Since then, they have remained successful in Brazilian football, having won 7 Campeonato Brasileiro Srie A, the 1987 Copa Unio, 4 Copa do Brasil, and a record 37 Campeonato Carioca.

Flamengo was first founded in 1895 during the proclamation of the Brazilian republic, not as a footballing team  but as a rowing club. They didn't play their first official match until 1912 where they beat the now non-existent club Mangueira 16-2. That remains Flamengo's largest numerical victory in their history.