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{{Short description|Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil}}
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{{Infobox venue
| name = Maracanã Stadium
| native_name = Estádio do Maracanã
| nickname = 
| fullname = Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho
| former_names = Estádio Municipal<br />{{small|(1950–1966)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stadiumguide.com/maracana/|title=Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho referred to as ''Maracanã''|access-date=16 September 2014|archive-date=15 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615044253/https://www.stadiumguide.com/maracana/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| logo_image = 
Logo Maracanã Rio de Janeiro.png
| image = Maracana 2022.jpg
| image_alt = 
| caption = '''[[Ministry of Sports (Brazil)|Sisbrace]]''' {{rating|5|5}}
| location = [[Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
| public_transit = [[Maracanã Station]] <br />[[File:Logo da SuperVia.svg|15px]] [[SuperVia]] train services <br /> [[File:Logo MetroRio.svg|15px]] [[Rio de Janeiro Metro|Metrô Rio]] line 2
| owner = Rio de Janeiro State Government
| operator = [[CR Flamengo]] and [[Fluminense FC]]
| seating_capacity = 78,838<ref name="Bid27Bra">{{cite book |title=Official capacity Maracanã stadium cite|date=28 December 2025 |publisher=FIFA |url=https://www.estadiodomaracana.com.br/ |access-date=2 January 2024}}</ref>
| record_attendance = 173,850 (officially)<ref name="attendance">{{cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2018/6/world-cup-rewind-world-cup-rewind-largest-attendance-at-a-match-in-the-1950-brazil-final|title=World Cup Rewind: Largest attendance at a match in the 1950 Brazil final|date=12 June 2018|first=Mike|last=Janela|publisher=[[Guinness World Records]]|access-date=16 September 2021}}</ref>
| dimensions = {{convert|105|x|68|m|abbr=on}}
| surface = Grass
| broke_ground = {{Start date and age|df=y|1948|7|2}}
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=y|1950|6|16}}
| renovated = 2000, 2006, 2013
| closed = 
| architect = Waldir Ramos, Raphael Galvão, Miguel Feldman, Oscar Valdetaro, Pedro Paulo B. Bastos, Orlando Azevedo, Antônio Dias Carneiro
| tenants = [[Botafogo FR|Botafogo]] (1950&ndash;2007)<br />[[CR Flamengo|Flamengo]] (1950&ndash;present)<br />[[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]] (1950&ndash;present)<br />[[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco]] (1950&ndash;present; selected matches)<br />[[Brazil national football team]] (selected matches)
}}

'''Estádio do Maracanã''',{{efn|{{IPA|pt-BR|isˈtadʒ(i)u du maɾakɐˈnɐ̃|small=no}}; {{Literal translation|Maracanã Stadium}}, named after the [[Maracanã River (Rio de Janeiro)|Maracanã River]].}} officially known as '''Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho''',{{efn|{{IPA|pt-BR|isˈtadʒ(i)u ʒoʁnaˈlistɐ ˈmaɾi.u ˈfiʎu|small=no}}; {{Lit|Journalist Mário Filho Stadium}}, named after [[Mário Filho]].}} is an [[association football]] [[stadium]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]. Located in the [[Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro|Maracanã]] neighborhood, it is owned by the [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]] state government and  managed by the clubs [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]] and [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]]. It is part of a complex that includes an [[arena]] known by the name of [[Ginásio do Maracanãzinho|Maracanãzinho]], which is mostly used for volleyball events.

The stadium was opened in 1950 to host the [[1950 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]], in which Brazil was [[Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)|beaten 2–1]] by [[Uruguay]] in the deciding game, in front of a still standing record attendance of 173,850 spectators, on 16 July 1950.<ref name="rsssfbrasil.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/miscellaneous/attendances.htm|title=Futebol Brasileiro 1950–1999 Best Attendances|website=rsssfbrasil.com|access-date=13 April 2019|archive-date=11 September 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911131518/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/miscellaneous/attendances.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The venue has seen attendances of 150,000 or more at 26 occasions and has seen crowds of more than 100,000 as many as 284 times.<ref name="rsssfbrasil.com" /> But as [[terrace (stadium)|terraced sections]] have been replaced with seats over time, and after the renovation following the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] [[2016 Summer Paralympics|and Paralympics]], its original capacity has been reduced to the current 73,139,<ref name="Bid27Bra" /> but it remains the [[List of football stadiums in Brazil|largest stadium in Brazil]] and the [[List of South American stadiums by capacity|third largest]] in [[South America]] after [[Estadio Monumental (Buenos Aires)|Estadio Monumental]] in [[Argentina]] and [[Estadio Monumental "U"|Estadio Monumental]] in [[Peru]].<ref name="maximumcapacityestadão">{{cite web|title=Maracanã fica mais moderno sem abrir mão de sua história |url=http://www.estadao.com.br/especiais/maracana-fica-mais-moderno-sem-abrir-mao-de-sua-historia,182163.htm |access-date=22 September 2012 |language=pt |publisher=Estado de S. Paulo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922062246/http://www.estadao.com.br/especiais/maracana-fica-mais-moderno-sem-abrir-mao-de-sua-historia%2C182163.htm |archive-date=22 September 2012 }}</ref> [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]] and [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]] still own the all-time club record attendance, with 194,603 spectators supporting its clubs in the world famous [[Fla–Flu]] derby in 1963.

