in 2008 Sao Januario stadium was voted as one of the 'seven wonders' of the north zone of rio de janeiro - in 2002 it was included in a specilized tv tourism channel as one of the best stadiums to view a soccer game - it is located at rua general almerio de moura, 131.

estadio nilton santos was greated for the 2007 pan american games - it is considered one of the most modern stadiums in south america - for many years botafogo dreamt of having their own field and this dream became reality in 2007 when the club won the city bid.

with a capacity of 46,000 people, the stadium includes a running track plus all track and field modalities, such as high jump and javalin  - the stadium is located in the neighborhood of engenho de dentro(link) in the north of the city.