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Flamengo · Fluminense · Rio de Janeiro · Brazil

Rio's stadium of the 1950 final

Built for the 1950 World Cup, where Uruguay beat Brazil in front of a record 173,850.

Capacity

78,838

One seat = 1,000 fans

Opened

1950

76 years of football

1880192019602000

Record attendance

173,850

Record–
Rio's stadium of the 1950 finalBuilt for the 1950 World Cup, where Uruguay beat Brazil in front of a record 173,850.

Capacity

78,838

One seat = 1,000 fans

Opened

1950

76 years of football

1880192019602000

Record attendance

173,850

Record–

Photo: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de

Photo: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de

What makes it special

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On matchday

Two clubs share the ground: Flamengo and Fluminense have run it together since 2024, on a 20-year concession. At a Flamengo home game the stands are, in Lance!'s words, a party all round, with shouts of encouragement at full volume. The Fla-Flu derby of 1963 drew 194,603, still a club record.

Getting there

  • TrainMaracanã6 min
  • TrainMangueira / Jamelão10 min
  • TrainSão Cristóvão10 min

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Inside Maracanã

The stadium from outside, 2022
The stadium from outside, 2022Photo: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Commons ↗
Panorama of the stadium, 2023
Panorama of the stadium, 2023Photo: FotografoWallacyFerrari, CC BY 4.0 · Commons ↗
The Bellini statue at the entrance (2007)
The Bellini statue at the entrance (2007)Photo: Stella Dauer from São Bernardo, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons ↗

The ground

Natural grass
Rebuilt
2000, 2006, 2013
League
Brasileirão Série A

Nearby grounds

  • São Januário2.4 km
  • Estádio Nilton Santos6.7 km
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