BRAZIL - Stadium and Arena Development News

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Originally Posted by AcesHigh
like Berlin´s Olympic Stadium, where the final match of the 2006 World Cup will happen?

I agree, 06 WC final being held in Berlin is a dissapointment, I made my view clear in the WC 06 venues thread, they should have reduced the height of the pitch, thus increasing capacity of the ground and getting rid of that stupid running track.

[The Game Is Up]

^ It was a catch-22 situation. If they made it football-only, they "kill off" the history of that venue, even though that history is directly related to the 1936 (a.k.a. the Fuhrer) Summer Olympics. I guess they can defend it by noting that Jesse Owens made history there so the athletics track must stay.

But back to the topic at hand. The Brasilian grounds are multipurpose for a reason. They are places where the people in every city can participate in competitions having to do with athletics, though football will always remain the main activity at those grounds. Also remember that there is a wealth disparity in Brasil, which creates a huge disincentive to reinvest in physical upgrades, maintenance, etc.. When people can only afford a couple of Euro to attend a given match, the clubs are then in an economic disadvantage. Notice when a player becomes very good he is then sold off to one of the continental clubs (usually Italy or Spain). That's because once the player "matures" he is then unaffordable.

It is amazing that South American clubs can even compete in the World Clubs Cup given the circumstances. It shows you how far ahead in player development they have been until recently.

[skaP187]

Originally Posted by The Game Is Up

^ It was a catch-22 situation. If they made it football-only, they "kill off" the history of that venue, even though that history is directly related to the 1936 (a.k.a. the Fuhrer) Summer Olympics. I guess they can defend it by noting that Jesse Owens made history there so the athletics track must stay.

But back to the topic at hand. The Brasilian grounds are multipurpose for a reason. They are places where the people in every city can participate in competitions having to do with athletics, though football will always remain the main activity at those grounds. Also remember that there is a wealth disparity in Brasil, which creates a huge disincentive to reinvest in physical upgrades, maintenance, etc.. When people can only afford a couple of Euro to attend a given match, the clubs are then in an economic disadvantage. Notice when a player becomes very good he is then sold off to one of the continental clubs (usually Italy or Spain). That's because once the player "matures" he is then unaffordable.

It is amazing that South American clubs can even compete in the World Clubs Cup given the circumstances. It shows you how far ahead in player development they have been until recently.

You can say what you like, but, all, the stadiums are shit. Even the Marcana... They could make something out of it, but a lot of work ahead guys

[Isaac Newell]

I like Brazilian stadia, especially the concrete bowls like Beira Rio. Most people who go to the world cup are rich JCL's. Fuck 'em. Don't rebuild the stadia for that bunch of parasites. These are historic buildings.

[The Game Is Up]

It's not really about "those parasites" but more about fixing them up a bit, making look more decent, pouring some new concrete, put in some new restrooms. Better safety. Things like that. Get those grounds up to speed since a bit older now.

[Danger! 50,000 volts]

Sorry Isaac, but I think you're talking rubbish.

There is no way you can stage a world cup with those grounds, they are unsafe and VERY dated. Besides, its not the image Brazil, the worlds greatest footballing nation, would want to portray to the rest of the world. It would be an embarrasement. The Brasilian govornment will have to inject cash to upgrade basically all the stadiums for the WC. I mean I even heard they can't fill the Maracana, one of the flagship stadiums, cos its not structurally safe.
Historic buildings, please. More like prehistoric. And don't whinge about 'parasites, etc', if you want to stage the WC you are expected to cater for the worlds travelling football fans. I have travelled to 5 different countries to watch England play, I'm not rich, I just save like hell to go. Many of my fellow fans are the same, so grow up and shut up.

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Originally Posted by AcesHigh

like Berlin´s Olympic Stadium, where the final match of the 2006 World Cup will happen?

Probably Rio de Janeiro

[panamaboy9016]

What a love that Brazil has over soccer. Every single stadium is gorgeous.