The stadium is mainly used for football matches between the major football clubs in Rio de Janeiro, including [[Fluminense Football Club|Flamengo]], [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Fluminense]], [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]], and [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]. It has also hosted a number of concerts and other sporting events. It was the main venue for the [[2007 Pan American Games]], hosting the football tournament and the opening and closing ceremonies. The Maracanã was partially rebuilt in preparation for the [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup]], and the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]], for which it hosted several matches, including the final. It is also set to host matches for the [[2027 FIFA Women's World Cup]], most likely to host the final. It served as the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] and [[2016 Summer Paralympics|Paralympics]], with the main track and field events taking place at the [[Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos|Estádio Olímpico]]. The stadium was also chosen to host the [[2020 Copa Libertadores|2020]] and [[2023 Copa Libertadores|2023]] [[Copa Libertadores da América|Copa Libertadores]] finals.

==Name==
The stadium was named in 1966 in honor of the recently deceased [[Mário Filho]], a [[Pernambuco|Pernambucan]] sports journalist, the brother of [[Nelson Rodrigues]], who was a strong vocal supporter of the construction of the Maracanã.<ref>[https://vejario.abril.com.br/cidade/maracana-mudanca-nome-rei-pele-polemica/ Polêmica: deputados aprovam mudança de nome do Maracanã para Rei Pelé] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310173103/https://vejario.abril.com.br/cidade/maracana-mudanca-nome-rei-pele-polemica/ |date=10 March 2021 }} – Cleo Guimarães, Veja Rio, 10 March 2021</ref>

The stadium's popular name is derived from the [[Maracanã River (Rio de Janeiro)|Maracanã River]], whose point of origin is in the jungle-covered hills to the west, crossing various ''[[bairro]]s'' (neighborhoods) of Rio's ''Zona Norte'' (North Zone), such as [[Tijuca]] and [[São Cristóvão (Rio de Janeiro)|São Cristóvão]], via a drainage canal which features sloping sides constructed of concrete. Upon flowing into the ''Canal do Mangue'', it empties into [[Guanabara Bay]]. The name "''Maracanã''" derives from the indigenous [[Tupi language|Tupi]] word for a [[:pt:Maracanã_(ave)|type of parrot]] which inhabited the region. The stadium construction was prior to the formation of the later [[Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro|Maracanã neighborhood]], that was once part of Tijuca.

The stadium of [[Red Star Belgrade]], the [[Red Star Stadium]], is popularly called ''Marakana'' in honor of the Brazilian stadium.

In March 2021, the Rio de Janeiro state legislature voted to change the venue's name to the Edson Arantes do Nascimento - Rei [[Pelé|Pele]] stadium. Edson Arantes do Nascimento was the 82-year-old's full name, while Rei means king in Portuguese. The Rio de Janeiro's state governor must approve the name change before it becomes official.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Maracana stadium to be named after Pele|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56343750|access-date=10 March 2021|archive-date=10 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310104317/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56343750|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==

===Construction===
After winning the right to host the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]], the Brazilian government sought to build a new stadium for the tournament. The construction of Maracanã was criticized by [[Carlos Lacerda]], then Congressman and political enemy of the mayor of the city, general Ângelo Mendes de Morais, for the expense and for the chosen location of the stadium, arguing that it should be built in the West Zone neighborhood of [[Jacarepaguá]]. At the time, a tennis stadium stood in the chosen area. Still it was supported by journalist [[Mário Filho]], and Mendes de Morais was able to move the project forward. The competition for the design and construction was opened by the municipality of Rio de Janeiro in 1947, with the construction contract awarded to engineer Humberto Menescal, and the architectural contract awarded to seven Brazilian architects, Michael Feldman, Waldir Ramos, Raphael Galvão, Oscar Valdetaro, Orlando Azevedo, Pedro Paulo Bernardes Bastos, and Antônio Dias Carneiro.<ref name="architects">{{cite web |title= El fútbol vuelve al histórico Maracanã tras nueve meses de espera |url= http://www.elpais.com.uy/06/01/22/ultmo_197140.asp |access-date= 20 October 2008 |date= 22 January 2006 |language= es |work= [[El País (Montevideo)|El País]] |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090109095316/http://www.elpais.com.uy/06/01/22/ultmo_197140.asp |archive-date= 9 January 2009 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>

The first cornerstone was laid at the site of the stadium on 2 August 1948.<ref>{{cite web|title=Soccer Hall: 1950 FIFA World Cup |url=http://national.soccerhall.org/history/WorldCup_1950.htm |access-date=23 March 2007 |publisher=soccerhall.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330073432/http://national.soccerhall.org/history/WorldCup_1950.htm |archive-date=30 March 2009 }}</ref> With the first World Cup game scheduled to be played on 24&nbsp;June 1950, this left a little under two years to finish construction. However, work quickly fell behind schedule, prompting FIFA to send [[Ottorino Barassi]], the head of the Italian FA, who had organized the [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934 World Cup]], to help in Rio de Janeiro. A workforce of 1,500 constructed the stadium, with an additional 2,000 working in the final months. Despite the stadium having come into use in 1950, the construction was only fully completed in 1965.

