Rodolfo Landim, ex-Flamengo chief, takes Confiança down to Série D

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·24 August 2026

Rodolfo Landim, ex-Flamengo chief, takes Confiança down to Série D

Rodolfo Landim is part of the group that will run the club alongside Gabriel Araújo, the former Flamengo executive’s partner at LG2

Businessman Rodolfo Landim, former president of Flamengo, will be in Série D in 2027. That is because the Confiança executive was relegated with the team from Aracaju, Sergipe. After all, they scored just 11 goals in 18 matches, the worst attack in Série C.

So, Landim led the Sergipe-based team to 20th place with 13 points, eight behind Volta Redonda, the first team outside the relegation zone. As a result, the former Mengão president will be in the bottom tier of the Brasileirão.

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Why is Flamengo’s former president at Confiança?

Rodolfo Landim is part of the group that will manage the Sergipe club. Gabriel Araújo, the former Flamengo executive’s partner at LG2, will also be part of the team’s management. The group plans to invest R$24 million in the first three years of operating Confiança SAF.

When did Landim become Flamengo president?

In 2018, Landim won the election alongside vice president Marcos Braz. Therefore, the duo took charge in 2019 and remained until the end of 2024, when the second term came to an end.

How is Flamengo doing without Landim?

Mengão has been run by Luiz Eduardo Baptista, known as Bap, since 2025. That year, the Most Beloved won the Brasileirão and the Libertadores. In addition, the executive also secured high-profile signings such as Samuel Lino.

What is the author’s opinion about Landim at Confiança?

Whenever someone mentions Confiança, I remember 2016. There were two traumatizing matches. In fact, it was the match in which Elielton hit Ederson in the face with a shot,” said João Vítor Reis of Coluna do Fla, who added: “Anyway, I’m not going to root for Confiança to get worse, because I live in the Federal District. So I see up close how teams struggle to survive. Gama, for example, went more than five years without being in any division,” he said.

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