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During the Panamerican Games 2003 in Santo Domingo, Rio de Janeiro won against San Antonio, USA, the dispute to be host of Panam 2007. Since then they are rebuilting many places and constructing new ones. more info in the official site www.rio2007.org.br

first a little info about the games:

The Pan American games are a continental version of the Olympic Games which includes the Olympic Program sports and others that are not part of the Olympics. Conducted every four years, always one year before the Olympic Games, the first Pan American Games were held in 1951, in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. However, its origin dates back to 1932, in the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Inspired by the holding of the first Central American Games six years earlier, the Latin American representatives of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) proposed the creation of a competition that would include all the countries in the Americas, for the purpose of strengthening sport activities in the region.

The idea resulted in the first Pan American Sports Congress, held in Buenos Aires in 1940. In principle the Congress determined that the inaugural games would be held in 1942 in the Argentine capital - plans that were postponed due to World War II.

At the end of the conflict, a second Pan American Sports Congress in London during the 1948 Olympic Games, confirmed Buenos Aires as the host for the first Pan American Games, finally scheduled for 1951.
Competitions started on February 25th and included 2,513 athletes from 21 countries, with 18 sports.

Over more than 50 years, the Pan American Games never failed to occur, and have been held in cities in every corner of the continent.

From the extreme north, like Winnipeg (Canada), host of two events - 1967 and 1999 - to the south, like Mar del Plata (Argentina) which hosted the 1995 Games. The Pan American Games also visited Mexico City (Mexico), Chicago (USA), Cali (Colombia), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Caracas (Venezuela), Indianapolis (USA), Havana (Cuba) and Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic).
In addition, the Games have already been to Brazil. In 1963, São Paulo was the host to the fourth edition of the event. The Games were a success, mobilizing the entire city to the point where 40 thousand people attended the Opening Ceremony held at the Pacaembu Stadium.

The Pan American Games have been growing in size and importance with as edition of the event occurs. In less than half a century, the event has doubled in number of countries, athletes, and sports, becoming one of the main events in the world's sports calendar.

The editions of the Pan American Games are as follows:

1951 - Buenos Aires (Argentina) - February 25th to March 9th
2,513 athletes, 21 countries, 18 sports

1955 - Mexico City (Mexico) - March 12th to 26th
2,583 athletes, 22 countries, 17 sports

1959 - Chicago (USA) - August 27th to September 7th
2,263 athletes, 25 countries, 18 sports

1963 - São Paulo (Brazil) - April 20th to May 5th
1,665 athletes, 22 countries, 19 sports

1967 - Winnipeg (Canada) - 24th July to August 6th
2,361 athletes, 29 countries, 18 sports

1971 - Cali (Colombia) - July 25th to August 8th
2,935 athletes, 32 countries, 18 sports

1975 - Mexico City (Mexico) - October 12th to 25th
3,146 athletes, 33 countries, 18 sports

1979 - San Juan (Puerto Rico) - July 1st to 15th
3,700 athletes, 34 countries, 22 sports

1983 - Caracas (Venezuela) - August 14th to 29th
3,426 athletes, 36 countries, 23 sports

1987 - Indianapolis (USA) - August 7th to 23rd
4,453 athletes, 38 countries, 27 sports

1991 - Havana (Cuba) - August 8th to 18th
4,519 athletes, 39 countries, 26 sports

1995 - Mar del Plata (Argentina) - March 11th to 26th
5,144 athletes, 42 countries, 34 sports

1999 - Winnipeg (Canada) - July 23rd to August 8th
5,000 athletes, 42 countries, 34 sports

2003 - Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) - August 1st to August 17th
5,500 athletes, 42 countries, 35 sports

2007 - Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - July 13th to 29th
5,500 athletes*, 42 countries, 28 sports*

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The venues


Marapendi Country Club (Existing)

Sport: Tennis

Location in which the Davis Cup is staged in Brazil, Marapendi has excellent tennis facilities, with clay courts, which will be improved for the competitions of Rio’s 2007 Pan-american Games. The main court will be a temporary facility, and another nine courts will be used. Besides, Marapendi is only 5km away from the Pan-american Village.

