Maracana Stadium Guided Tour: Behind-the-Scenes Access
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Get a behind-the-scenes look at Maracanã Stadium during this guided tour. Explore the stadium, renovated for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, check out the locker rooms. Sit on the team bench where greats like Pele rested after he scored his thousandth goal. Listen as your guide tells tales of legendary matches like Brazil's devastating loss in the 1950 World Cup. Round-trip climate-controlled transportation from most Rio hotels is included. (if option is selected)
- 3-hour tour of Maracanã Stadium, formally known as Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho
- Stroll into VIP sections, including locker rooms, press room and the players' benches
- Learn about the stadium’s history as host of the 1950 and 2014 World Cup games from a knowledgeable guide
- Pick-up and drop-off in air-conditioned transport from hotels in Rio South's zone (if option is selected)
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off to/from most hotels located in Rio's South Zone (if option selected)
- Ticket to the Visit through Maracanã Stadium
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Itinerary
After pickup at your Rio hotel, meet your guide and travel to Maracanã Stadium to immerse yourself in the world of futebol (pronounced 'foo-chee-bol' by the locals.)
This 3-hour tour gives you the opportunity to stand on the hallowed ground of this legendary stadium, renovated to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Originally built to host the 1950 World Cup (during which Brazil suffered a devastating loss), it was the largest stadium in the world at that time and was officially named Estado Jornalista Mario Filho.
Stroll around the empty stadium, normally full of up to 183,000 screaming fans. Enter the locker rooms, decorated with the jerseys of famous retired players, and enjoy access to the press room.
Park yourself on the Brazilian team bench, where players from Vasco, Flamengo, Fluminense and Botafogo have sat before you. Gaze out on the hallowed pitch, enjoying the same vantage point as the players do during a game. Walk up the entry ramp, just like Ronaldo used to in every game, and imagine the roar of a crowd around you as you step onto the field. Listen as your guide tells tales of the send off of Garrincha's earthly remains and Pele's thousandth goal.
At the conclusion of this soccer-fanatic tour, enjoy transportation back to your Rio hotel. (if option is selected)
This 3-hour tour gives you the opportunity to stand on the hallowed ground of this legendary stadium, renovated to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Originally built to host the 1950 World Cup (during which Brazil suffered a devastating loss), it was the largest stadium in the world at that time and was officially named Estado Jornalista Mario Filho.
Stroll around the empty stadium, normally full of up to 183,000 screaming fans. Enter the locker rooms, decorated with the jerseys of famous retired players, and enjoy access to the press room.
Park yourself on the Brazilian team bench, where players from Vasco, Flamengo, Fluminense and Botafogo have sat before you. Gaze out on the hallowed pitch, enjoying the same vantage point as the players do during a game. Walk up the entry ramp, just like Ronaldo used to in every game, and imagine the roar of a crowd around you as you step onto the field. Listen as your guide tells tales of the send off of Garrincha's earthly remains and Pele's thousandth goal.
At the conclusion of this soccer-fanatic tour, enjoy transportation back to your Rio hotel. (if option is selected)
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Maracana
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- The specific departure time for this tour will be determined upon reconfirmation.
- Be aware of the different options: Private tour, ticket only, and Tour with ticket, guide and transportion included.
- In the option with transport and guide, the pick-up starts at 08 am, with departures on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
- In the ticket-only option, departures are daily. