Standing next to a band of volunteers outside Rio’s Olympic Stadium, Zahn Malherbe wears a South African flag and broad smile. Originally from Cape Town, she’s traveled from Chicago to watch younger ...

Joao Havelange Stadium was closed due to structural problems The stadium will host track events at the 2016 Olympics Local Olympic organizers downplayed the possibility that the problem will affect ...

The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will commence Aug. 5 in the Maracanã Stadium, on the banks of the Maracanã River. The Games' opening and closing ceremonies will take place at Maracanã, as ...

“Pandemonium” would be an appropriate word to describe a soccer, or futebol, match at the venerable Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Maracanã is the mecca of futebol in Brazil – every child in this ...

There are few cities in the world where the mountains meet the sea, where the sun shines year round, and the sounds of samba ...

Stadium was shut down in March due to problems with the roof Havelange was forced to step down as FIFA honorary president Mayor%27s office said it is finding a solution to the roof issue First it was ...

Don’t miss the game on September 27 at Maracanã Stadium. The NFL is heading to Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, September 27, with a showdown between Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys at the iconic ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — The historic Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro will not be renamed after Pelé. State governor Claudio Castro on Thursday vetoed a divisive proposal passed by the state legislature to ...

It is one of the most famous stadiums in the world and was a showpiece venue for the Rio Olympics, but six months on from the Summer Games the iconic Maracana looks more ghostly than glitzy. The usual ...