Botafogo games
Fan atmosphere.
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The Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium, popularly called Engenhão after its Engenho de Dentro neighbourhood, is owned by Rio's city hall and is the home ground of Botafogo. It was built between 2003 and 2007 and opened in time for the 2007 Pan American Games. It hosted the athletics events of the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics and was one of the five venues of the 2021 Copa América. First named after João Havelange, it was renamed in 2015 after Nílton Santos, the legendary full-back who spent his whole career at Botafogo and won the 1958 and 1962 World Cups with Brazil. The stadium is at its liveliest on match days with Botafogo's fans, and it is easy to reach by train from central Rio to the neighbouring Engenho de Dentro station. On non-match days the club runs stadium tours on set dates.
Fan atmosphere.
Athletics venue.
Club legend.
Engenho de Dentro, North Zone, Rio de Janeiro
By train from Central do Brasil to Engenho de Dentro station, right beside the stadium.