Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium

Local nameEstádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
LocationEngenho de Dentro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, formerly the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the neighbourhood of Engenho de Dentro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and athletics and is the home stadium of the football club Botafogo. The stadium was built by a consortium under the leadership of Odebrecht S.A., from 2003 through to 2007, opening in time for the 2007 Pan American Games. It hosted the athletics competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics. It was one of the five venues for the 2021 Copa América.

The stadium is known by a number of names. The nickname Engenhão refers to the location of the stadium. The stadium was named after former FIFA president and International Olympic Committee member João Havelange.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estádio_Olímpico_Nilton_Santos

Official Website http://www.botafogo.com.br/estadioniltonsantos.php?cat=estadioniltonsantos

Phone +55 21 2546 1950;+55 21 2212 9417;+55 21 2597 9775

Coordinates -22°53'35.393" N -43°17'32.592" E

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