Speedway Sports Complex (New)


(that´s not the original render anymore, the actual one is more simple, because it had many problems with the Brazilian´s Confederation of Speedway

Stage of important international competitions, such as Formula 1, Indy/CART and Motovelocidade, the Rio International Speedway, managed by the Prefecture of Rio de Janeiro, will hold in its area of about 1,000,000m² new facilities: the Rio Olympic Arena, where the Basketball and Artistic Gymnastics competitions will occur; the Barra Velodrome, for the Cycling (Track) races; and the National Aquatic Center, for Diving, Swimming and Synchronized Swimming events.
This is one of the facilities located within a 6-mile radius from the Pan American Village

Sports: Artistic Gymnastics, Basketball, Cycling (track), Diving, Swimmingy and Symchronized Swimming


Capacity:
- Rio Olympic Arena (Artistic Gymnastics and Basketball) - 15,000 people
- National Aquatic Center (Diving, Swimming and Synchronized Swimming) - 15,000 people
- Barra Velodrome (Track Cycling) - 3,000 people

Riocentro Sports Complex (IBC / MPC) (Existing)



Opened in 1977, Riocentro is Latin America 's largest exhibition center. It was designed and built specifically for large events, having hosted, among others, the United Nations Earth Summit (ECO 92) and the Rio Oil & Gas Expo 2002. Managed by the Prefecture, it has five pavilions connected by 16m wide hallways, having a total area of 100,029m² available for exhibits and 22,500m² for open air events, as well as parking for about 5,000 cars and 60 buses.

The Riocentro Convention Center will be the site of the following competitions: Badminton (Pavilion 4), Boxing (Pavilion 2), Fencing (Pavilion 3), Handball (Pavilion 3), Judo (Pavilion 4), Rhythmic Gymnastics and Trampoline (Pavilion 3), Table Tennis (Pavilion 4), Taekwondo (Pavilion 4) Weightlifting (Pavilion 5), and Wrestling (Pavilion 4). This is one of the facilities located within a 10km radius from the Pan American Village. Pavilion 1 will host the International Broadcasting Center (IBC) and the Main Press Center (MPC) will be in pavilion 5.

Sports: Badminton, Boxing, Fencing, Gymnastics (Rhythmic and Trampoline), Handball, Judo, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Weightlifting and Wrestling.


Cidade do Rock Sports Complex (Temporary)


The 250,000 m² area is known as Cidade do Rock (Rock City) because it hosted Rock in Rio I and III, two major international music festivals. In 1985 and 2001 the Cidade do Rock receiving up to 250,000 people in one evening. The same area will also become a city of Pan-american sports, holding temporary facilities for baseball (stadium and training field), and softball (stadium) competitions. It is one of the areas located within a 10 km radius from the Pan-american Village.

Sports: Baseball and Softball

Capacity:
- Baseball Stadium – 3,000 people
- Softball Stadium – 2,000 people


Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex (Existing)



Algodão Gymnasium, located in the Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex, is one of the most modern facilities of the kind in Brazil . It was inaugurated in 1997, and so was the rest of the complex, which has an area of 64,000 m² and is located 45 minutes away from the Pan American Village . It is the country's largest sports center owned by a Prefecture, and in its short period of existence it has already hosted events such as the basketball show game between American Magic Johnson's and Brazilian Oscar Schmidt's teams.

Sports: Karate, Skating and Squash

Capacity: 4,000 people

Deodoro Sports Complex (New)


Deodoro Sports Complex, in the Western Zone of Rio de Janeiro, located 26 minutes away from the Pan American Village, will host all Archery, Equestrian (Dressage, Eventing, and Jumping), Hockey, Modern Pentathlon (Shooting, Fencing, Swimming, Equestrian Jumping and Running) and Shooting (Rifle, Trap, Pistol, and Skeet) competitions.






Sports: Archery, Equestrian, Hockey, Modern Pentathlon and Shooting

Capacity:
- Deodoro Archery Center - 1,000 people
- Deodoro Equestrian Center - 3,000 people
- Deodoro Modern Pentathlon Center - 1,000 people
- Deodoro Shooting Center - 1,000 people
- Hockey Center - 2,000 people


João Havelange Sports Complex (New)



The João Havelange Stadium will stage the Athletics competitions and will have a capacity for 45,000 spectators upon completion. It will be 13 kilometers away from the Pan American Village,
providing quick and easy access on the Linha Amarela, an expressway that connects the district of Engenho de Dentro, where the stadium is located, to Barra da Tijuca.



