The
2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the "Games of the XXXI Olympiad", was an international
multi-sport event
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held in
Rio de Janeiro
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,
Brazil
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, from August 5 to August 21, 2016.
Events took place at eighteen existing venues (eight of which require some redevelopment), nine new venues constructed for the Summer Games, and seven temporary venues which will be removed following the games.
Each event was held in one of four geographically segregated Olympic clusters:
Barra
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,
Copacabana,
Deodoro, Engenho de Dentro and
Maracanã. The same was done for the
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic C ...
.
Several of the venues are located at the Barra Cluster Olympic Park.
The largest venue at the games in terms of
seating capacity
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is the
Estádio do Maracanã, officially known as Jornalista Mário Filho Stadium, which can hold 74,738 spectators and served as the official
Olympic Stadium
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, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies as well as football finals.
In addition, five venues outside Rio de Janeiro hosted football events, in the cities of
Brasília
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,
Belo Horizonte,
Manaus,
Salvador and
São Paulo
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.
For the first time since the
1900 Summer Olympics, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the
Summer Olympics aren't being held in the same place as athletics events, and all gymnastics events will take place in the same arena.
Venues
Notes
1. Although the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics occurred on 5 August, football matches began on 3 August.
References
External links
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Olympic Games - Facilities - Barra Region(brasil2016.gov.br)
Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics on Google MapsRio 2016 Summer Olympics Venues on Touchify
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venues
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Locations
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2016
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2016 Summer Paralympics