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Maracanã Stadium
stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maracanã Stadium, (Portuguese: Estádio do Maracanã) standard Brazilian Portuguese: [esˈtad͡ʒju du maɾakɐˈnɐ̃], local pronunciation: [iʃˈtad͡ʒu du mɐˌɾakɐˈnɐ̃]), officially Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, is a multi purpose (used for different events) stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It can hold around 78,838 people.
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Full name | Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho |
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Location | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Coordinates | 22°54′43.80″S 43°13′48.59″W |
Owner | State of Rio de Janeiro |
Operator | Complexo Maracanã Entretenimento S.A. (Odebrecht, IMX, AEG) |
Capacity | 78,838[1] |
Record attendance | 199,854 (Brazil–Uruguay, July 16, 1950) |
Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Started | August 2, 1948 |
Opened | June 16, 1950 |
Renovated | 2000, 2006, 2013 |
Architect | Waldir Ramos Raphael Galvão Miguel Feldman Oscar Valdetaro Pedro Paulo B. Bastos Orlando Azevedo Antônio Dias Carneiro |
Tenants | |
Fluminense Flamengo |
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