=== Opening and 1950 FIFA World Cup ===
[[File:Jogo no Estádio do Maracanã, antes da Copa do Mundo de 1950.tif|thumb|Opening game of the Maracanã Stadium, shortly before the 1950 FIFA World Cup. |195x195px]]
[[File:Selo da Copa de 1950 Cr 1,20.jpg|thumb|right|[[Postage stamp]] featuring the Maracanã, commemorating the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]].|195x195px]]
The opening match of the stadium took place on 16 June 1950. Rio de Janeiro All-Stars beat São Paulo All-Stars 3–1; [[Valdir Pereira|Didi]] became the player to score the first ever goal at the stadium. While the major part of the stadium was finished, it still looked like a construction site; it lacked toilet facilities and a press box. Brazilian officials claimed it could seat over 200,000 people, while the [[Guinness Book of World Records]] estimated it could seat 180,000 and other sources pegged capacity at 155,000. What is beyond dispute is that Maracanã overtook [[Hampden Park]] as the largest stadium in the world.<ref name="Sambafoot">{{cite web |title= Sambafoot.com: Maracanã, the largest stadium of the world |date= 28 November 2005 |url= http://www.sambafoot.com/en/articles/30_Maracana_the_largest_stadium_of_the_world_page_1.html |access-date= 23 March 2007 |publisher= Sambafoot.com |archive-date= 21 March 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070321055227/http://www.sambafoot.com/en/articles/30_Maracana_the_largest_stadium_of_the_world_page_1.html |url-status= live }}</ref> Despite the stadium's unfinished state, FIFA allowed matches to be played at the venue, and on 24 June 1950, the first World Cup match took place, with 81,000 spectators in attendance.

In that first match for which Maracanã had been built, [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] beat [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] with a final score 4–0, with [[Ademir Marques de Menezes|Ademir]] becoming the first scorer of a competitive goal at the stadium with his 30th-minute strike. Ademir had two goals in total, plus one each from [[Baltazar (footballer, born 1926)|Baltasar]] and [[Jair da Rosa Pinto|Jair]]. The match was refereed by Englishman [[George Reader]]. Five of Brazil's six games at the tournament were played at Maracanã (the exception being their 2–2 draw with [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] in São Paulo). Eventually, Brazil progressed to the final round, facing [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] in the match (part of a round-robin final phase) that turned out to be the tournament-deciding match on 16 July 1950. Brazil only needed a draw to finish as champion, but Uruguay won the game 2–1, shocking and silencing the massive crowd. This defeat on home soil instantly became a significant event in Brazilian history, being known popularly as the ''[[Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)|Maracanazo]]'' (roughly translated as "The Maracanã Smash"). The official attendance of the final game was 199,854, with the actual attendance estimated to be about 210,000.<ref name="Futebol; the Brazilian way of life">{{cite web|title=Futebol; the Brazilian way of life |url=http://www.ofutebol.com/excerpt.shtml |access-date=23 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317040832/http://www.ofutebol.com/excerpt.shtml |archive-date=17 March 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sambafoot.com: Maracanã, the largest stadium of the world (part 2) |date=28 November 2005 |url=http://www.sambafoot.com/en/articles/30_Maracana_the_largest_stadium_of_the_world_page_2.html |page=2 |access-date=23 March 2007 |publisher=sambafoot.com |archive-date=13 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313110429/http://www.sambafoot.com/en/articles/30_Maracana_the_largest_stadium_of_the_world_page_2.html |url-status=live }}</ref>  In any case, it was the largest crowd ever to see a football game—a record that is highly unlikely to be threatened in an era when most international matches are played in all-seater stadiums. At the time of the World Cup, the stadium was mostly grandstands with no individual seats.

===Stadium completion and post-World Cup years===
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Since the World Cup in 1950, Maracanã Stadium has mainly been used for club games involving four major football clubs in [[Rio de Janeiro|Rio]] — [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco]], [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]], [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]] and [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]]. The stadium has also hosted numerous domestic football cup finals, most notably the [[Copa do Brasil]] and the [[Campeonato Carioca]]. On 21 March 1954, a new official attendance record was set in the game between Brazil and [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]], after 183,513 spectators entered the stadium with a ticket and 194,603 (177,656 p.) in [[Fla–Flu]] (1963). In 1963, stadium authorities replaced the square goal posts with round ones, but it was still two years before the stadium would be fully completed. In 1965, 17 years after construction began, the stadium was finally finished. In September 1966, upon the death of Mário Rodrigues Filho, the Brazilian journalist, columnist, sports figure, and prominent campaigner who was largely responsible for the stadium originally being built, the administrators of the stadium renamed the stadium after him: ''Estádio Jornalista Mário Rodrigues Filho''. However, the nickname of ''Maracanã'' has continued to be used as the common referent. In 1969, [[Pelé]] scored the 1,000th goal of his career at Maracanã, against [[CR Vasco da Gama]] in front of 65,157 spectators.<ref>[Book Almanaque do Santos]</ref>

