Vagner Love couldn't hide his emotion. Upon donning the Sacred Mantle, presented by president Patricia Amorim, the striker surprised the press and actually cried. Raised in Rio's West Zone, the 25-year-old never hid his support for Flamengo. "Being here is the fulfillment of a childhood dream," he said.

See more photos from the presentation event of Flamengo's newest addition for the season, at a press conference held on the evening of January 15th in Gávea.