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Who are Flamengo? Brazil's giant club in the Copa Libertadores
Flamengo, the reigning South American champions, hosted Argentina's Estudiantes de La Plata at the Maracanã on 22 October 2026 in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores semifinal. The first leg had ended 0-0, and the winner goes on to play Palmeiras in the final in Montevideo.
A football club that began as a rowing club
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, which means 'Flamengo Rowing Club', was founded on 17 November 1895 in Rio de Janeiro. Young people from the Flamengo neighbourhood started it to race against rowing teams from other parts of the city. The football department was added on 24 December 1911, after ten unhappy players left the rival club Fluminense and joined Flamengo.
Quick quiz
1. Flamengo, the Brazilian football club, was first founded in 1895 to compete in which sport?
2. The Copa Libertadores is the top club football tournament of which continent?
3. Which city hosts the 2026 Copa Libertadores final?