In 1989, the stadium hosted the games of the final round of the [[1989 Copa America|Copa America]]; in the same year, [[Zico (footballer)|Zico]] scored his final goal for [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]] at the Maracanã, taking his goal tally at the stadium to 333, a record that still stood as of 2021. A railing in front of the stadium's upper tier collapsed on 19 July 1992, in the second game of the finals of [[1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]], between [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]] and [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]], leading to the death of three spectators and injuring 50 others.<ref>{{cite web |title= Sports Disasters |url= http://www.emergency-management.net/sport_ev.htm |access-date= 23 March 2007 |archive-date= 5 July 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070705043614/http://www.emergency-management.net/sport_ev.htm |url-status= usurped }}</ref> Following the disaster, the stadium's capacity was greatly reduced as it was converted to an all-seater stadium in the late 1990s. Meanwhile, the ground was classified as a national landmark in 1998, meaning that it could not be demolished.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} The stadium hosted the [[2000 FIFA Club World Championship final|first ever FIFA Club World Cup final match]] between [[CR Vasco da Gama]] and [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]], which Corinthians won on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]].

===21st century, renovations and 2014 FIFA World Cup===
Following its 50th anniversary in 2000, the stadium underwent renovations which would increase its full capacity to around 103,000. After years of planning and nine months of closure between 2005 and 2006, the stadium was reopened in January 2007 with an all-seated capacity of 87,000.

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For the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics and Paralympics, a major reconstruction project was initiated in 2010.<ref name="stadiumguide.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.stadiumguide.com/maracana/|title=Maracana – Rio de Janeiro – The Stadium Guide|first=Wojciech|last=says|website=stadiumguide.com|date=10 November 2017 |access-date=13 April 2019|archive-date=14 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414000359/https://www.stadiumguide.com/maracana/|url-status=live}}</ref> The original seating bowl, with a two-tier configuration, was demolished, giving way to a new primarily one-tier seating bowl with a space for 78,639 spectators.<ref>http://secure.rio2016.com/maracana/o-novo-estadio-do-maracana-tera-capacidade-para-78639-espectadores {{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=El estadio Maracaná, el coloso 'maldito' para Brasil |url=https://www.soy502.com/articulo/estadio-maracana-coloso-maldito-brasil-83290 |access-date=24 July 2025 |language=es |date=20 July 2016 |trans-title=The Maracaná stadium, the 'cursed' colossus for Brazil}}</ref>The old boxes, which were installed at a level above the stands for the [[2000 FIFA Club World Championship]], were dismantled in the process. The new seats are colored yellow, blue and white, which combined with the green of the playing field form the Brazilian national colors. In addition, the grayish tone has returned as the main façade color of the stadium. The original stadium's roof in concrete was removed and replaced with a fiberglass tensioned membrane coated with [[polytetrafluoroethylene|polytetra-fluoroethylene]]. The new roof covers 95% of the seats inside the stadium, unlike the former design, where protection was only afforded to some seats in the upper ring and the bleachers above the gate access of each sector. 

On 30 May 2013, a [[Exhibition game|friendly]] game between [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] and [[England national football team|England]] scheduled for 2 June was called off by a local judge because of safety concerns related to the stadium. The government of Rio de Janeiro appealed the decision<ref name=BRAxENG/> and the game went ahead as originally planned, ended in a 2–2 draw.<ref name="BRAxENG">{{cite news |title=Brazil v England suspended over Maracanã safety concerns |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22725420 |access-date=30 May 2013 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=30 May 2013 |archive-date=30 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530232853/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22725420 |url-status=live }}</ref> This match marked the reopening of the new Maracanã.<ref name="stadiumguide.com"/>

