The Copa Libertadores final has fired up the entire continent — but no fanbase treated the trip like an epic mission quite like Flamengo’s.
Days before the decisive showdown against Palmeiras, Lima was already glowing red and black as thousands of torcedores flooded Peru by land, air and… river. Yes, literally.

A Massive Exodus Toward Lima

The Mengão’s travelling army dwarfed Palmeiras’ presence with ease.
Long before the weekend, Lima began receiving Flamengo fans arriving however they could:

• Some paid over $2,500 for last-minute flights.
• Others endured flights with endless connections.
• And thousands opted for the adventure of crossing South America by road.

The overland journey has practically become a Flamengo tradition. Five-day bus rides crossing multiple countries, private cars navigating the Amazon, climbing the Andes, and cutting through Bolivia.

In Bolivia, one moment went viral: a group of Flamengo fans encountered a road blocked by a giant mound of sand. They didn’t wait around — they got out with shovels, cleared the road themselves and kept driving toward the final.
The scene instantly became folklore: Fla doesn’t stop for anything.

Crossing the Amazon by Boat to See the Mengão

For supporters living in Brazil’s most remote regions, river travel was the most logical route.
From Tabatinga, the triple-border town between Brazil, Colombia and Peru, hundreds boarded speedboats along the Amazon River, traveling more than 12 hours to reach Iquitos.

From there, they jumped on domestic flights to Lima to join the massive red-and-black crowd already filling plazas, streets and the Jorge Chávez Airport.

For many, the 2019 journey — when Flamengo won its second Libertadores against River Plate — was emotional inspiration.
The dream of seeing the club become the first Brazilian team with four Libertadores titles pushed thousands to take on epic routes regardless of distance, fatigue or money.

Lima Taken Over by the Red-and-Black Nation

Once in Lima, it turned into a full-on carnival.
Fla fans gathered outside the team hotel led by Filipe Luís, packed every tourist spot, and turned every corner into a slice of Brazil.

With more than 40 million supporters worldwide, Flamengo’s invasion of Peru is hardly surprising — but the scale of it feels historic.

The final will be played on Saturday,
but the journey itself has already become the Mengão’s first epic tale of this Libertadores campaign.