Lima vulture: Peruvian government hails Flamengo's new shirt | OneFootball

Official page of Peru’s Ministry of Culture posted Flamengo shirt

The ‘Manto da Nação’ project has crossed borders. With the victory of the ‘Urubu de Lima’ shirt, which pays tribute to Peru, home of the 2019 and 2025 Libertadores titles, the country’s government recognized and shared Flamengo’s tribute to its ‘hermanos’.

“Peru and its culture are essential! We highlight the launch of Flamengo Brazil’s ‘Urubu de Lima’ jersey, with a design that pays tribute to the Nazca Lines, a World Heritage Site. Our historical legacy unites cultures through sport!,” wrote the Government of Peru through the Ministry of Culture’s page.

In addition to the message, the Peruvian government reposted a Flamengo post praising the shirt. On that occasion, the club wrote: “A deal sealed: ALL FINALS IN LIMA WILL BE RED-AND-BLACK! Check out all the details of a historic #MantoDaNação”.

MANTO DA NAÇÃO

In July, Flamengo unveiled the ‘Manto da Nação’ project, in which fans could create shirt designs. The campaign was a success, and more than 8,000 designs were submitted by fans from every state in the country.

Flamengo then selected the ten best and opened voting. That way, ‘Urubu de Lima’ came out on top. The person responsible for the design won a prize of R$ 10,000, and the shirt is already on sale for fans.

URUBU DE LIMA

Inspired by the geoglyphs of the Nazca civilization in Peru, ‘Urubu de Lima’ connects Flamengo to the city that definitively entered red-and-black history with the 2019 and 2025 Libertadores triumphs. The concept transforms the vulture, the club’s inseparable symbol, into a visual reference to the monumental Nazca drawings, creating a shirt that celebrates Lima as the setting for two of Flamengo’s greatest continental achievements.

“After so many years working with design, being able to create a shirt for the Nation is, without a doubt, one of the most special moments of my journey. It is much more than developing a product or working with a brand. It is about passion, identity, something that is part of the lives of millions of people, including mine,” celebrated Marcelo Gluz, creator of the winning model.

AUTHOR’S OPINION

— Flamengo was already very loved in Peru because of Paolo Guerrero and the two Libertadores titles. Now, with this shirt, Mengão will certainly be every Peruvian fan’s second team, if not their first. If the club sells this ‘Urubu de Lima’ over there, it will be an absolute success —, opined Pedro Paulo Catonho, journalist for Coluna do Fla.

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