In April 2013, the Rio de Janeiro state government began evaluating bids to administer the stadium for a 35-year-long concession. Two companies bid – one a combination of [[Odebrecht]], [[Anschutz Entertainment Group|AEG]] and IMX, a company owned by Brazilian billionaire [[Eike Batista]], and the other Brazilian building company OAS together with French [[Lagardère Group]] and [[Johan Cruyff Arena]] managing company.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Folha de S.Paulo - Internacional - En - Sports - Foreign Companies Fight Over the Management of Maracanã - 12/04/2013 | url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/sports/2013/04/1261426-foreign-companies-fight-over-maracanas-management.shtml | access-date=2025-07-29 | website=www1.folha.uol.com.br}}</ref> The Odebrecht led group were awarded the contract.<ref name="L17">{{cite web|url=https://m.folha.uol.com.br/esporte/2017/04/1873008-grupo-frances-acerta-compra-da-gestao-do-maracana.shtml?mobile|title=Grupo francês acerta compra da gestão do Maracanã – 05/04/2017 – Esporte – Folha de S.Paulo|website=folha.uol.com.br|access-date=13 April 2019|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309055427/https://m.folha.uol.com.br/esporte/2017/04/1873008-grupo-frances-acerta-compra-da-gestao-do-maracana.shtml?mobile|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 12 June 2014, the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] opened with host nation Brazil defeating Croatia 3–1, but that match was held at [[Arena Corinthians]] in São Paulo. The first game of the World Cup to be held in Maracanã was a [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group F|2–1]] victory by Argentina over Bosnia and Herzegovina on 15 June 2014, being the only stadium for the tournament used previously in 1950. Brazil would have played at the Maracanã if they reached the final, but instead they [[Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)|lost 7–1]] to Germany in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2128535-15-biggest-stories-of-the-2014-fifa-world-cup|title=15 Biggest Stories of the 2014 FIFA World Cup|first=Daniel|last=Fitzgerald|website=Bleacher Report|access-date=13 April 2019|archive-date=14 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414000405/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2128535-15-biggest-stories-of-the-2014-fifa-world-cup|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Disrepair after the 2016 Summer Olympics precipitates new concessionaire===
[[File:Estádio Maracanã 1 by Diego Baravelli.jpg|thumb|Aerial photograph of Maracanã's playing field in February 2017]]
The stadium lay dormant in the months after the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics, with photos surfacing in early 2017 of a dried-up playing field covered in brown spots and missing turf, ripped-out seats, and damage to windows and doors. A debt of R$3 million (US$939,937) to the local energy company led to power being shut off at Maracanã. At the heart of the issue was a legal wrangling between the stadium's owner, operator, and the organizing committee for the Rio Olympics over responsibility for maintaining the grounds. Maracanã SA, the operator, charges that the Olympic committee did not return the venue in an acceptable condition, while the committee says the things that they needed to fix should not keep Maracanã from operating.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/01/football/maracana-stadium-rio-2016-olympics/index.html|title=How the Maracana became a 'ghost' stadium|author1=Flora Charner|author2=Shasta Darlington|website=CNN|date=February 2017|access-date=13 April 2019|archive-date=14 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414000402/https://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/01/football/maracana-stadium-rio-2016-olympics/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Within six months of the Olympics, daily tours of the stadium were halted due to vandalism at the stadium and violent robberies in the area. Items of value were looted from the stadium including fire extinguishers, televisions, and a bronze bust of journalist [[Mário Filho]], for whom the stadium was named.<ref>{{cite news|author=Flora Charner and Shasta Darlington|title=How the Maracanã became a 'ghost' stadium|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/01/football/maracana-stadium-rio-2016-olympics/|work=CNN|access-date=12 February 2017|archive-date=13 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213001436/http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/01/football/maracana-stadium-rio-2016-olympics/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=sport|first1=Guardian|title=Rio Olympic venues already falling into a state of disrepair|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/feb/10/rio-olympic-venues-already-falling-into-a-state-of-disrepair|work=The Guardian|date=9 February 2017|access-date=26 March 2017|archive-date=27 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327081852/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/feb/10/rio-olympic-venues-already-falling-into-a-state-of-disrepair|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:The Maracanã Stadium during a Clássico dos Gigantes between Fluminense and Vasco da Gama in May 2023.jpg|thumb|The Maracanã Stadium during a Clássico dos Gigantes between Fluminense and Vasco da Gama in May 2023]]
On 5 April 2017, the French group [[Lagardère Group|Lagardère]] signed an agreement to take over administration of the Maracanã. In total, Lagardère will invest more than R$500 million by the end of the concession, that they originally lost to Odebrecht in 2013 and valid until 2048. The ''[[Folha de São Paulo]]'' newspaper informed that the group estimates that it will need to spend about R$15 million on emergency repairs to the stadium.<ref name="L17" />

==Non-football events==
The [[Masahiko Kimura vs. Hélio Gracie|famous vale tudo match]] between Japanese judoka [[Masahiko Kimura]] and Brazilian jiu-jitsu player [[Hélio Gracie]] was held at the Maracanã on 23 October 1951. At the time many in Brazil felt that Gracie was unbeatable in martial arts, and that Kimura would not be welcomed back to Japan if he lost the bout. Kimura won via technical submission after breaking Gracie's arm with a ''[[armlock#double wristlock (gyaku ude-garami)|gyaku-ude-garami]]'' hold, which has since become known as a ''Kimura lock'' in BJJ and [[mixed martial arts]]. The [[National Football League]] stated that the 2026 [[NFL International Series]] game in Brazil would take place at the stadium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/rio-de-janeiro-to-host-nfl-regular-season-game-in-2026-brazil|title=Rio de Janeiro to host NFL regular-season game in 2026|website=NFL.com}}</ref>

