The Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, also known by its nickname Engenhão, is a multi-use stadium located in the Engenho de Dentro neighborhood (hence its nickname) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and athletics and is the home field of the football club Botafogo..
The stadium will host the athletics competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The stadium's capacity will be increased to 60,000 for the Games.
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The Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, also known by its nickname Engenhão, is a multi-use stadium located in the Engenho de Dentro neighborhood (hence its nickname) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and athletics and is the home field of the football club Botafogo..
The stadium will host the athletics competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The stadium's capacity will be increased to 60,000 for the Games.
The stadium cost R$ 380 million (US$192 million) to build, which was six times the stadium's original construction budges of $60,000,000 The Mayor's office estimated in 2003 that the total construction cost would be of $30 million (or R$60 million), the actual cost was thus 533% higher that early estimates.
On June 30, 2007, the stadium was opened. The first match was the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A game between Botafogo and Fluminense. 40,000 tickets were available for the match and they were exchanged for donations of powdered milk. In all, 43,810...
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