White powder, the Fluminense football Club, Rio de Janeiro Soccer team!
Traditionally Fluminense was associated with the old, high-status families. It was not enough to simply play soccer to be a member of the fluminense football club, it was necessary to have a good family. Fluminense has therefore been thought of as the team of the elite.
The team's nickname is 'white powder,' referring to the powder used to lighten the faces of aristocracy of an earlier era. Although both teams draw players from the lower class, Flamengo players are expected to act rough and crude; a more gentlemanly code is imposed on Fluminense players because of the heritage they represent.
Fluminense's social pretensions are best reflected by the fact that it is one of the few soccer clubs in the country that restricts its social membership. More like an exclusive country club than a soccer club, Fluminense rigorously screens applicants.
The club's list of ineligibles includes criminals, persons with contagious diseases, and the handicapped, except for those who were maimed while fighting for their country or while in the service of the Fluminense Club.
Fluminense is so restrictive that its own players, although worshipped on the field, are treated as "employees" and are prohibited from attending most of its activities.
Considered on of the most elaborate soccer membership clubs in the world, Fluminense is one of the two Rio clubs to profit from its social sector. White stucco buildings roofed with red tile, surrounded by lush gardens, form a compound in one of the central districts of the city.
Fluminense has its own stadium that holds 25,000 people, massive gymnasium, tennis courts that accommodate more than 2,000 spectators, three swimming pools, steam baths, rifle range, and beautiful club buildings that house the administrative offices, library, trophy galleries, bar, restaurant and ballroom.
Football clubs attract supporters for many reasons, both rational and irrational. Fluminense clearly attracts some workers who wanted to identify with a powerful club supported by the best families, and over time success and the spectacle provided by outstanding players also attracts.
Fluminense is the second larges football club in Rio de Janeiro after it’s main rival, Flamengo.
They play in Colours: Shirt with thin white and thick green and maroon vertical stripes, white shorts and white socks. Fluminense means both fluvial and natural from Rio de Janeiro.
Fluminense football club merits:
· Brazilian Champions 1984.
Some Famous Fluminense Players:
· Altair |