Flamengo aims for UN recognition and seeks to become a Symbolic-Cultural Nation of the World
An extraordinary ambition from the club.
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Flamengo, one of Brazil’s most iconic clubs with global renown, now pursues recognition at the highest level — from the United Nations.
Details: As Flamengo announced through their social media channels, the club aspires to become the world’s first Symbolic-Cultural Nation.
Quote: “A Nation at the UN!
That’s right: the Rubro-Negra Nation seeks to be acknowledged as the first Symbolic-Cultural Nation of the World.
We are a people of more than 45 million, united by a single passion. We have our own culture, our own territory, our own flag, our own language,” the post declared.
Reminder: Michel Assef Filho, lawyer for Bruno Henrique and legal representative of Flamengo, recently dismissed claims that the striker’s suspension had been “lenient.”
Miguel Solomons
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