Article source: Fernandes Arquitetos Associados

The choice for Brazil as host country of World Cup 2014, and the automatic assurance that Maracanã Stadium would be the stage” of the final match (even before the official definition), were the departing points of the need for preparing a project that modernized and preserved the renowned stadium. The differential was the proposal of making the arena as modern and efficient as the best ones in the world, associated to a brand built during more than 60 years of history and symbolism.

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• Architects: Fernandes Arquitetos Associados
• Project: Jornalista Mário Filho Stadium
• Location: Maracanã, Brazil