Flamengo petition: fans seek UN recognition as a ‘Nation’ 🇧🇷

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·9 September 2025

Flamengo petition: fans seek UN recognition as a ‘Nation’ 🇧🇷

Flamengo has the largest fan base in world football

The Flamengo fans were surprised this Tuesday (09) by a mysterious ‘live’ on the club’s YouTube channel. Thus, with Zico leading the speech, the Most Beloved made a request for the United Nations (UN) to recognize the rubro-negra fanbase as the world’s first Symbolic-Cultural Nation.

O Galinho convocou e agora é com a Nação. Pleiteamos que a ONU nos reconheça como a primeira Nação Simbólico-Cultural do Mundo. Apoie a causa, mostre a força da Nação unida e assine a petição em https://t.co/du2miD0UFR #NacaoNaONU
– Tuesday, 9 September 2025

Ladies and gentlemen, today I am here not only as a Flamengo idol, but as the spokesperson for an identity that goes far beyond sports, the Rubro-Negra Nation. And I do this because Flamengo is not just a football team or a sports powerhouse, Flamengo is a nation. If we were a country, we would have the thirty-sixth largest population in the world. We are more than 45 million people united under the same flag. By the same culture, by the same feeling that crosses generations. That’s why, on behalf of the Rubro-Negra Nation, I declare Flamengo’s intention to be recognized by the United Nations as the first symbolic cultural nation on the planet. We ask the UN to recognize that there is a nation formed not by geography, but by collective feeling. A nation that has its own music, stories, heroes, customs, traditions, and above all, a people spread all over the planet. If you support our cause, sign the petition,” said Zico.

What are the numbers of the rubro-negra fanbase?

Flamengo has the largest fan base in world football, with numbers growing every year. According to recent research, the rubro-negra fanbase brings together more than 45 million supporters. Thus, if it were a country, the Most Beloved would be the 36th largest nation in the world by population.

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The campaign aims to engage the immense rubro-negra fanbase around a symbolic movement, which reflects what is already a reality: the cultural, social, and emotional strength of Flamengo transcends borders. Thus, to support the cause, all fans need to do is sign the petition created by Mengão: peticao.flamengo.com.br.

When does Flamengo play next?

Meanwhile, Flamengo continues to make the most of the FIFA break to prepare for upcoming season commitments. The Most Beloved returns to the field next Sunday (14th) to face Juventude, at 4pm (Brasília time), at Alfredo Jaconi, for the 23rd round of the Brasileirão. As usual, Coluna do Fla will provide full coverage of the match.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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Flamengo petition: fans seek UN recognition as a ‘Nation’ 🇧🇷

Flamengo has the largest fan base in world football

What are the numbers of the rubro-negra fanbase?

OneFootball Videos

When does Flamengo play next?

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