Heroes of a nation; Embassies of the nation; Flamengo in our city.

 

With an introduction by writer Marcelo Abinader and a foreword by blogger and writer Arthur Muhlenberg, as well as reflections by renowned writer Ruy Castro and Bahian poet Angelo Roncalli, Mengo Meu Dengo – Paixão Sem Fronteiras is an ode to the Most Beloved and his gigantic nation. "Luiz Hélio is Mengo in the swamp. What he doesn't know about Flamengo, you don't need to learn," said Ruy Castro.