Maracanã Stadium

Maracanã Stadium is a stadium in Maracanã District, Brazil that opened in 1950. Its recorded capacity is 73,139.

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Maracanã Stadium
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Key facts

Maracanã Stadium is a stadium in Maracanã District, Brazil that opened in 1950. Its recorded capacity is 73,139. It is owned by Rio de Janeiro State Government and Rio de Janeiro. It is operated by Flamengo and Fluminense and Rio de Janeiro. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Flamengo and Fluminense, Other Rio de Janeiro clubs, Brazil men's national football team, CR Vasco da Gama, Fluminense F.C., Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, 2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil men's national football team, Brazil women's national football team.

Location
Maracanã District, Brazil
Type
Stadium
Capacity
73,139
Opened
1950
Status
Active
Current owner
Rio de Janeiro State Government, Rio de Janeiro
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Maracanã Stadium
Maracanã Stadium

Maracanã Stadium is at latitude -22.912222, longitude -43.230278, in Maracanã District, Brazil. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Maracanã Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude-22.912222
Longitude-43.230278
CityMaracanã District
RegionMaracanã District
CountryBrazil
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Maracanã Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Maracanã Stadium

Maracanã Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. Estádio Municipal (no sponsor) ran Present.

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Every recorded name of Maracanã Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Estádio MunicipalNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Maracanã Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerRio de Janeiro1950 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerRio de Janeiro State GovernmentPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorRio de Janeiro1950 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorFlamengo and FluminensePresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Maracanã Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Flamengo and FluminenseBrasileirao Serie A, Brasileirao Serie APresentCurrentSource
Other Rio de Janeiro clubsBrasileirao Serie A, Brasileirao Serie APresentCurrentSource
Brazil men's national football teamBrasileirao Serie A, Brasileirao Serie APresentCurrentSource
CR Vasco da GamaBrasileirao Serie A, Brasileirao Serie APresentCurrentSource
Fluminense F.C.Brasileirao Serie A1950 to presentCurrentSource
Clube de Regatas do FlamengoBrasileirao Serie A1950 to presentCurrentSource
2016 Summer OlympicsBrasileirao Serie A, Brasileirao Serie A1950 to presentCurrentSource
Brazil men's national football teamBrasileirao Serie A, Brasileirao Serie A1950 to presentCurrentSource
Brazil women's national football teamBrasileirao Serie A, Brasileirao Serie A1950 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

25 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Maracanã Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set2542026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(deleted)10not set2026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set7282026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set6982026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set323952026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set6572026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity78838731392026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13750919592026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleMaracanã_StadiumMaracanã Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set102026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setEstádio Municipal2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set165622026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set165612026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set165602026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set165592026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set165582026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set12422026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set12412026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set12402026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set12392026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set12382026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set12372026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set12362026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Maracanã Stadium (revision 1375091959). Wikidata item: Q155174.