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FLAMENGO HAS APPROXIMATE COST TO CLEAN UP THE GASOMETER LAND! CHECK OUT

Rubro-negro uses the cost of decontaminating the Gentileza Terminal as a parameter

26 Jul 2024 | 12:23 |

The dream of having its own stadium is becoming more and more real for Flamengo. In this sense, according to information from the "Mundo rubro-negro" portal, Flamengo does not see the contamination of the Gasologista land as a significant obstacle to the construction of its stadium on the site, either in terms of costs or as a possible obstacle to obtaining a license. environmental impact in the work.

The club's board of directors reflects on what happened at the Gentileza Terminal, which was built on a piece of the same land that was previously expropriated by the city hall, as has now happened with the portion of land that will be auctioned next Wednesday (31)

The cost of cleaning the land for the construction of the Gentileza Terminal, according to documentation obtained by Flamengo, was R$ 6,935,407.22, in an area of 27 thousand square meters. The area where the Flamengo stadium will be built is around three times larger, which would cost approximately R$21 million if the expenditure were linear. Flamengo estimates, however, a cost of between around R$15 million and R$20 million.

This spreadsheet must be presented to the club's advisors at the Deliberative Council meeting next Monday (29) as part of the efforts to calm fears that the construction of the stadium may be economically unviable for Flamengo.

In a project with an estimated value of up to R$2 billion, this would represent an increase of around 1% of the total value of the work, which does not impact Flamengo's economic viability calculations to build the stadium on the Gasometer site.

Flamengo is not concerned with environmental licensing

Based on what happened with Terminal Gentileza, the club also does not believe it will have difficulties with environmental licensing. In the process of building the Gasometer, licensing left the sphere of Inea (State Environmental Institute), and became the responsibility of the City Hall's Economic Development Secretariat, which will grant a Municipal Remediation and Installation License.

As happened at the Gentileza Terminal, Flamengo should not be forced to carry out a total decontamination of the land, but rather just remove the top layer of soil, measuring around one meter, and cement the land, thus isolating it from the contaminated portion. The only difficulty is that this condition of the land will prevent any underground work from being carried out, such as garages, and all construction will have to be above ground level.

The technical feasibility study envisages that the stadium Flamengo will have 1,500 vacancies. But in the final project, this number should double, as Flamengo cannot depend, in its mobility plan, on the construction of a garage building or other spaces on adjacent land.

The land is contaminated because for almost a hundred years it was used to store and distribute natural gas, operating at 118 thousand cubic meters per day and being the largest in the world. The gasometer was deactivated in 2005.

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FlaPress? André Rizek says the press is 'focused' on Flamengo

A journalist guarantees that the way the media treats Mengão is always in an exalted tone, which has left the fans 'spoiled'

André Rizek detonates the media's treatment of Flamengo and says the club is being treated with 'nobleness' - Photo: Reproduction/Charla Podcast

17 Set 2025 | 13:49 |

This Tuesday (16), journalist André Rizek participated in the Charla Podcast and once again gained prominence on social media when talking about Flamengo. Questioned by Bruno Cantarelli about the way the press treats the club , the SporTV presenter pointed out what he considers a “bad habit” of the red-black fan.

André Rizek: "Flamengo has a noble treatment"

According to Rizek, over the years, the media has created a culture in which the spotlight focuses on Flamengo , while rivals with similar achievements don't receive the same recognition. This behavior, he says, has accustomed fans to always expecting "noble treatment."

"When I came to live in Rio de Janeiro in 2010, my first shock was the media coverage. The first thing I noticed was that Flamengo gets a noble treatment. For example, if Flamengo wins the Guanabara Cup: 'Guanabara belongs to Mengão!' Then Botafogo wins the State Championship: 'Botafogo wins an empty State Championship.' Wait, something's different," said the journalist.

“FLACENTRISM” AND THE ROLE OF THE PRESS

Rizek also cited recent examples to illustrate his point. According to him, any praise given to players from other clubs invariably generates comparisons with Flamengo , as when he praised Jhon Arias when he was still a Fluminense player.

"I said that Jhon Arias was, in my opinion, the best and most complete player active in Brazil. 'But what about Arrasca?' I wasn't talking about Flamengo, I was talking about Arias. You can't praise anything outside of Flamengo. A media culture has been created in Brazil that says: 'To Flamengo, everything; to others, beatings, mockery, belittling, and disrespect.' Flamengo is the most popular club in Brazil, a very powerful brand . But the others also need to be treated with respect," he added.

PROTAGONISM IN THE MEDIA

Despite the criticism, it's worth noting that part of this impact also stems from the engagement of rival fans, a phenomenon dubbed "Flacentrism" by the nation. Since 2019, any prominent team in Brazilian football has been compared to Jorge Jesus' historic team , such as Botafogo in 2024 or Abel Ferreira's Palmeiras. The same goes for players: every prominent number 10 in the country ends up being measured against Arrascaeta.

Because of its successful history and the strength of its fans, Flamengo tends to maintain a privileged position in the media . However, how this prominence is constructed is also influenced by the behavior of fans of other teams.

FLAMENGO HAS APPROXIMATE COST TO CLEAN UP THE GASOMETER LAND! CHECK OUT