Maracanã football game & samba class
Brazil
Whether or not you happen to think that the game is beautiful, you are bound to be impressed by Rio’s football stadium, the jaw-droppingly large Maracanã.
Soccer certainly features large in everyday life in Rio, from casual kick-abouts on Copacabana beach to the epic tussles that are played out in front of world-breaking numbers of spectators in the stadium.
Playground of world-famous soccer stars such as Ronaldo, Pele, Rivaldo and friends, the stadium was built in 1950 for the fourth World Cup and was initially designed to hold 160,000+ but has since been re-designed to hold just over 114,000.
Original Travel can provide details of fixtures and will obtain tickets to coincide with your holiday in Rio; and we can guarantee that being at a game will be an experience to stay with you a long time.
Similarly light-footed, the samba teachers in Rio whose troupes and schools come into their own around Carnival time are also available to give lessons to tourists and visitors, and we would be glad to arrange a group or private class for you… prepare for some serious body contact!
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