===International sports competitions===
[[File:Abertura Jogos Panamericanos 1 13072007.jpg|thumb|A scene from the [[2007 Pan American Games opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] of the [[2007 Pan American Games]]]]
[[File:Cerimonia abertura Rio 2016 Dança indigena.jpg|thumb|The "Pindorama" segment during the [[2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]]]]
* In 1980 and 1983, [[volleyball]] matches between Brazil and the USSR played at the ground. 95,000 people attended one of those volleyball matches, which became a world record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://volleybox.net/95000-fans-at-volleyball-match-m968/2|title=95000 fans at volleyball match :: Volleybox.net|date=16 February 2010|access-date=13 April 2019|via=volleybox.net|archive-date=14 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414000413/https://volleybox.net/95000-fans-at-volleyball-match-m968/2|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The stadium hosted the [[2007 Pan American Games Opening Ceremony|opening]] and closing ceremonies of the [[2007 Pan American Games]].
* The stadium hosted the [[2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|opening]] and [[2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|closing ceremonies]] of the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] and [[2016 Summer Paralympics|Paralympics]], as well as the semi-finals and gold medal matches of the Olympic football tournaments. It was the first ceremonies venue at the Summer Olympics to not also be the athletics venue.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-08 |title=Rio Olympic cauldron may be moved during Games; medal design approved |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/rio-olympic-cauldron-medal-designs-slogan |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Music===
* To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the stadium, on 16 January 1980, [[Frank Sinatra]] performed to a crowd of 175,000.<ref name="tina"/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/1988guinnessbook00russ|url-access=registration|quote=Frank Sinatra 175,000 guinness.|title=Guinness Book of World Records 1987|first=Alan|last=Russell|date=1 October 1986|publisher=Sterling|access-date=15 December 2017|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
* On 18 June 1983, [[Kiss (band)|KISS]] performed for 137,000 fans at the stadium, which marks the record attendance for the band. This and two other stadium shows in Brazil would be the last time KISS would perform in their signature makeup until the reunion of the original lineup at their [[Alive/Worldwide Tour]] in 1996. Kiss' concert was the first major performance by an international rock band at Maracanã.
* [[Tina Turner]] and [[Paul McCartney]] made the Guinness Book of World Records with performances at the stadium. Both concerts, in January 1988 ([[Break Every Rule Tour]]) and April 1990 ([[The Paul McCartney World Tour]]), respectively, attracted crowds of over 180,000 people.<ref name="tina">{{cite journal|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3865897.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034618/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3865897.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 December 2017|title=A record 180,000 turn out for Tina|date=18 January 1988|journal=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=50502|title=Arts and Media/Music Feats & Facts/Solo Rock Show Crowd|date=25 May 2006|access-date=9 December 2017|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525134623/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=50502|archive-date=25 May 2006}}</ref>
* From 18 to 27 January 1991, the stadium hosted the second edition of [[Rock in Rio]], with [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Guns N' Roses]], [[George Michael]], [[INXS]], [[New Kids on the Block]] and [[a-ha]] as headliners.
* American pop-singer [[Michael Jackson]] planned to perform here in October 1993 as part of his [[Dangerous World Tour]], but the concert was cancelled due to tour restructuring.
* [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], the [[Rolling Stones]], the [[Foo Fighters]] and [[Paul McCartney]] are the only international pop stars to have played dates at Maracanã on different occasions. Sting opened his [[...Nothing Like the Sun]] world tour at the stadium on 20 November 1987. Approximately 20 years later, on 8 December 2007, he performed there again with [[the Police]]. Madonna played the venue on 6 November 1993, with the [[The Girlie Show (Madonna)|Girlie Show]] in front of 120,000 people, and then again 15 years later on 14 and 15 December 2008, as part of the [[Sticky & Sweet Tour]], selling over 107,000 tickets. The 1995 edition of the [[Hollywood Rock]] festival consisted of two concerts by [[the Rolling Stones]] at the stadium, in February. The band performed at Maracanã again on 20 February 2016. On 25 January 2015, [[Foo Fighters]] played a concert at Maracanã Stadium during their [[Sonic Highways World Tour]] in front of 45,000 people. It was the first music concert held at the stadium since it was rebuilt. The group performed at the stadium again on 25 February 2018, during their [[Concrete and Gold Tour]]. Paul McCartney played two shows on 20 and 21 April 1990, as part of [[The Paul McCartney World Tour]]. Thirty-three years later, McCartney returned to play a show on 16 December 2023, as part of the [[Got Back]] tour. 
* [[Rush (band)|Rush]], [[Backstreet Boys]], [[Pearl Jam]], [[Coldplay]], [[Phil Collins]] and [[Roger Waters]] also played the venue. Rush's concert in 2002 is documented on their live album and DVD [[Rush in Rio]]. Mexican pop group [[RBD]] also played its live DVD, [[Live in Rio (RBD video)|Live in Rio]]. Brazilian artists have also played at the stadium, such as [[Ivete Sangalo]], [[Sandy & Junior]], [[Diante do Trono]], [[Roberto Carlos (singer)|Roberto Carlos]] and [[Los Hermanos]].

