Coluna do Fla
·15 Juli 2026
After Pedro ‘scare’, Flamengo asks fans to design new shirt

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·15 Juli 2026

Flamengo unveiled, this Tuesday (14), a brand-new campaign to bring the club’s supporters even closer. Called Manto da Nação, the initiative will allow Rubro-Negro fans to create an official jersey, which will be chosen by popular vote and produced in a limited edition. Before the announcement, however, the club used Pedro to spark fans’ curiosity on social media.
The striker posted an Instagram story with the phrase “soon I’ll be wearing a new shirt,” which led many Flamengo supporters to speculate about a possible departure for the No. 9. Shortly afterward, the mystery was cleared up by the player himself in a video released by Flamengo.
“Nação, soon I’ll be wearing the new shirt of the biggest fanbase in the world, and it could be created by you. Design the first Manto da Nação and make your mark on Flamengo’s history,” Pedro said in a video for the campaign by the Most Beloved.
The initiative will allow fans to submit original designs for the jersey. After the submission period, a committee will select ten finalists. Then, the fans themselves will decide through online voting which kit will be officially produced by Flamengo. The winning model will be sold in a limited edition, available for order during an exclusive one-week period.
* Submission of designs: from July 14 to August 9; * Selection of the ten finalists: from August 10 to 16; * Popular vote: from August 17 to 30; * Winner announcement: September 1; * Exclusive sales period: from September 1 to 8; * Start of manufacturing: from September 9 onward; * Shirt delivery: expected in December.
Entries are open until August 9. To participate, you must be over 18 and submit an original project in PDF format, with a maximum size of 20 MB, along with a text explaining the concept behind the design.
The campaign winner will receive R$10,000, in addition to one unit of the shirt produced with their own design. The other nine finalists will also receive a copy of the model chosen by the fans.
In an official statement, the club emphasized that the proposal goes beyond creating a uniform and aims to represent Rubro-Negro identity through the participants’ creativity. “Flamengo invites participants to go beyond aesthetics. Each proposal should tell a story and translate, in a creative and original way, the Rubro-Negro identity. A remarkable moment, a character, a tradition, a symbol, or the strength of the stands can serve as inspiration to create a unique Manto, made by the Nation and for the Nation,” the club published.
— I think the idea is excellent for bringing the fans closer to the club. Can you imagine the honor the winner of the contest will have? He certainly will never forget this moment. That alone would already make it worthwhile. However, there is still prize money… So, a ‘great goal’ by Flamengo with this initiative. It will be a success! — opined Pedro Paulo Catonho, journalist for Coluna do Fla.
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