located toward the east of rio de janeiro on Avenida Presidente Castelo Branco, Maracanã, the stadium can be easily accessed by the metrô - maracanã station is a stop on metrô line 2, which can be boarded in downtown rio or the flamengo and botafogo areas - the stadium provides hourly tours every day of the week from 09:00 - 17:00.

on this link we show maracanã on a wikimapia - the link as we present it is best seen using google chrome, as it might not open at the right coordinates or zoom correctly with other browsers.

founded in 1927 the sao januario stadium was designed as the headquarters for the vasco de gama soccer team - over the years the brazilian national team has played 23 matches with 19 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses - the facilities also includes a gym, water park, and administration area.