The
51-year-old will replace Jorginho, who was sacked after only 14 matches,
becoming the third coach this year at the club.
"I'm
very proud," Menezes wrote on his Twitter account.
Menezes
was in charge of Brazil for just over two years, during which he painstakingly
rebuilt the team and moved them away from their unpopular counter-attacking
game towards a more possession-based style.
He
was surprisingly fired just when he seemed to have found his ideal team after
two years of experimenting.
Menezes
admitted that five-times world champions Brazil had been left standing by Spain
and shortly before his dismissal said they would only catch up if they adopted
a long-term approach.
Menezes
made his name in 2005 when he led Gremio out of the second division, clinching
promotion in an extraordinary game when Gremio had four players sent off,
survived a penalty miss by opponents Nautico and then snatched a goal to win
1-0.
Two
years later, he took Gremio to the final of the Libertadores Cup, the South
American equivalent of Europe's Champions League. He then joined Corinthians,
another hugely popular team, and led them out of the second division in 2008.
Flamengo
are one of Brazil's most popular clubs but have been dogged by financial
problems and unpredictable leadership.
They
have won one of their first five games in the Brazilian championship and are
14th in the 20-team table
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