All posts belonging to the Rio de Janeiro tag can be found in the list below.
Plans to rename Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Maracanã stadium after Brazilian football legend Pele are set to be reversed following opposition from critics. Last month, the Rio de Janeiro state legi...
Tags: ALERJ, Maracanã, Pele, Rio de JaneiroThe Rio de Janeiro state legislature (ALERJ) has voted in favour of a proposal to rename the iconic Maracanã stadium after Brazilian football legend, Pele. The Maracanã is currently officially k...
Tags: Estádio Edson Arantes do Nascimento - Rei Pelé, Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracanã, Pele, Rio de Janeiro, Stadium RenamingRio de Janeiro has elected to end plans to develop a new motorsport circuit due to long-held concerns that newly-elected Mayor Eduardo Paes has held over the project’s environmental impact. The ...
Tags: Brazilian Grand Prix, Formula 1, Interlagos, Motorsport, Rio de Janeiro, Rio International CircuitThe city and state government in Rio de Janeiro have released guidelines for the return of fans to stadiums, but Mayor Eduardo Paes has moved swiftly to state he will prevent any such move amid a ris...
Tags: COVID-19, Fan Attendance, Football, Maracanã, Rio de JaneiroCampeonato Brasileiro Série A football clubs Flamengo and Fluminense have agreed a further extension to their management contract for Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Maracanã stadium. The two teams ha...
Tags: Flamengo, Fluminense, Maracanã, Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Stadium ManagementA judge in Rio de Janeiro has ruled that facilities used for the Brazilian city’s staging of the 2016 Olympic Games should be closed on safety grounds. The decision has been made after the Rio pr...
Tags: Olympic Games, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Rio OlympicsRio de Janeiro-based football clubs Flamengo and Fluminense have agreed a six-month deal to manage the Brazilian city’s iconic Maracanã stadium. Rio governor Wilson Witzel announced the agreemen...
Tags: Flamengo, Fluminense, Maracana, Rio, Rio de JaneiroThe Bravo Live, Time for Fun and Golden Goal agencies have made a proposal to the state government of Rio de Janeiro to manage the iconic Maracanã stadium for a period of 180 days. The Maquina do ...
Tags: Bravo Live, Golden Goal, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Time for FunThe state government in Rio de Janeiro is set to regain control of the iconic Maracanã stadium after announcing that it has annulled a contract with its private administrators. In a statement publ...
Tags: Brazil, Copa America, Maracana, Odebrecht, Rio, Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro’s Maracanã stadium is to close for almost a month so that its pitch can be repaired. The stadium’s operator, Maracanã SA, has confirmed that no games will be played at the venu...
Tags: Flamengo, Fluminense, Greenleaf, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Stadium
