Maracanã Stadium

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Maracanã Stadium is a historic football stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, famous for hosting major international matches including World Cup finals and Olympic events.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf football stadium
sports venue
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle modernist architecture
capacity approximately 78,000
cityServed Rio de Janeiro
continent South America
country Brazil
formerCapacity around 200,000
heritageStatus listed as cultural heritage of Rio de Janeiro
homeVenueOf CR Flamengo
Fluminense FC
hostedEvent 1950 FIFA World Cup
1950 FIFA World Cup final
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
2014 FIFA World Cup
2014 FIFA World Cup final
2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
2016 Summer Olympics football tournament
2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
2016 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony
2016 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony
Copa América 1989
Copa América 2019 final
inception 1950
locatedIn Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (city)
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity State of Rio de Janeiro
locatedNextTo Maracanã River
namedAfter Mário Filho
notableFor being one of the most famous football stadiums in the world
hosting two different FIFA World Cup finals
officialName Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho
opened 1950-06-16
operator Complexo Maracanã Entretenimento S.A.
owner State of Rio de Janeiro
partOf Maracanã sports complex
primaryUse football
recordAttendance 199,854
recordAttendanceEvent 1950 FIFA World Cup final Brazil vs Uruguay
renovated 2000
2005
2010–2013
shortName Maracanã
surface natural grass
usedFor Olympic sports
association football
concerts


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