===Miscellaneous===
*[[Pope John Paul II]] celebrated [[Mass (liturgy)|Masses]] at the stadium in 1980, 1987 and 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://visit.rio/en/que_fazer/maracanastadium/|title=Maracanã Stadium|access-date=21 December 2019|archive-date=21 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221162646/http://visit.rio/en/que_fazer/maracanastadium/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/pt/travels/1997/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_04101997_families.html|title=Encontro com as Famílias, Viagem Apostólica do Papa João Paulo II ao Rio de Janeiro, outubro de 1997 &#124; João Paulo II|access-date=15 March 2020|archive-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228171844/http://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/pt/travels/1997/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_04101997_families.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Billy Graham]] preached there in 1960 and in 1974 broke the record for attendance on a single day with 225,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PHOTOS: Billy Graham in Rio |url=https://billygraham.org/gallery/billy-graham-in-rio-de-janeiro-brazil/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Billy Graham Evangelistic Association |language=en-US |archive-date=18 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618203828/https://billygraham.org/gallery/billy-graham-in-rio-de-janeiro-brazil/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Tournament results==
===1950 FIFA World Cup===
{{clear}}
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[Time in Brazil#Brasília official time - BRT (UTC-03)|UTC-03]])
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|24 June 1950||15:00||{{fb|BRA|1889}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 ||{{fb|MEX|1934}} ||[[1954 FIFA World Cup Group 1|Group 1]]
| style="text-align:center;" |82,000
|-
|25 June 1950||15:00||{{fb|ENG}} || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 || rowspan="2" |{{fb|CHI}} || rowspan="2" |[[1950 FIFA World Cup Group 2|Group 2]]|| style="text-align:center;" |30,000
|-
|29 June 1950||15:00||{{fb|ESP|1945}} || style="text-align:center;" |16,000
|-
|1 July 1950||15:00||{{fb|BRA|1889}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 ||{{fb|YUG}} ||[[1954 FIFA World Cup Group 1|Group 1]]|| style="text-align:center;" |142,000
|-
|2 July 1950||15:00||{{fb|ESP|1945}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 ||{{fb|ENG}} ||[[1954 FIFA World Cup Group 2|Group 2]]|| style="text-align:center;" |75,000
|-
|9 July 1950||15:00|| rowspan="2" |{{fb|BRA|1889}} ||style="text-align:center;" | 7–1 ||{{fb|SWE}} ||[[1950 FIFA World Cup final round|Final Round]]|| style="text-align:center;" |139,000
|-
|13 July 1950||15:00|| style="text-align:center;" | 6–1 ||{{fb|ESP|1945}} ||[[1950 FIFA World Cup final round|Final Round]]
| style="text-align:center;" |153,000
|- bgcolor=gold
|16 July 1950||15:00||{{fb|URU}} ||style="text-align:center;"|[[Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)|2–1]]||{{fb|BRA|1889}} ||[[1950 FIFA World Cup final round|Final Round]]
| style="text-align:center;" |199,854
|}

===1989 Copa América===
{{clear}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[Time in Brazil#Brasília official time - BRT (UTC-03)|UTC-03]])
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
| rowspan="2" |12 July 1989|| ||'''{{fb|URU}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|3–0||{{fb|PAR|1954}} || rowspan="2" |[[1989 Copa América#Final round|Final Round]]|| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |100,135
|-
| ||'''{{fb|BRA|1968}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"|2–0||{{fb|ARG}} 
|-
| rowspan="2" |14 July 1989|| ||'''{{fb|URU}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"|2–0||{{fb|ARG}} || rowspan="2" |[[1989 Copa América#Final round|Final Round]]|| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |53,909
|-
| ||'''{{fb|BRA|1968}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"|3–0||{{fb|PAR|1988}} 
|- bgcolor=gold
| rowspan="2" |16 July 1989|| ||{{fb|ARG}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0–0||{{fb|PAR|1988}} || rowspan="2" |[[1989 Copa América#Final round|Final Round]]|| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |148,068
|- bgcolor=gold
| ||'''{{fb|BRA|1968}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{fb|URU}} 
|}

===2013 FIFA Confederations Cup===
{{clear}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[Time in Brazil#Brasília official time - BRT (UTC-03)|UTC-03]])
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|16 June 2013||16:00||{{fb|MEX}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1–2||'''{{fb|ITA}}''' ||[[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center;"|73,123
|-
|20 June 2013||16:00||'''{{fb|ESP}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"|10–0||{{fb|Tahiti}} ||[[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"|71,806
|- bgcolor=gold
|30 June 2013||19:00||'''{{fb|BRA}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"|3–0||{{fb|ESP}} ||[[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Final|Final]]||style="text-align:center;"|73,531
|}

