Estádio do Maracanã - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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"The Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, commonly called Estádio do Maracanã ("Maracanã stadium"), is an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was once the largest stadium in the world, seating just over 200,000 spectators.
Waymark Code: WM3YJ8
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date Posted: 06/06/2008
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Owned by the Rio de Janeiro State Government, it is named after the Maracanã neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro. It was opened in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup. Since then, it has mainly been used for football matches between the major football clubs in Rio de Janeiro, including Flamengo, Fluminense, Botafogo and Vasco da Gama. It has also hosted a number of concerts and other sporting events. Although the paid attendance at the final game of the 1950 FIFA World Cup was 199,500, the stadium currently seats 95,000 spectators.[1]
It will host the World Cup Final in 2014, becoming the second stadium to host football's most important match twice after the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City."
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