Flamengo will face the Alagoas state champion in the Copa do Brasil.
Learn more about Murici, Flamengo's opponent in the first phase of next year's competition.
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Flamengo's path to a third Copa do Brasil title will begin in Alagoas. The team from Gávea will face Murici FC, from the city of the same name in the interior of Alagoas. The draw was held by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Wednesday night (December 15.12th). Flamengo's opponent is the current state champion and is coming off a difficult period, after the city was hit by severe floods this year.
Murici Futebol Clube experienced a 2010 that went from heaven to hell. After winning the first state championship in its history, it had to withdraw from the Série D of the Brazilian Championship due to a tragedy caused by rain. At the time, the team's stadium, the José Gomes da Silva, was used to shelter the homeless. After that, the group bounced back and is already training for the 2011 season.
The likely scenario is that the match will be held at the Rei Pelé Stadium in Maceió, which is less than 50km from Murici. This location holds fond memories for Flamengo, who won the Copa dos Campeões there in 2001. The match will take place on February 16th, the first of three dates scheduled for the first phase of the competition.
Two-time Copa do Brasil champion, having beaten Goiás in 1990 and Vasco in 2006, Flamengo returns to compete in the competition, which in the last four years, it only participated in 2009, when it was defeated by Internacional in Porto Alegre.
The city of Murici - About a third of the city's inhabitants were left homeless (10 out of 27) in the catastrophe caused by floods in mid-2010. Murici, which preserves the largest continuous stretch of the Atlantic Forest in the Northeast, was founded by Friar Domingos in 1810; in fact, the friar planted a "wild Murici tree," and the tree gave rise to the settlement. Its shade attracted passersby to rest and was also a point of sale for many.
Murici is also a tourist spot for those who enjoy extreme sports, with trails, caves, and waterfalls, boasting diverse fauna and pristine areas. The most sought-after locations for athletes are: the Socorró trail, the Tiririca Waterfall, and Pedra do Bonito, one of the highest points in Murici, where rappelling routes are set up.
Murici Futebol Clube experienced a 2010 that went from heaven to hell. After winning the first state championship in its history, it had to withdraw from the Série D of the Brazilian Championship due to a tragedy caused by rain. At the time, the team's stadium, the José Gomes da Silva, was used to shelter the homeless. After that, the group bounced back and is already training for the 2011 season.
The likely scenario is that the match will be held at the Rei Pelé Stadium in Maceió, which is less than 50km from Murici. This location holds fond memories for Flamengo, who won the Copa dos Campeões there in 2001. The match will take place on February 16th, the first of three dates scheduled for the first phase of the competition.
Two-time Copa do Brasil champion, having beaten Goiás in 1990 and Vasco in 2006, Flamengo returns to compete in the competition, which in the last four years, it only participated in 2009, when it was defeated by Internacional in Porto Alegre.
The city of Murici - About a third of the city's inhabitants were left homeless (10 out of 27) in the catastrophe caused by floods in mid-2010. Murici, which preserves the largest continuous stretch of the Atlantic Forest in the Northeast, was founded by Friar Domingos in 1810; in fact, the friar planted a "wild Murici tree," and the tree gave rise to the settlement. Its shade attracted passersby to rest and was also a point of sale for many.
Murici is also a tourist spot for those who enjoy extreme sports, with trails, caves, and waterfalls, boasting diverse fauna and pristine areas. The most sought-after locations for athletes are: the Socorró trail, the Tiririca Waterfall, and Pedra do Bonito, one of the highest points in Murici, where rappelling routes are set up.