Address: Rua Arquias Cordeiro, s/nº

Sports: Athletics

Capacity:
- 45,000 people


Maracanã Sports Complex (Renew)
(Opening/Closing Ceremony)



Built for the 1950 World Cup, the Maracanã Stadium for a long time was the largest stadium in the world. Exactly 50 years later, it was one of the hosts of FIFA's I World Club Championship. One of the most famous symbols in Rio, it went through modernization works over time, and today its magnificence is still impressive. During the Rio 2007 Pan American Games, it will host the Football finals and the Marathon finish line, as well as the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

The Maracanãzinho Arena, which will host the Volleyball competition, opened four years after Maracanã and it has also hosted major events such as World Championships in men's Basketball (1963) and Volleyball (1990), as well as international concerts. The Júlio Delamare Aquatic Center, completed in 1978, was the last addition to the complex; during the Games, it will host the Water Polo competition. The Maracanã Sports Complex, managed by the State Government and with a total area of 195,600m², also includes the Célio de Barros Track and Field Stadium.


Address: Rua Professor Eurico Rabelo, s/nº, gate 18, Maracanã

Sports: Athletics (the Marathon finish line), football, water polo and volleyball.

Capacity:
- Maracanã Stadium (Opening and Closing Ceremonies, the Marathon finish line and Football) - 95,000 people
- Maracanãzinho Arena (Volleyball) - 13,000 people
- Júlio Delamare Aquatic Center (Water Polo) - 5,000 people


Sambodrmo (existing)



The site of the samba parade during Rio 's Carnival, since 1978, Marquês de Sapucaí Avenue , in Rio 's downtown area, received the current structure of Passarela Professor Darcy Ribeiro (Vice-Governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro at that time) or Sambódromo, as its generally known, in 1984. The purpose was to end the need to assemble and dissemble a provisional seating structure for the parade every year, and the task for the final design of the definitive concrete seating bowl was awarded to architect Oscar Niemeyer. Capable of accommodating 88,500 people, the stands extend along the 650m long avenue and end in a square designed by Niemeyer to also host shows and political rallies, named the Apotheosis Square .

Sports: Cycling (BMX)

Capacity: 88,500 people


Glória Marina (Existing)



Main entry for ships arriving in the city from the sea, the Guanabara Bay strikes us with its size and beauty. Its 131km perimeter has 53 beaches, and its 381km² area includes 42 islands in a volume of two billion cubic meters of water. The bay will host Sailing competitions, having the Glória Marina, where a floating pier and noble pier are available in its 105,000m², as the start and end point for the boats. The Glória Marina is 40 minutes away from the Pan American Village.

Address: Avenida Infante D. Henrique s/ nº, Aterro do Flamengo

Sports: Sailing

Capacity: 1,000 people

Flamengo Park (Existing)



Also known as Flamengo Park, the Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes Park is Rio's largest, most complete leisure area. With more than 1,000,000m² of green terrain, Flamengo Park is part of the Volta do Rio cycling race, the Latin American competition that gives the winner most points in the ranking of the International Cycling Union (UCI). Located by the Guanabara Bay coastline, Flamengo Park features magnificent gardens designed by renown landscape artist Burle Marx and is the home of the Museum of Modern Art, the Carmen Miranda Museum, the Monument for the Dead in World War II and the Glória Marina - the starting point of the Rio 2007 sailing competitions.

Sport: Athletics (Marathon and Race Walk) and Cycling (Road)

Capacity:
- Cycling (Road) - 1,000 people

[ÜberMaromas]

Woow the look very nice....Congratulations Rio!!!!

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Outeiro Hill (Existing)



Located near the Speedway and Riocentro, a track will be built in Outeiro Hill for staging the Mountain Bike Cycling competition. It is only six minutes away from the Village. In addition to the location, another advantage is easy access, allowing fast action in case of emergencies. The competition site, located in a huge green area, will be transformed into a permanent sport center.


