Maracanã Football Stadium

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  • Address
    gate 18, Rua Professor Eurico Rabelo, São Cristovão
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  • Phone
    2568 9962
  • Transport
    underground rail: São Cristovão

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Lonely Planet review

Brazil's temple of soccer easily accommodates more than 100,000 crazed fans, but on certain occasions, such as the 1950 World Cup match, or Pelé's last game, it has squeezed in close to 200,000 (it has now been modified to hold fewer). If you like sports, if you want to understand Brazil, or if you just want an intense, quasi-psychedelic experience, then by all means go see a game of futebol , preferably a championship game or one between local rivals Flamengo, Vasco, Fluminense or Botafogo.

There's a sports museum (open to Monday to Friday) inside the stadium. It has photographs, posters, cups and the uniforms of Brazilian sporting greats, including Pelé's famous No 10 shirt. There's also a store where you can buy soccer shirts. Enter through gate 18 on Rua Professor Eurico Rabelo.