Sambadorme - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Posted by: saopaulo1
S 22° 54.512 W 043° 11.861
23K E 684850 N 7465473
The Sambadrome is a venue for the 2016 Olympics.
Waymark Code: WMRD53
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date Posted: 06/11/2016
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"For the 2016 Summer Olympics, the venue will host archery and the athletics marathon event, and for the 2016 Summer Paralympics, the venue will host archery.
In preparations for the Olympics, a nearby Brahma old factory was demolished and extra bleachers were built there increasing spectator capacity by around 18,000 seats, in accordance with Niemeyer's original project of having the Sambadrome complex with a symmetrical design. The reopening occurred on February 7, 2012. Mayor Eduardo Paes and architect Oscar Niemeyer attended to the ceremony." (
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