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Ginásio do Maracanãzinho - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 22°54′50.08″S 43°13′45.60″W / 22.9139111°S 43.2293333°W

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Maracanãzinho Gymnasium
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Construction
Maracanãzinho
Exterior view of the Maracanãzinho, November 2007

Full name	Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso
Location	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Coordinates	22°54′50.08″S 43°13′45.60″W / 22.9139111°S 43.2293333°W / -22.9139111; -43.2293333
Owner	Superintendência de Desportos do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Capacity	Futsal: 11,800^[2]^[1] Basketball: 11,800
Record attendance	35,000 (1954 FIBA World Championship Medal Round match: USA 62–41 Brazil)^[3]
Field size	40x20m^[2]
Surface	800 m²^[2]
Broke ground	April 1954^[1]
Opened	September 24, 1954^[1]
Renovated	October 2003 – June 30, 2004^[2] 2007^[1]
Closed	October 2003
Reopened	June 30, 2004
Construction cost	97 million R$ (2003 renovations)^[2]
Architect	Galvão, Bastos, Azevedo and Carneiro, Herzog & de Meuron (restoration)
Main contractors	Prolar S.A. Odebrecht (restoration)
Tenants
Brazil women's national volleyball team Flamengo Basketball (NBB) (2008–2009)

Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso or Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, sometimes called just Maracanãzinho ("Little Maracanã" or "Mini Maracanã"), is an indoor arena located in Maracanã in the north zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used mostly for volleyball. Its formal name, Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso,^[1] honors a former Clube de Regatas do Flamengo president. The capacity of the arena is 11,800^[2] and it was opened in 1954. It stands next to the Maracanã Stadium.

History

Maracanãzinho's construction started on April 13, 1954 and lasted for only five months. It was built by Construtora Prolar S.A. The architects were Rafael Galvão, Pedro Paulo Bernardes Bastos, Orlando Azevedo and Antônio Dias Carneiro, the engineer was Joaquim Cardoso.

The gymnasium was inaugurated on September 24, 1954, with that year's Men's Basketball World Championship, for which it had a capacity for 25,000 spectators. The arena also hosted the 1963 event of the same competition, with the home team, coached by Kanela taking the gold medal,^[1] its second Men's Basketball World Championship in a row.

During the 1950s and the 1960s, the Miss Guanabara and Miss Brasil beauty pageants were held in Maracanãzinho.

During the 1960s and the 1970s several national and international music festivals were held in the gymnasium.

The 1960 and 1990 Men's Volleyball World Championship was held in Maracanãzinho.

At the age of 32, Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira became the first female singer to fill the Maracanãzinho Gymnasium in 1981.

The 2013 World Judo Championships was held in Maracanãzinho.

The Maracanãzinho Gymnasium hosted UFC 179 in October 2014 and UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare in March 2015.

The Maracanãzinho Gymnasium hosted the volleyball competitions during the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[4]^[5]

In 2013, WWE.com claimed the arena was the site of the 1979 WWE Intercontinental Championship tournament, an April Fools' Day prank.^[6]

Renovations

For the 2007 Pan American Games, the gym was remodeled,^[4] with new central air conditioning, an added four-sided scoreboard, a new sound system, a dome which allows natural lighting during the day, new comfortable seating, and adaptions to all international requirements. As a result, the Maracanãzinho became a venue for the volleyball competitions of the 2007 Pan American Games, and many other international competitions. After the renovations, the capacity of the arena was reduced from approximately 13,000 to 11,800 spectators for futsal.^[2] The arena became much more comfortable for spectators, as the field of vision was increased for better viewing of the arena floor.

Concerts

The arena has also hosted a number of important rock concerts, including, among others, the following list:^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f The Maracanazinho
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Maracanãzinho". Archived from the original on 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
^ "II World Cup (Rio de Janeiro 1954)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
^ ^a ^b "Rio 2016 Volleyball Venues Approved by FIVB". Archived from the original on 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
^ Rio2016.org.br bid package. Archived November 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. p. 18.
^ "Intercontinental Title Tournament Finally Uncovered | WWE". Archived from the original on 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
^ "Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Concert Setlists | setlist.fm". setlist.fm. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-11-17.

External links

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Official website (in Portuguese)
Venue information

Events and tenants
Preceded by Luna Park Buenos Aires	FIBA World Cup Final Venue 1954	Succeeded by Estadio Nacional de Chile Santiago
Preceded by Estadio Nacional de Chile Santiago	FIBA World Cup Final Venue 1963	Succeeded by Cilindro Municipal Montevideo
Preceded by National Taiwan University Sports Center Taipei City	FIFA Futsal World Cup Final Venue 2008	Succeeded by Hua Mark Indoor Stadium Bangkok
Preceded by Nelson Mandela Forum Florence	FIVB Volleyball World League Final Venue 2015	Succeeded by Tauron Arena Kraków

v t e Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio de Janeiro)
Barra Cluster	Carioca Arena 1 Carioca Arena 2 Carioca Arena 3 Future Arena Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre Olympic Aquatics Stadium Olympic Golf Course Olympic Tennis Centre Rio Olympic Arena Pontal Riocentro (four venues) Rio Olympic Velodrome
Copacabana Cluster	Copacabana Stadium Fort Copacabana Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon Marina da Glória
Deodoro Cluster	Deodoro Aquatics Centre Deodoro Stadium National Equestrian Center National Shooting Center Olympic BMX Centre Olympic Hockey Centre Mountain Bike Centre Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium Youth Arena
Maracanã-Engenho de Dentro Cluster	Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Maracanã Stadium Maracanãzinho Sambódromo
Football stadia	Maracanã Stadium Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Arena Fonte Nova Mineirão Arena Corinthians Arena da Amazônia

v t e Olympic venues in volleyball
20th century	1964: Komazawa Volleyball Courts, Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium (final) 1968: Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium (final), Juan Escutia Sports Palace, Revolution Ice Rink 1972: Volleyballhalle 1976: Montreal Forum (final), Paul Sauvé Centre 1980: Druzhba Multipurpose Arena, Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium (final) 1984: Long Beach Arena 1988: Hanyang University Gymnasium, Jamsil Gymnasium (final), Saemaul Sports Hall 1992: Palau dels Esports de Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi (final), Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron 1996: Clayton County International Park (beach), Omni Coliseum (indoor final), Stegeman Coliseum
21st century	2000: Bondi Beach (beach), Sydney Entertainment Centre (indoor final), Sydney Showground Pavilion 4 2004: Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre (beach), Peace and Friendship Stadium 2008: Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Capital Indoor Stadium (indoor final), Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground (beach) 2012: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Horse Guards Parade (beach) 2016: Copacabana Beach (beach), Maracanãzinho 2020: Ariake Arena, Shiokaze Park (beach) 2024: Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Champ de Mars (beach) 2028: Honda Center, Santa Monica State Beach (beach) 2032: Coomera Indoor Sports Centre (indoor final), Broadbeach Park Stadium (beach), Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre