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The Maracanazinho

The Gilberto Cardoso Sports Hall, better known as the
Maracanãzinho (Little Maracana), is a modern
12,600-capacity indoor sports arena in the north of Rio de Janeiro,
close to the mythical Maracana stadium itself.

Building work was started in April 1954 and the venue was
officially opened five months later with the hosting of the Second
World Basketball Championships. And though Brazil lost in the final
of that year’s event to the USA, the host nation made no
mistake at the same arena in 1963, defeating the former Yugoslavia
in the decider to take their second world crown.

Named after a former president of
Carioca club Flamengo, this arena was renovated ahead of
the Pan-American Games Rio de Janeiro 2007, when it played host to
the men’s and women’s volleyball competitions.

 

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