'Óh, meu Mengão': founder of Flamengo fan club tells in book that he tried to prevent the dictatorship jingle from being adoptedPhoto by Andre Dantas on Pexels
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'Óh, meu Mengão': founder of Flamengo fan club tells in book that he tried to prevent the dictatorship jingle from being adopted

oglobo5 September 2026 at 11:00

The song "Óh, meu Mengão", which moves the Flamengo stands with verses like "I like you" and "the joy of being red and black", emerged in Raça Rubro-Negra, the largest organized fan club of the club. The fan club was created in 1977, during the period of military dictatorship in Brazil. The founder of Raça Rubro-Negra tells in a book that he tried to prevent a jingle from the dictatorship era from being adopted by the fan club. The article is exclusive for subscribers and does not provide more details about the content of the book or about who tried to prevent the adoption of the jingle.

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