Zico and President Bandeira de Mello welcome fan club members
Flamengo's biggest idol believes that Nação Rubro-Negra will facilitate the arrival of great players
By Communication - Official Club Website - inFive members of the Red-Black Nation were the winners of the "Friends of Zico" promotion and had the honor of meeting Galinho at the Gávea headquarters. They received official Flamengo shirts autographed by the great idol and, at the invitation of president Eduardo Bandeira de Mello, visited the office of the red-and-black leader, who welcomed them before Zico's arrival. fan members They were also taken to lunch at an excellent restaurant and were able to watch, alongside Bandeira de Mello in the box at the Moça Bonita Stadium, the first game of the final of the Campeonato Carioca Sub-20 between Flamengo and Fluminense.
"Meeting the greatest idol of 40 million Brazilians was incredibly moving because when I was a kid and Zico was at his peak, I never imagined I would one day meet Zico. I thought he was from another planet. For me, it's a fantastic, priceless feeling. For this moment, being a fan club member is definitely worth it, but there's something even more important: helping the club," said Odair Rocha (São Bernardo do Campo, SP), who was at Gávea with the other four winners of the promotion: Raimundo Ozias (Guará, DF), Diego Silveira (Itapetinga, BA), Fábio Rodrigues dos Santos, and Bruno Alcantara (Rio de Janeiro, RJ).
Every moment the five club members spent with Zico was captured by the club's official photographer and by FLA TV. But before the meeting at Gávea took place, Diego Silveira and Raimundo Ozias had already been pleasantly surprised. They were welcomed at Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro by president Eduardo Bandeira de Mello.
"I didn't know the president was going to welcome me. He was very friendly, pleasant, and down-to-earth. I knew there would be some Flamengo people waiting for me, but I didn't expect it to be Bandeira de Mello. I met him and we chatted a bit. I was thrilled because I came to meet the greatest idol in Flamengo's history and I also ended up meeting a current idol of the club," said Bahian Diego Silveira.
Among the five fan members As the winners of the promotion, three regions of the country were represented: Southeast, Northeast, and Central-West. This shows how widespread Flamengo's fans are across Brazil. And this very characteristic was highlighted by Zico as one of the reasons for the club's existence. Red-Black Nation.
"Flamengo isn't just Rio de Janeiro. Nação Rubro-Negra offers fans who don't live in Rio and therefore can't go to the stadium the chance to be part of the club's history. The fans have always been by our side, and they won't be leaving now. But now they help and receive something in return, as the fan membership program offers many benefits. This program will bring people from all over Brazil to support Flamengo. I'm part of the campaign, and I believe that the club will soon benefit from the arrival of big names and will have a team worthy of what it deserves," stated Zico.
"Meeting the greatest idol of 40 million Brazilians was incredibly moving because when I was a kid and Zico was at his peak, I never imagined I would one day meet Zico. I thought he was from another planet. For me, it's a fantastic, priceless feeling. For this moment, being a fan club member is definitely worth it, but there's something even more important: helping the club," said Odair Rocha (São Bernardo do Campo, SP), who was at Gávea with the other four winners of the promotion: Raimundo Ozias (Guará, DF), Diego Silveira (Itapetinga, BA), Fábio Rodrigues dos Santos, and Bruno Alcantara (Rio de Janeiro, RJ).
Every moment the five club members spent with Zico was captured by the club's official photographer and by FLA TV. But before the meeting at Gávea took place, Diego Silveira and Raimundo Ozias had already been pleasantly surprised. They were welcomed at Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro by president Eduardo Bandeira de Mello.
"I didn't know the president was going to welcome me. He was very friendly, pleasant, and down-to-earth. I knew there would be some Flamengo people waiting for me, but I didn't expect it to be Bandeira de Mello. I met him and we chatted a bit. I was thrilled because I came to meet the greatest idol in Flamengo's history and I also ended up meeting a current idol of the club," said Bahian Diego Silveira.
Among the five fan members As the winners of the promotion, three regions of the country were represented: Southeast, Northeast, and Central-West. This shows how widespread Flamengo's fans are across Brazil. And this very characteristic was highlighted by Zico as one of the reasons for the club's existence. Red-Black Nation.
"Flamengo isn't just Rio de Janeiro. Nação Rubro-Negra offers fans who don't live in Rio and therefore can't go to the stadium the chance to be part of the club's history. The fans have always been by our side, and they won't be leaving now. But now they help and receive something in return, as the fan membership program offers many benefits. This program will bring people from all over Brazil to support Flamengo. I'm part of the campaign, and I believe that the club will soon benefit from the arrival of big names and will have a team worthy of what it deserves," stated Zico.