In the decision of the 1936 Carioca Championship
In the decision of the 1936 Carioca Championship, in Laranjeiras, the aviator Geet Stolberg, a fanatical Flamengo fan, flew over the stadium and released a dead chicken painted with the colors of Fluminense. It didn't work: Fluminense beat Flamengo. Fluminense has a patron saint. The legendary Marcos Carneiro de Mendonça, goalkeeper for Fluminense and first goalkeeper for the Brazilian national team, played with a silk bow around his waist and his boots covered in gauze... Did you know?