Maracanã Stadium![]() |
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| Full name | Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho |
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| Location | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Coordinates | 22°54′43.80″S 43°13′48.59″W / 22.9121667°S 43.2301639°W / -22.9121667; -43.2301639 |
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| Owner | State of Rio de Janeiro |
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| Operator | Complexo Maracanã Entretenimento S.A. (Odebrecht, IMX, AEG) |
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| Capacity | 78,838[1] |
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| Record attendance | 199,854 (Brazil–Uruguay, July 16, 1950) |
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| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
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| Surface | Grass |
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| Started | August 2, 1948 |
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| Opened | June 16, 1950 |
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| Renovated | 2000, 2006, 2013 |
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| Architect | Waldir Ramos
Raphael Galvão
Miguel Feldman
Oscar Valdetaro
Pedro Paulo B. Bastos
Orlando Azevedo
Antônio Dias Carneiro |
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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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