at a glance

As a product of various urban interventions and private civil construction projects, new spaces crystallized in the city - the glow of sports, augmented by the success and development of football, led to the birth of the São Januário stadium, with its gigantic dimensions born of the imposing architecture of the period. This study aims to analyze the importance of a sporting structure, the São Januário stadium, as well as the socio-spatial context of its creation. Located in the recently created neighborhood of Vasco da Gama, in the North Zone of Rio, we look to understand the processes responsible for transforming São Januário into the major reference point of the location in question.