Carioca Arena 2 (Portuguese: ''Arena Carioca 2'') is an indoor stadium in

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in the west zone of

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, Brazil. The venue hosted

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and

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as well as boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. As with a number of other venues in the

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, Carioca Arena 2 will be transformed after the games to become part of the Olympic Training Centre.

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