Flamengo president Bap announces Arrascaeta bust beside Bruno Henrique

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·26 de julho de 2026

Flamengo president Bap announces Arrascaeta bust beside Bruno Henrique

Arrascaeta and Bruno Henrique will receive tributes from Flamengo in November this year

President Luiz Eduardo Baptista announced this Sunday (26) that Flamengo will produce a bust in honor of Arrascaeta. The sculptures of the No. 10 and Bruno Henrique will be unveiled on November 15 this year, at Gávea, the date on which the Rubro-Negro will turn 131 years old.

I understand that, against our culture here in Brazil, we honor people when they die, we recognize what they do when they die. I felt we had to change that process. So, a few months ago, we announced what we would do: a bust for Bruno Henrique. Bruno Henrique would be the biggest trophy winner in Flamengo’s history. My friend (Roberto) Assaf disagrees, but some trophies, even though they are all important, do not necessarily carry the same weight. And Bruno Henrique had a soulmate in this process: Arrascaeta. We are also going to immortalize Giorgian de Arrascaeta alongside Bruno Henrique. We are here to talk about an athlete who won practically everything he could at Flamengo — 3 Libertadores, 3 Brazilian league titles. It is hard to say what he has not won. He still owes us a Club World Cup, but we can still fight for that. Bruno Henrique is celebrating 200 matches for Flamengo today. The idea is that we honor both of them while they are alive and still active at Flamengo. That is the idea, a recognition process. We will do others in the future, but today I thought this was important. It will be an unprecedented process, and we will launch a contribution process for the making of the busts. You will see a really cool video of the busts — they went through the whole process with 3D scanning, so they hid the wrinkles, found the best angle. It was a very professional process. And it is really nice because in the past you made this kind of piece very much according to the artist’s eye. And we had a couple of cases where the honoree looked at it and said: “but that’s not me.” So this scanning process, which is a unique process, makes the final product perfect. They were beautiful bronze pieces, with the 2025 shirt, which they chose. And the 27 biggest contributors to Bruno Henrique’s bust will be immortalized at the base of the bust with him. And in Arrascaeta’s case, the top 10,” Bap said in a statement at the Maracanã.

Arrascaeta e Bruno Henrique já estão nos preparativos para receberem a honraria do Flamengo: um busto. Nos bastidores da produção, os craques posaram para as fotos e moldagens oficiais. Detalhe: ambos vestirão o Manto de 2025 no busto. @ColunadoFla
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What did Arrascaeta say after the tribute was announced?

— As I always say, for me it is a huge honor. Being in Flamengo’s history forever is something very special. I always talk about how proud I am to wear this shirt. Everything I represent for the whole nation. I have one more Flamengo fan here (Milano). God willing, he will also develop this love for football, the way I have, and will be able to keep achieving important things — he said, before concluding:

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— May it be with Flamengo. But one day, I also want to be remembered as a guy who always gave everything, always gave his best, always thought of the group before the individual. And for me, being here today with my son is a huge achievement. Sharing this moment with him and with my family, that is priceless — Arrascaeta concluded.

Which other historic Flamengo names have busts?

In this way, Arrascaeta and Bruno Henrique will join other historic names of Flamengo who have also received a bust at the club’s Gávea headquarters. Zico, Júnior, Leandro, Andrade and Adílio, as well as Olivinha, a basketball idol, are some of those honored.

What are Bruno Henrique and Arrascaeta’s numbers at Flamengo?

Bruno Henrique and Arrascaeta are the two players with the most titles in Flamengo’s history, with 18 trophies. The No. 27 joined the club in January 2019 and, since then, has made 374 appearances, with 118 goals and 65 assists.

Flamengo also announced the signing of Arrascaeta in January 2019. Thus, the No. 10 has played 377 matches, with 105 goals and 116 assists. Among the 18 titles won by the players are: three Libertadores, three Brazilian league titles, and two Copa do Brasil titles.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

With Arrascaeta and Bruno Henrique available, Flamengo face São Paulo this Sunday (26) in the 20th round of the Brazilian Championship. The ball starts rolling at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at the Maracanã.

As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla brings all the details of Flamengo in the 2026 season. So stay tuned to the website, the social media, and YouTube. In addition, Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the match against São Paulo.

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