Flamengo became only the second Brazilian club to win their state championship (2024 Campeonato Carioca), Campeonato Brasileiro, and Copa Libertadores in the same season, after Pel's 1962 Santos team.

Flamengo has several nicknames  Rubro-Negro, Mengo and Fla among them  but the most far-reaching is O Mais Querido do Brasil, which translates to The Most Beloved in Brazil.

Brazil is the most successful national team in the FIFA World Cup, being crowned winner five times: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.

Brazil, the only team never to miss a World Cup, has won only three of nine matches in 2024  the national team's poorest record in years. The five-time World Cup champions are in sixth place in the 10-team South American qualifying group with seven points after six matches  eight behind leader Argentina.