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		<title>Flamengo boxers-turned cab drivers celebrated 50 years on</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Long before UFC champion José Aldo came on the scene, Flamengo, Brazil&#8217;s most popular soccer club, already had some fist-flinging aces in their ranks. Those were different times, though, and the future had in store for them a profession that has nothing to do with their sport or producing new talent. Paulo Bittencourt (pictured on&#8230;</p>
The post <a href="https://www.graciemag.com/jose-aldos-predecessors-now-cab-drivers-ex-boxers-for-flamengo-celebrate-50-years-of-glory/">Flamengo boxers-turned cab drivers celebrated 50 years on</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.graciemag.com">Graciemag</a>.]]></description>
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<p>Long before UFC champion José Aldo came on the scene, Flamengo, Brazil&#8217;s most popular soccer club, already had some fist-flinging aces in their ranks. Those were different times, though, and the future had in store for them a profession that has nothing to do with their sport or producing new talent.</p>
<p>Paulo Bittencourt (pictured on the right) and Pedro Afonso are former boxers for team Flamengo who practiced pugilism back in the 1960s. On a recent visit to the club&#8217;s headquarters, in the Gávea borough of Rio de Janeiro, the two recollected the glories they achieved during the good old days there. There, they were filmed for a movie rescuing the club&#8217;s Olympic past, a project called Instituto Atleta Rubro-Negro.</p>
<h3>TRAINING AT 72</h3>
<p>The fighters started training at Flamengo in 1962, at the club&#8217;s old headquarters at 66 Praia do Flamengo, where the rowing team would practice as well. Pedro and Paulo won numerous championships for their beloved team, and they struggled to contain their emotions on returning there.</p>
<p>“I always did everything I could for the sport and for Flamengo. It moves me to be here, and I really miss my days as a boxer. I&#8217;m 72 now and still train,” stated Pedro Afonso, who was known as “Pedrão” during his days competing for the club.</p>
<p>“I&#8217;m happy and touched to remember the glory days I had here. I really want to continue working with boxing. If it were to be here at Flamengo, better still,” said Paulo Bittencourt.</p>
<p>Today, Pedrão and Paulo are taxi drivers in Rio de Janeiro, and from the car window they observe the city and the new direction combat sports have taken.</p>The post <a href="https://www.graciemag.com/jose-aldos-predecessors-now-cab-drivers-ex-boxers-for-flamengo-celebrate-50-years-of-glory/">Flamengo boxers-turned cab drivers celebrated 50 years on</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.graciemag.com">Graciemag</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>Antecessores de José Aldo, ex-lutadores do Flamengo são taxistas 50 anos depois</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Bem antes do campeão do UFC José Aldo, o Clube de Regatas do Flamengo já contava com astros da luta na sua galeria de craques. Os tempos, no entanto, eram outros, e o futuro lhes reservaria uma profissão que nada tem a ver com o esporte e a formação de novos talentos. Paulo Bittencourt (à&#8230;</p>
The post <a href="https://www.graciemag.com/antecessores-de-jose-aldo-ex-pugilistas-do-flamengo-hoje-taxistas-celebram-50-anos-de-glorias/">Antecessores de José Aldo, ex-lutadores do Flamengo são taxistas 50 anos depois</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.graciemag.com">Graciemag</a>.]]></description>
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<p>Bem antes do campeão do UFC José Aldo, o <a title="Site oficial do Flamengo" href="http://www.flamengo.com.br/site/" target="_blank">Clube de Regatas do Flamengo</a> já contava com astros da luta na sua galeria de craques. Os tempos, no entanto, eram outros, e o futuro lhes reservaria uma profissão que nada tem a ver com o esporte e a formação de novos talentos.</p>
<p>Paulo Bittencourt (à direita, na foto) e Pedro Afonso são ex-atletas do Flamengo que praticavam boxe na década de 60. Em visita recente ao clube da Gávea, noticiada pelo site do clube, os dois relembraram as glórias conquistadas e os bons momentos que tiveram no Rubro-Negro. Eles participaram de uma filmagem para o resgate da memória olímpica do clube, um projeto chamado Instituto Atleta Rubro-Negro.</p>
<h3>Treino aos 72 anos</h3>
<p>Os lutadores começaram a treinar no Flamengo em 1962, na antiga sede do clube, localizada na praia do Flamengo, 66, onde também ficava o remo. Pedro e Paulo conquistaram diversos campeonatos pelo time do coração e não conseguiram esconder a emoção ao chegar ao Clube.</p>
<p>&#8220;Sempre fiz tudo pelo esporte e pelo Flamengo. É muita emoção estar aqui e tenho muitas saudades da época do boxe. Tenho 72 anos e treino até hoje&#8221;, afirmou Pedro Afonso, conhecido como &#8220;Pedrão&#8221; na época em que lutava pelo clube.</p>
<p>&#8220;Estou feliz e emocionado de relembrar toda a época de glória que vivi aqui. Tenho muita vontade de continuar trabalhando com o boxe, se for aqui, no Flamengo, melhor ainda&#8221;, disse Paulo Bittencourt.</p>
<p>Pedrão e Paulo são hoje motoristas de táxi no Rio de Janeiro, e da janela do carro observam a cidade e os novos rumos da luta.</p>The post <a href="https://www.graciemag.com/antecessores-de-jose-aldo-ex-pugilistas-do-flamengo-hoje-taxistas-celebram-50-anos-de-glorias/">Antecessores de José Aldo, ex-lutadores do Flamengo são taxistas 50 anos depois</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.graciemag.com">Graciemag</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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