Flamengo will mourn Zeraldo and will carry the captain's armband. Photo of Menino Maloquinho | Flamingo

Hey Flamingo He will honor one of his most famous fans in the Campeonato Carioca final, against Nova Iguaçu, at the Maracanã. He will play in mourning and as Menino Maloquinho, the main creator of the cartoonist, writer and journalist Zeraldo, who died on Saturday at the age of 91. The design of the historical figure will be featured on Captain Arrascaeta's armband.

A native of Caratinga, Zeraldo has been involved in many club-related activities. He wrote the book “O Mais Querido em Comics” and designed the “Eu amo o Fla” shirt logo that the club made in 2004 to raise money to build two fields in Ninho do Urubu. It was also he who designed the club's football centenary, which was celebrated in 2012.

Obsessed with football, Zeraldo was hired by Clube dos 13, which organized the 1987 Brazilian championship, which was called Copa União, and the cartoonist was commissioned to design the mascots of the 16 elite participating clubs. And with the luck of the red and black Zeraldo, Flamingo They would become champions on December 13 of that year, after a 1-0 win over Internacional.

On this occasion, Zeraldo had the opportunity to recreate the eagle launched by his friend Hinville in 1967 in Jornal dos Sports, where he also created mascots for other greats of Rio de Janeiro.

Obsessed with football, Zeraldo was hired by Clube dos 13, which organized the 1987 Brazilian championship, which was called Copa União, and the cartoonist was commissioned to design the mascots of the 16 elite participating clubs. And with the luck of the red and black Zeraldo, Flamingo They would become champions on December 13 of that year, after a 1-0 win over Internacional.

On this occasion, Zeraldo had the opportunity to recreate the eagle launched by his friend Hinville in 1967 in Jornal dos Sports, where he also created mascots for other greats of Rio de Janeiro.

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