Estádio do Maracanã, officially known as Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, is an association football stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Located in the Maracanã neighborhood, it is owned by the Rio de Janeiro state government and managed by the clubs Flamengo and Fluminense. It is part of a complex that includes an arena known by the name of Maracanãzinho, which is mostly used for volleyball events.

Contender: Maracana
Contender: Maracana, Rio de Janeiro
Contender: Maracanã — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Contender: Estádio do Maracanã — Rio de Janeiro (1950, 2014)
Contender: Maracanã — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Contender: Maracana
Contender: Maracana Stadium
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