Maracana Stadium (Estádio do Maracanã) Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Maracana Stadium. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Full Day in Rio: Christ, Sugarloaf, Selarón, and Barbecue Lunch

• Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf: Rio City Tour With Lunch

• 1-Day Tour in Rio de Janeiro: All-Inclusive

• A Day in Rio de Janeiro: City Tour Complete

• One Day Tour in Rio: Christ, Sugar Bread, Lunch, and City Tour

You have options for visiting Maracana Stadium. Full-price stadium tours cost 94 reais. Half-price tickets (47 reais) are accessible to students, seniors, and children ages 3–10 (kids under 3 visit free). Meanwhile, ticket prices to see local futebol (soccer) teams vary, but expect to pay around 500 reais.

Yes, Maracana Stadium is worth visiting—especially if you're a futebol (soccer) fan. One of the largest stadiums in Brazil, Maracana has hosted many notable events, including past World Cup games. Today, it's a home stadium for several Rio de Janeiro teams, including Flamengo and Fluminense. Seeing a game is an essential part of the Rio de Janeiro experience; it's also worth taking a behind-the-scenes tour to get even more out of your visit.

Per one customer who booked the Skip the Line Maracana Stadium Entrance Ticket, "Beautiful stadium! Great guides, and overall so much memorabilia! My boyfriend loved this tour and seeing all past players' information and kits."

Yes, you can visit Maracana Stadium even if there isn’t a football (soccer) match taking place. You can choose to visit the stadium independently or with a guided tour. While there, you can explore inside the stadium and visit several different parts, including setting foot on the Maracana Stadium pitch.

No, Maracana Stadium is not the largest stadium or the largest football stadium. It was recognized as the world's largest stadium when it opened in 1950. Today, Maracana Stadium is Brazil's largest football stadium and the third-largest in South America with a capacity of around 79,000 people.

Visitors to Maracana Stadium can explore the stadium’s past and present. You'll go out on the pitch with a stadium visit and visit areas such as the locker rooms and press room. Explore exhibits with memorabilia and information on the stadium’s history in the World Cup and Olympics.

Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro is a landmark as it has hosted the 1950 FIFA World Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the opening and closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The stadium is famous for being where superstar Pelé scored his 1,000th goal in 1969.

Tickets to Maracana Stadium, both for football matches and stadium visits, can be bought in person or online. When you book tickets online, you secure the time of your visit and can book a guided tour or get a package with return transfers to the stadium from your hotel.

The government of Rio de Janeiro owns Maracana Stadium and it was the city that had the stadium built for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Two football clubs from the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A league, Fluminense and Flamengo, together manage the stadium as this is their shared home ground, but two other clubs Botafogo and Vasco da Gama also play games here.

There are tons of fun things to do when you're done visiting Maracana Stadium. According to travelers, these are some of the top attractions in Rio de Janeiro:

• Christ the Redeemer Statue

• Sugarloaf Mountain

• Selarón Steps

• Rio de Janeiro Cathedral

• Santa Teresa

View Viator's guide to all the best attractions in Rio de Janeiro.