Flamengo Takes Audacity to the Next Level with Campaign Asking UN to Recognize Rubro-Negra Nation

Flamengo launched a daring campaign on Tuesday (09/09/2025) that could only come from the audacity, irreverence, and healthy arrogance of the Rubro-Negra Nation: asking the UN to officially recognize the Rubro-Negra Nation as the first ‘symbolic-cultural Nation’ on the planet. Who would dare to doubt the strength and size of this Nation? The campaign, celebrating the greatness and passion of the Flamengo brand, was unveiled in a special statement by Zico, live from Maracanã, shared with the Nation via FlamengoTV. ‘If we were a country, we would have the 36th largest population in the world. We are more than 45 million people united by the same flag, the same culture, and the same feeling that spans generations. Flamengo is not just a club; it is a Nation,’ declared Zico.