Brazil · Brazil Serie A
Flamengo
CR Flamengo
Kit impression
Founded
1895
Years standing
131
Home ground
Maracanã
Capacity
78,838 seats
Why Flamengo
Flamengo work as a second team because they come with their own geography: Brazil, Maracanã, and a set of rivalries you will absorb faster than you expect.
Cathedral football
Maracanã holds around 78,838. Even a routine league game arrives with a noise floor most clubs only reach in a semi-final.
You get a nickname
Known as Rubro-Negro (Scarlet and Black) Mengão (Big Mengo) Malvadão (The Evil One) Urubu. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Worth the journey
Nearest airport is Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB), roughly 106km out. This is not a casual away day, which is precisely why the people who do it take it seriously.
The calendar you inherit
Brazil Serie A runs on a rhythm most European fans never see, heat, humidity and kick-off times that will reorganise your weekend. Adopting a club from Brazil is a genuine change of climate.
Matchday Trip
Ground: Maracanã. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.
Nearest airport
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB)
106 km / 66 miles from the ground
Nearest station
No rail nearby. Drive or bus it.
Pulling fixtures and table…
Around the ground
Things To Do Near Maracanã
Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.
Landmarks within a 4 km radius
Matchday Shortlist
- Pre-match pubs
- Somewhere to eat
- Coffee before kick-off
- Museums & galleries
- Beds for the night
- Club shop & ticket office
Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.
Route Planner
Getting to Maracanã
Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.
