The tunnel to the pitch
In the players' footsteps.
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Maracanã is Brazil's most famous football stadium, officially the Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho. It opened in 1950 for the World Cup, and in the deciding match Brazil lost 2-1 to Uruguay in front of a crowd estimated at about 200,000, a record that still stands. After renovations it seats about 73,000, and it remains the largest stadium in Brazil. It hosted the 2014 World Cup final, the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Rio Olympics, and Copa América and Copa Libertadores finals, and it is home ground for Rio's big clubs, Flamengo, Fluminense, Vasco and Botafogo. The tour takes you through the dressing rooms, the tunnel onto the pitch and the stands, with a small museum of boots and shirts. Seeing a match is a different experience altogether; go with an organised group and buy tickets through official channels.
In the players' footsteps.
On the tour.
And the 2016 Olympics.
Maracanã, north of central Rio de Janeiro
Yes, on the daily tour from 9:00 to 17:00 through the dressing rooms, tunnel and stands, from R$94; times may change on match days.