Estádio do Maracanã facts for kids
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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 / 22.9121667°S 43.2301639°W |
| Owner | State of Rio de Janeiro |
| Operator | Complexo Maracanã Entretenimento S.A. (Odebrecht, IMX, AEG) |
| Capacity | 78,838 |
| Record attendance | 199,854 (Brazil–Uruguay, July 16, 1950) |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Broke ground | 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 | |
| 1950 FIFA World Cup 2007 Pan American Games 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup 2014 FIFA World Cup 2016 Summer Olympics 2016 Summer Paralympics Fluminense FC CR Flamengo |
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Estádio do Maracanã (English: Maracanã Stadium, standard Brazilian Portuguese: , local pronunciation: ) is a multipurpose stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It can hold around 95,000 people.
Images for kids
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Postage stamp featuring the Maracanã, commemorating the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
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Panorama from inside the stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup
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Aerial photograph of Maracanã's playing field in February 2017
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A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2007 Pan American Games
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The "Pindorama" segment during the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
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See also
In Spanish: Estadio de Maracaná para niños
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