A Brazilian Football Novel by Isaac Andrade
Raízes
Rubro-Negras
Uma Saga FamiliarA Family Saga
A family saga about futebol, memory, identity and belonging, set against the culture of Flamengo and Brazilian football.
Currently available in Portuguese. Read the Kindle edition through Amazon.com or buy the print edition in Brazil. An English edition is planned for a future release.
Current editions are in Portuguese. Kindle availability may vary by Amazon marketplace.
A Brazilian Story With Universal Themes
Flamengo is the setting. Family, memory and belonging are the story.
Raízes Rubro-Negras is rooted in Brazilian football culture, but its emotional territory goes far beyond the pitch. It is about what families pass from one generation to the next, how loss reshapes identity and how a person learns to carry a legacy without losing a voice of their own.
Futebol
Brazilian football as cultural memory
Flamengo is not used only as a sporting backdrop. The club becomes part of family language, rituals, memories and identity.
Family
A legacy passed from father to son
The story explores what we inherit from the people who shape us and what it means to keep that inheritance alive in our own way.
Saudade
Memory, loss and the search for a voice
At its core, the novel is also about absence, resilience and the courage to build a path of your own while remaining connected to where you came from.
Futebol, Memory & Belonging
A passion passed from one generation to the next
Some passions cannot be contained in the result of a match. They begin at home, cross generations and become part of who we are.
Raízes Rubro-Negras uses futebol as the thread connecting a story about family, longing, identity and legacy. Through the journey of Lucas Martins, the novel explores how a love for Flamengo can carry memories, strengthen bonds and help someone find his own voice.
More than a story about a football club, this is a book about what we receive from those who came before us and what we choose to carry forward.
A Story That Has Reached Many Hands
Encounters that became part of the book's journey
Since its release, Raízes Rubro-Negras has crossed paths with people from Brazilian football, sports, media and culture. These photographs are records of those encounters, not endorsements, and have become part of the story around the book.
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The Story
Between a father's legacy and the search for a voice of his own
Lucas Martins grew up listening to his father tell stories of unforgettable matches and learning that futebol can also pass on values, create bonds and preserve memories. A love for Flamengo became a family inheritance and a fundamental part of his identity.
When loss changes the course of his life, Lucas finds in futebol a place of refuge and continuity. Through memories, challenges and decisions, he tries to honor the legacy he received while building his own path as a sports journalist.
In Raízes Rubro-Negras, passion for a club extends far beyond the stands. It shapes choices, strengthens relationships and follows a family through time.
A story about loyalty, resilience and belonging, where each memory helps us understand who we are and what we choose to carry forward.
Why This Book Exists
A tribute to my father and to the story that brought me here
I always wanted to write a book, even when I did not yet know how I would do it or which story I would tell. Raízes Rubro-Negras was born when I realized that some of my own experiences could become the foundation for a work of fiction.
Lucas Martins is a fictional character, but parts of my life are present in his journey. The book carries memories I built with my father, moments shared with my family and experiences that shaped my relationship with Flamengo. I changed names, circumstances and contexts, but preserved the emotional essence of those stories.
This book is, above all, a tribute to my father. It is a way of writing about passion and saudade, about what we receive from those who came before us and the legacy we choose to continue carrying.
Lucas's journey as a sports journalist also speaks to my own. The beginning, the difficulties, the resistance found in some environments and the search for a voice of his own are all part of that path.
In the novel, those experiences become fiction to show that finding a place in journalism also requires persistence, identity and the courage to keep going.
Raízes Rubro-Negras is a work of fiction, but it carries a great deal of who I am. It is part of my story, my family and the essence I chose to put on the page.
Isaac Andrade
A Story for Those Who Feel Futebol
For those who understand that passion can also be inherited
Raízes Rubro-Negras was written for readers who see something larger than a match in futebol. For those who recognize in the stands, family conversations and shared memories a part of their own identity.
Family
For those who live Flamengo as a family tradition
Readers who inherited this passion from parents, grandparents or other important people and continue passing that feeling forward.
Beyond the Pitch
For those who find stories beyond the pitch
Readers drawn to fiction about family, identity, memory, challenges and the construction of a path of one's own.
Saudade
For those who know the power of saudade
Readers who understand how memories of those who are gone can remain present in a family's choices, values and sense of belonging.
Finding Your Voice
For those searching for a voice of their own
People who have faced the challenge of earning space, affirming their identity and continuing to pursue a vocation.
If futebol is part of your story, this book may speak to you too.
Choose Your Format
Read the story in the format that works for you
The book is currently available in Portuguese. For international readers, the Kindle edition offers the most direct path to the story. The print edition is currently delivered within Brazil.
Kindle Edition · Portuguese
The most accessible edition for international readers
Read the Portuguese-language Kindle edition through Amazon.com on a Kindle device or a compatible Kindle app.
- 2nd edition
- 43 pages in the listed formatting
- Language: Portuguese
- ASIN B0CWGXL8K5
Print Edition · Portuguese · Brazil
For readers in Brazil who want the physical edition
The physical edition of Raízes Rubro-Negras is produced on demand and sold through UICLAP.
- 78 pages
- 13.8 × 21 cm
- Soft matte cover with flaps
- Black-and-white printing
- ISBN 978-65-01-02358-8
Both formats contain Raízes Rubro-Negras: Uma Saga Familiar in Portuguese. An English-language edition is planned for a future release.
English Edition
The story is planned to continue in English.
An English-language edition of Raízes Rubro-Negras is planned for a future release. There is no publication date to announce yet. Until then, this page introduces the story to international readers while the currently available editions remain in Portuguese.
Book Details
Publication Information
About the Book
- Title
- Raízes Rubro-Negras
- Subtitle
- Uma Saga Familiar
- Author
- Isaac Andrade
- Language
- Portuguese
- Genre
- Fiction
- Themes
- Futebol, family, identity, memory, saudade and belonging
Print Edition
- Published
- May 11, 2024
- Produced by
- UICLAP
- ISBN
978-65-01-02358-8- Length
- 78 pages
- Dimensions
- 13.8 × 21 cm
- Finish
- Soft matte cover with flaps
Digital Edition
- Published
- April 29, 2024
- Edition
- 2nd
- Platform
- Kindle / Amazon
- ASIN
B0CWGXL8K5- Length
- 43 pages
- File size
- 1.9 MB
The Story Continues With You
Every passion has an origin. Every memory deserves to live on.
Discover Raízes Rubro-Negras: Uma Saga Familiar and follow Lucas Martins through a journey of Brazilian futebol, family, saudade, identity and belonging.
The current Portuguese edition is available on Kindle, with the print edition available in Brazil. An English edition is planned for the future.
Current editions are in Portuguese.
