Watch a football match with us on our Maracanã RioLIVE! Weekend.
Have you ever seen a football match at the Maracanã? Have you ever dream about it? It is the most famous stadium in the world, which hosted two World Cup Finals, the first one being the year of 1950 and the second in 2014. The Maracanã was the stadium where Pelé played many times, allowing many watch the best player in the world in action.
You’ll feel the energy of the crowd!
The old stadium has the record for the largest football match assistance with 183.341 people Brazil vs. Paraguay on 31st of August of 1969. It is the place where Pelé did his 1,000th goal and where he played his last match with Brazil.
For the 2014 World Cup, the stadium was rebuilt and today it has the maximum capacity of 80.000 people.
We will go and enjoy a match and cheer at this historical place, or the heart of Brazil as we say in Portuguese! Let’s go learn Portuguese at the Maracanã!