Address: Estrada de Jacarepaguá, sem número

Sports: Cycling (Mountain Bike)

Capacity: 2,000 people


Barra Bowling Center (Existing)



Barra Shoping is currently the largest shopping and leisure mall in Latin America . There are 664 stores and 9,400 parking spaces on grounds extending over 165,500 m². Inaugurated in 1981, the mall offers a diversified mix of services and includes a medical center with 30 specialties, a corporate center with 11 office buildings, 18 cinemas, an indoor park and a bowling alley, the Barra Bowling, that has the 20 most modern tracks in Latin America.

Address: Avenida das América, 4666 - 3 o piso, Barra da Tijuca

Sports: Bowling

Copacabana Beach (Temporary)



One of the main beaches of the world, postcard of Rio, will host the beach volleyball, triathlon and water marathons, maintaining in the Games its tradition oh hosting national and international events of such modalities. In triathlon, swimming events will be held in one of the ends of the 4,15km beach - Posto 6 (Station 6) - and cycling and racing competitions will be held between Postos 2 and 6. Water marathons will use the structure of triathlon swimming events. Beach volleyball arena will be mounted during the Games in Posto 2. Copacabana is 30 minutes from the Pan American Village.

Sports: Water marathons, triathlon and beach volleyball

Capacity:
- Beach Arena (beach volleyball) - 5.000 people
- Open Water - 2.000 people
- Triathlon - 2.000 people

Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon (Renew)



Lagoa (Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon), as it is called by Rio’s population, is one of the city’s most beautiful sights, and it will be possible to watch the rowing and speed canoeing competitions. Regardless of that fact, the existing Rowing Stadium will be remodeled for providing more comfort to the interested audience. Lagoa is located in the heart of Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone, 25 minutes away from the Pan-american Village.


Address: Avenida Borges de Medeiros, 1524, Lagoa


Pan American Village (New)



The Pan American Village will be located on a 420,000m² land in Barra da Tijuca, a fancy neighborhood towards which the city is growing. Because comfort and convenience for athletes and managers is a priority, the Village will be located within a 10km radius from more than 60% of the competition locations, the Main Press Center (MPC) and the International Broadcasting Center (IBC). Furthermore, all distances inside the Village will be within walking distance, but there will be an internal shuttle system. The Village will be encircled by a ring of vegetation to provide healthful isolation for the athletes.

The project will follow International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidelines for Olympic Villages. There will be maximum security and comfort, as well as 24-hour medical care services. The apartments will have one, two, three or four bedrooms, and even the beds will take into account the athletes' height. The restaurant will have capacity to serve 4,000 people at one sitting. There will also be large leisure and entertainment facilities for the athletes. The Village will accommodate up to 8.000 persons during the Games. The project includes environmental protection measures, such as swage treatment stations and solar energy use.


Address: Avenida Ayrton Senna, 3.400, Barra da Tijuca


Sport: Canoe / Kayak (Sprint), Water Skiing and Rowing


Capacity: 3,000 people




The history of the XV Pan American Games Rio 2007 started in 1998. At that time, Rio de Janeiro was the only city which had expressed to the Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC) its interest in organizing the Games.

In 2001, the Municipal Government of the City of Rio de Janeiro and the BOC fulfilled all the necessary requirements of the candidacy formal process. They elaborated the Letter of Responsibility - defining the commitments and responsibilities which a Pan-american Games host city had to fulfill. The Municipal Government paid the enrollment fee and, in partnership with BOC, created the Candidacy Committee. BOC was endowed with leadership of the bidding process.


At that time, teh Mayor of Rio de Janeiro César Maia, and the president of BOC, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, defined that the event would be concentrated in Barra da Tijuca because of its flat topography, suitable space occupancy, freely available space and good road network. Some of the project's highlights were not only the capacity to bring together all competitions within the same urban perimeter, but also the possibility of concentrating approximately 60 per cent of the competition venues and the Pan American Village within a radius of only 10 Km in the privileged Barra da Tijuca region. This meant convenience and comfort for the athletes and other participating members of the Games. For the city of Rio de Janeiro, it was the consolidation of its vocation to successfully host large scale international events such as the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development (RIO-92), and the visit of Pope John Paul II.

The Prefecture created the Candidacy Committee, which formalized the project's basic concept, with some budget estimation, and whose ideas were shared by the Municipal, the Federal and State Governments.

