Maracana Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Professional Sports Venues on Waymarking.com

"The Maracanã Stadium (Portuguese: Estádio do Maracanã, standard Brazilian Portuguese: [es'tad?i.u du ma?ak?'n?~], local pronunciation: [i?'tad?u du m???ak?'n?~]) ), also known as Maracanã, officially Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (IPA: [i?'tad?(i)u ?o?na'li?t? 'ma?i.u 'fi?u]), is a football stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The stadium is part of a complex that includes an arena known by the name of Maracanãzinho, which means "the Little Maracanã" in Portuguese.

Owned by the Rio de Janeiro state government, it is, as is the Maracanã neighborhood where it is located, named after the Rio Maracanã, a now canalized river in Rio de Janeiro. It was opened in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup, in which Brazil was beaten 2–1 by Uruguay in the deciding game. Since then, it has mainly been used for football matches between the major football clubs in Rio de Janeiro, including Flamengo, Fluminense, Botafogo and Vasco da Gama. It has also hosted a number of concerts and other sporting events." (visit link)

It's the home of which team(s)?: Fluminense, Falmingo Which professional sports are played here?: Soccer Capacity (number of seats): 78,838 Opening Date: 01/01/1950 Guided Tours: yes Venue's Website or Team's Website: [Web Link]

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