Maracana Stadium

FootballBrazil78,838

CountryBrazil

CityRio de Janeiro

Capacity78,838

Year Built1950

SportFootball

About Maracana Stadium

Once held 199,854 for the 1950 World Cup final, the largest football crowd ever. Brazil lost to Uruguay in the Maracanazo, a national trauma. Renovated for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. The stadium is named after journalist Mario Filho.

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