===2014 FIFA World Cup===
{{clear}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[Time in Brazil#Brasília official time - BRT (UTC-03)|UTC-03]])
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|15 June 2014||19:00||'''{{fb|ARG}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 ||{{fb|BIH}} ||[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group F|Group F]]||style="text-align:center;"|74,393
|-
|18 June 2014||16:00||{{fb|ESP}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–2 ||'''{{fb|CHI}}''' ||[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"|74,101
|-
|22 June 2014||13:00||'''{{fb|BEL}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 ||{{fb|RUS}} ||[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group H|Group H]]||style="text-align:center;"|73,819
|-
|25 June 2014||17:00||{{fb|ECU}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–0 ||{{fb|FRA|1974}} ||[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group E|Group E]]||style="text-align:center;"|73,750
|-
|28 June 2014||17:00||'''{{fb|COL}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 ||{{fb|URU}} ||[[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Round of 16|Round of 16]]||style="text-align:center;"|73,804
|-
|4 July 2014||13:00||{{fb|FRA|1974}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0–1||'''{{fb|GER}}''' ||[[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"|73,965
|- bgcolor=gold
|13 July 2014||16:00||'''{{fb|GER}}''' ||style="text-align:center; |1–0 ([[Overtime (sports)#Association football|a.e.t.]])||{{fb|ARG}} ||[[2014 FIFA World Cup Final|Final]]||style="text-align:center;"|74,738
|}

===2016 Summer Olympics===
{{clear}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[Time in Brazil#Brasília official time - BRT (UTC-03)|UTC-03]])
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|- 
|16 August 2016||13:00||{{fbw|BRA}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–0 ([[Overtime (sports)#Association football (soccer)|a.e.t.]])<br />(3–4 [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]]) ||'''{{fbw|SWE}}''' ||[[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Knockout stage#Semi-finals|Women's Semifinals]]||style="text-align:center;"|70,454
|-
|17 August 2016||13:00||'''{{fbo|BRA}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"| 6–0 ||{{fbo|HON|1949}} ||[[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Knockout stage#Semi-finals|Men's Semifinals]]||style="text-align:center;"|52,457
|- bgcolor=gold
|19 August 2016||17:30||{{fbw|SWE}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–2 ||'''{{fbw|GER}}''' ||[[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Knockout stage#Gold medal match|Women's Gold Medal Match]]||style="text-align:center;"|52,432
|- bgcolor=gold
|20 August 2016||17:30||'''{{fbo|BRA}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 ([[Overtime (sports)#Association football (soccer)|a.e.t.]])<br />(5–4 [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]]) ||{{fbo|GER}} ||[[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Knockout stage#Gold medal match|Men's Gold Medal Match]]||style="text-align:center;"|63,707
|}

===2019 Copa América===
{{clear}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[Time in Brazil#Brasília official time - BRT (UTC-03)|UTC-03]])
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|16 June 2019||16:00||{{fb|PAR}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–2||{{fb|QAT}}||[[2019 Copa América Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"| 19,196
|-
|18 June 2019||18:30||{{fb|BOL}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–3||'''{{fb|PER}}'''||[[2019 Copa América Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center;"| 26,346
|-
|24 June 2019||20:00||{{fb|CHL}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–1||'''{{fb|URU}}'''||[[2019 Copa América Group C|Group C]]||style="text-align:center;"|57,442
|-
|28 June 2019||16:00||{{fb|VEN}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–2||'''{{fb|ARG}}'''||[[2019 Copa América knockout stage#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"|50,094
|- bgcolor=gold
|7 July 2019||17:00||'''{{fb|BRA}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|3–1||{{fb|PER}}||[[2019 Copa América Final|Final]]||style="text-align:center;"|69,968
|}

===2021 Copa América===
On 10 July 2021, the stadium hosted the [[2021 Copa América Final|final]] of the [[2021 Copa América]], for the second consecutive time.

{{clear}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[Time in Brazil#Brasília official time - BRT (UTC-03)|UTC-03]])
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|- bgcolor=gold
|10 July 2021||21:00|| '''{{fb|ARG}}''' || style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 || {{fb|BRA}} ||[[2021 Copa América Final|Final]]||style="text-align:center;"| 7,800
|}

== Further reading ==
* Gaffney, Christopher Thomas.  ''[[Temples of the Earthbound Gods|Temples of the Earthbound Gods: Stadiums in the Cultural Landscape of Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires]]''.  Austin: University of Texas Press, 2008.  {{ISBN|978-0-292-72165-4}}

==See also==
* [[All-seater stadium]]
* [[List of stadiums by capacity]]
* [[List of association football stadiums by capacity|List of football (soccer) stadiums by capacity]]
* [[Seating assignment]]
* [[Lists of stadiums]]
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==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Estádio do Maracanã}}
* [http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/bra/maracana Maracanã] at StadiumDB.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090219094950/http://riodejaneirophotoguide.com/html/maracana_select.html Photo Gallery of Museum and Game @ The Rio de Janeiro Photo Guide]
* [http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/miscellaneous/attendances.htm RSSSF Best Attendances in Brazil]
* {{OSM relation|4587734}}

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