Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Maracanãzinho | |
Exterior view of the Maracanãzinho in 2013 | |
Interactive map of Maracanãzinho Gymnasium Ginásio do Maracanãzinho | |
| Full name | Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso |
|---|---|
| Location | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 22°54′50.08″S 43°13′45.60″W / 22.9139111°S 43.2293333°W |
| Owner | Superintendência de Desportos do Estado do Rio de Janeiro |
| Capacity | Futsal: 11,800 Basketball: 11,800 |
| Surface | 800 m2 |
| Record attendance | 35,000 (1954 FIBA World Championship Medal Round match: USA 62–41 Brazil) |
| Field size | 40x20m |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 1954 |
| Opened | September 24, 1954 |
| Renovated | October 2003 – June 30, 2004 2007 |
| Closed | October 2003 |
| Reopened | June 30, 2004 |
| Construction cost | 97 million R$ (2003 renovations) |
| Architect | Galvão, Bastos, Azevedo and Carneiro, Herzog & de Meuron (restoration) |
| Main contractors | Prolar S.A. Odebrecht (restoration) |
| Tenants | |
| Brazil women's national volleyball team Flamengo Basketball (NBB) (2008–2009) | |
Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso, commonly known as the Maracanãzinho ("Little Maracanã" or "Mini Maracanã"), is an indoor arena located in Maracanã in the north zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used mostly for volleyball. Its formal name, Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso, honors a former Clube de Regatas do Flamengo president. The capacity of the arena is 11,800 and it was opened in 1954. It is part of a complex that includes the adjacent Maracanã Stadium, an association football stadium.