History Estádio_Olímpico_Nilton_Santos



view of stadium bowl of estádio olímpico joão havelange, under construction in february 2006.


the stadium cost r$380 million (us$192 million) build, 6 times stadium s original construction budget of r$60,000,000 mayor s office estimated in 2003 total construction cost of r$60 million (us$30 million); actual cost 533% higher estimates.


the stadium opened on 30 june 2007. first match held campeonato brasileiro série game between botafogo , fluminense. 40,000 tickets available match , exchanged donations of powdered milk. in all, 43,810 people @ stadium watch inaugurating match, botafogo beat fluminense 2–1. first goal of match scored fluminense s alex dias. dias scored first goal in stadium s history, awarded valdir pereira trophy (taça valdir pereira), named after retired footballer didi. because botafogo won stadium s inaugural match, club awarded joão havelange trophy (taça joão havelange).


pan american games, botafogo , olympics

interior view of stadium during 2007 pan american games. stadium features mondo athletics track colored blue, deviation traditionally brown-coloured tracks used in athletics venues.


during course of 2007 pan american games held in rio de janeiro in july, stadium hosted athletics competitions, in addition twelve games of first stage of men s , women s football tournaments. after conclusion of games, on 3 august 2007, botafogo de futebol e regatas signed deal city of rio de janeiro rent stadium 20 years. botafogo organization present bid; club agreed pay $18.200 (or r$36.000) month rent engenhão, plus maintenance costs run @ $2 million (or r$4 million) annually. on 11 august 2007, 15-meter long , 6-meter high stadium wall collapsed, nobody hurt. on 10 september 2008, brazilian national team played first time @ engenhão. match, against bolivia, 2010 world cup qualification, ended 0–0.


the stadium remains owned city of rio de janeiro, has been rented botafogo until @ least 2027 (20 years). engenhão main venue top-football competitions in rio de janeiro while maracanã stadium being renovated in preparation both 2014 fifa world cup , 2016 summer olympics. flamengo , fluminense played home matches @ engenhão 2010–11 through 2012–13 seasons. stadium closed indefinitely in march 2013 after found structural integrity of roof not standard, , potentially place spectators @ risk. announced on 8 june 2013, stadium need minimum of 18 months of reconstruction work , remain closed until 2015 while repairs carried out roof.








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