DECISIVE SUPPORT

The bid gained support from the three spheres of government - federal, state and municipal ones. Former Brazilian President, Mr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso, the Ministry of Sport, and even the local councilors from Rio's Municipality, with its 42 members, gave the green light to the project. The dream of embracing the Pan American Games 2007 also received support from the state government and the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro State.

In August 2001, Rio launched its international campaign by presenting the project during the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) General Assembly, held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. And the city presented its candidacy in international sporting events later in Ecuador, Argentina and Guatemala.

Then in April 2002, Rio confirmed its participation in the dispute by presenting its candidacy dossier to PASO. Together with the document, designed by Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and delivered to each representative of the 42 member countries, the Prefecture paid the second installment of the enrollment fee to ratify the candidacy.

IMPORTANT ADVERSARY

But that was just the beginning. Rio had a very strong competitor. San Antonio - a North American city in the State of Texas that happens to be the electoral cradle of US President, George W. Bush - was offering a major infrastructure to host the Games. In May, Rio de Janeiro presented its candidacy project to the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The next month PASO sent both competing cities an Evaluation Commission and it was soon clear that the dispute would be evenly matched. At that time, in an interview to the Brazilian press, members of this commission revealed that they were rather impressed after their visit to Rio.

Another factor placed Rio de Janeiro in a stronger position. For security reasons, Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, was not able to organize the South American Games, scheduled for April 2002. When the Committee was ready to cancel or postpone the event to 2003, BOC readily offered to host the Games in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Curitiba and Belém. Thanks to the partnerships with the Municipal Goverments of Rio, São Paulo and Curitiba, and the Pará State Government (Belém is the capital), in less than four months an infrastructure capable of providing for 4,650 participants was provided. The successful organization of this event, which took place from August 1st to 11th, had an amazing effect, not only amongst South American countries but also in North, Central America, and the Caribbean. Athletes, referees, coaches and South American organizers could verify very closely the conditions of the city's infrastructure, thus strengthening the ability of Rio and Brazil of hosting the Pan American Games.

THE VICTORY

On the 24th of August 2002, the host-city election date for the 2007 Pan-American Games, Rio's bid arrived in Mexico City, and presented itself with tremendous strength to ODEPA's Assembly. Mayor César Maia; the former Minister for Sport and Tourism, Caio de Carvalho; the Municipal Secretary for Sports and Leisure, Ruy Cezar; the State Secretary for Sports at the time, Asfilófio de Oliveira; the former Municipal Secretary for Tourism, José Eduardo Guinle; the BOC's president, Carlos Arthur Nuzman and the director of international affairs for the bid, Carlos Roberto Osório were there to represent Rio. The final presentation highlighted the social legacy of the Games for Brazil and Latin America as a whole, on the understanding that sport is a vehicle for social inclusion. The presentation created an even greater impact because the video presented statements by President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, and of the four main candidates running for the presidency of Brazil at that time. All of them reaffirmed publicly their support and commitment to Rio with its project of staging the Rio 2007 Pan American Games, allied to the professional expertise and work under COB's leadership.
With so many positive aspects in its favor, Rio ended up celebrating the victory with 30 votes to 21 - the largest difference in votes ever obtained by a city bidding to host the Pan American Games. In the election, the 51 votes were cast by 42 American countries: Brazil, United States, Mexico, Colombia, Canada, Argentina, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Cuba had already hosted the Games and for this reason had double votes.

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João Havelange Stadium Construction (March/2006)

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Panamerican Village



After the games, it will be sell as residence. There is apartaments with 2,3 and 4 rooms.

November/2004


June/2006

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Vila Panamericana

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Maracanazinho Arena




Lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas Stadium


Speedway Arena

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Originally Posted by panamaboy9016

What a love that Brazil has over soccer. Every single stadium is gorgeous.

Unfortunelly they are very old and people destroyed many of the chairs and WCs... so they prefere not to put chairs, also because they can put more people in the stadium.

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Estádio João Havleange

Originally Posted by tadeu

João Havelange Stadium Construction (March/2006)

[Mo Rush]

awesome village..!!

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will be the best game ever