Ginásio do Maracanãzinho

Maracanãzinho Gymnasium
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Construction
Maracanãzinho
Maracanãzinho Gymnasium
Full name	Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso
Location	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Owner	Superintendência de Desportos do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Capacity	11,800^[1] (Futsal)^[2]
Record attendance	35,000 (1954 FIBA World Championship Medal Round match: USA – Brazil 62–41)^[3]
Field size	40x20 m^[1]
Surface	800m²^[1]
Broke ground	April 1954^[2]
Opened	September 24, 1954^[2]
Renovated	October 2003 – June 30 2004^[1] 2007^[2]
Closed	October 2003
Reopened	June 30, 2004
Construction cost	97 million R$ (2003 renovations)^[1]
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) 1954 FIBA World Championship 1963 FIBA World Championship 1960 Men's Volleyball World Championship 1960 Women's Volleyball World Championship 1990 Men's Volleyball World Championship 2007 Pan American Games (volleyball) 2013 World Judo Championships Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Inside the Maracanãzinho during a volleyball game at the 2010 World League.

Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso (Portuguese: Ginásio do Maracanãzinho), sometimes called just 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,^[2] honors a former Clube de Regatas do Flamengo president. The capacity of the arena is 11,800^[1] and it was opened in 1954. It stands next to the Maracanã Stadium.

History

Maracanãzinho's construction started on April 13, 1954 and lasted for only five months. It was built by Construtora Prolar S.A. The architects were Rafael Galvão, Pedro Paulo Bernardes Bastos, Orlando Azevedo and Antônio Dias Carneiro, the engineer was Joaquim Cardoso.

The gymnasium was inaugurated on September 24, 1954, with that year's Men's Basketball World Championship, for which it had a capacity for 25,000 spectators. The arena also hosted the 1963 event of the same competition, with the home team, coached by Kanela taking the gold medal,^[2] its second Men's Basketball World Championship in a row.

During the 1950s and the 1960s, the Miss Guanabara and Miss Brasil beauty pageants were held in Maracanãzinho.

During the 1960s and the 1970s several national and international music festivals were held in the gymnasium.

The 1990 Men's Volleyball World Championship was held in Maracanãzinho.

At the age of 32, Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira became the first female singer to fill the Maracanãzinho Gymnasium in 1981.

Renovations and future events

For the 2007 Pan American Games, the gym was remodelled,^[4] relying on central air conditioning and adding a four-sided scoreboard, a new sound system, dome which allows natural lighting during the day, comfortable seating, and adapting to all international requirements. Thus, the Maracanazinho that for many years received no competitions, it became a beautiful venue for the volleyball competitions of the 2007 Pan American Games and many other international competitions. After the reform, the arena had its capacity, initially of about 13,000 people, reduced to 11,800 spectators,^[1] but now the arena is much more comfortable for spectators. These adjustments will reduce the capacity of the gymnasium from 13,163 to 12,300 spectators, but will increase the field of vision and provide greater comfort to the public.

It hosted the 2013 World Judo Championships.

The Maracanazinho Gymnasium hosted 2 events such as UFC 179 in October 2014 and UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare in March 2015.

Since Rio de Janeiro was selected to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, will be used to host the volleyball competitions.^[4]^[5]

Concerts

The arena has also hosted a number of important rock concerts, including, among others, the following list:^[6]

References

External links

(Portuguese) Official website
Venue information

Coordinates: 22°54′50.08″S 43°13′45.60″W / 22.9139111°S 43.2293333°W / -22.9139111; -43.2293333

Preceded by Luna Park Buenos Aires	FIBA World Championship Final Venue 1954	Succeeded by Estadio Nacional de Chile Santiago
Preceded by Estadio Nacional de Chile Santiago	FIBA World Championship Final Venue 1963	Succeeded by Cilindro Municipal Montevideo
Preceded by National Taiwan University Sports Center Taipei City	FIFA Futsal World Cup Final Venue 2008	Succeeded by Hua Mark Indoor Stadium Bangkok

Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics

Barra Cluster	Carioca Arena 1 Carioca Arena 2 Carioca Arena 3 Future Arena Maria Lenk Aquatic Center Olympic Aquatics Stadium Olympic Tennis Center HSBC Arena Pontal Riocentro (four venues) Rio Olympic Velodrome

Copacabana Cluster	Copacabana Arena Fort Copacabana Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas Marina da Glória

Deodoro Cluster	Deodoro Aquatics Centre Deodoro Stadium National Equestrian Center National Shooting Center Olympic BMX Center Olympic Hockey Center Mountain Bike Centre Olympic Whitewater Stadium Youth Arena

Maracanã Cluster	Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Maracanã Maracanãzinho Sambódromo

Football stadia	Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Arena Fonte Nova Mineirão Arena Corinthians Arena da Amazônia

Olympic venues in volleyball

1964 Komazawa Volleyball Courts, Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium (final) 1968 Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium (final), Juan Escutia Sports Palace, Revolution Ice Rink 1972 Volleyballhalle 1976 Montreal Forum (final), Paul Sauvé Centre 1980 Druzhba Multipurpose Arena, Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium (final) 1984 Long Beach Arena 1988 Hanyang University Gymnasium, Jamsil Gymnasium (final), Saemaul Sports Hall 1992 Palau dels Esports de Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi (final), Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron 1996 Clayton County International Park (2-man), Omni Coliseum (indoor final), Stegeman Coliseum 2000 Bondi Beach, Sydney Entertainment Centre (indoor final), Sydney Showground Pavilion 4 2004 Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, Peace and Friendship Stadium 2008 Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Capital Indoor Stadium (indoor final), Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground 2012 Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Horse Guards Parade 2016 Beach Volleyball Arena, Maracanãzinho

FIBA Basketball World Cup Finals venues

Luna Park (Argentina 1950)
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho (Brazil 1954)
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos (Chile 1959)
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho (Brazil 1963)
Cilindro Municipal (Uruguay 1967)
Tivoli Hall (Yugoslavia 1970)
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (Puerto Rico 1974)
Araneta Coliseum (Philippines 1978)
Coliseo El Pueblo (Colombia 1982)
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid (Spain 1986)
Luna Park (Argentina 1990)
SkyDome (Canada 1994)
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall (Greece 1998)
Conseco Fieldhouse (United States 2002)
Saitama Super Arena (Japan 2006)
Sinan Erdem Dome (Turkey 2010)
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid (Spain 2014)

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