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Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi-sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo neighborhood in 1895 and is best known for its professional football team. Flamengo is one of two clubs to have never been relegated from the top division, along with São Paulo, and the most popular football club in Brazil with more than 46.9 million fans, equivalent to 21.9% of the population that supports a team in Brazil.