Maracanã Stadium

Maracanã Stadium, officially Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, is a football stadium in the Maracanã neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. It is the largest stadium in Brazil and the third largest in South America, with a current capacity of 73,139. The stadium is mainly used for matches between Rio's major clubs: Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense, and Vasco da Gama. It also hosts concerts and other sporting events.

Don't miss

• The stadium's popular name comes from the Maracanã River, which itself is named after a type of parrot in the indigenous Tupi language.
• The new roof, installed during the 2014 renovation, is a fiberglass tensioned membrane coated with polytetrafluoroethylene and covers 95% of seats.
• Seats are colored yellow, blue, and white, which combined with the green playing field form the Brazilian national colors.
• The stadium is part of a complex that includes Maracanãzinho, an arena mostly used for volleyball events.
• Pelé scored his 1,000th career goal at Maracanã in 1969, against CR Vasco da Gama.

Tickets & tours

Ways to visit Maracanã Stadium

Cheapest way inEntrance to the Giant Roda of Rio de Janeiro4.8★ · 1,443 travelers20 minutesFree cancellationFrom$12 per personSee dates →Best full dayFull Day in Rio: Christ by Train, Sugarloaf, Selarón & Barbecue4.7★ · 928 travelers~8 hoursFree cancellationFrom$102 per personSee dates →Private & flexiblePrivate tour: Christ the Redeemer, Maracanã,Sugarloaf, Old Downtown and Selaron5★ · 179 travelers~8 hoursFree cancellationFrom$216 per personSee dates →

Know before you go

• The stadium is mainly used for football matches between Rio's major clubs: Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense, and Vasco da Gama.
• Maracanã also hosts concerts and other sporting events.
• The stadium is located in the Maracanã neighborhood in Rio's North Zone.

A bit of history

The stadium was opened in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup. The deciding match of that tournament, on 16 July 1950, saw Brazil lose 2–1 to Uruguay in front of a record attendance of 210,850 spectators, an event known as the Maracanazo. The stadium was partially rebuilt for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup, for which it hosted several matches including the final. It also served as the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.