adidas has released a special Brazil Edition shirt for Flamengo, timed to coincide with the club's 2026 season. The shirt swaps Flamengo's traditional red and black for the gold and green of the Seleção, making it one of the most striking crossover kits in recent memory.
The design
The shirt is built on a bright yellow base that immediately signals its Brazilian inspiration. Green appears throughout: along the shoulders as adidas' signature 3-Stripes, on the ribbed V-neck collar with a white inner edge, and on the sleeve cuffs finished with narrow white trim. The Flamengo crest and adidas logo are rendered in blue embroidery, with a single blue star sitting above the badge.
The result is a shirt that reads unmistakably as Brazilian while still carrying the Flamengo name. The embroidered details give it a premium finish, and the colour blocking keeps it clean rather than overcrowded.
The story
adidas launched this shirt as part of a wider set of Brazilian club releases that dress teams in national colours. Cruzeiro and Internacional received similar treatment, but the contrast is sharpest on Flamengo: a club whose identity is so closely tied to red and black that wearing yellow and green feels genuinely subversive.
The timing is no accident. With Brazil hosting the 2026 World Cup, football fever is running high, and adidas is leaning into the national mood across its club portfolio. For Flamengo, one of the country's biggest and most passionate clubs, the crossover carries extra weight.
Whether it becomes a collector's item will depend on how many are made available. Special editions like this tend to have shorter production runs, which makes them more sought after in the years that follow.
adidas · Special edition
Flamengo 2026 Brazil Edition
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