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World Cup Final: A Look at Brazil’s Maracanã Stadium
The iconic Maracanã will take center stage when Germany and Argentina face off during the 2014 World Cup Final. One of the soccer world’s most famous venues, Maracanã has undergone three ...
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The Olympic Park in Rio is a ghost town and its pools are green again
Maracanã Stadium, which held the opening and closing ceremonies and several of the Rio Olympics' biggest events, is abandoned and plagued by looters, and Julio de Lamare Aquatic Park's warm-up ...
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Maracaná stadium returns to the government of Rio do Janeiro; private contract cancelled
In 2017 looters broke into the stadium smashing windows and stealing some items. The Maracanã - which also hosted the 1950 World Cup final - has been used by all of Rio's big four teams, Botafogo ...
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Taylor fan dies in Rio's scorching heat
A 23-year-old fan of US pop music star Taylor Swift died Friday night of a heart attack amid ... world champions Argentina at the iconic Maracana Stadium. Authorities said the young woman died ...
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RFS Enables Wireless Communications at Brazil’s Maracanã Stadium for FIFA World Cup 2014
The 80,000 fans expected in each match at the legendary Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro during the 2014 FIFA World Cup will be able to share the experience with family and friends over a new ...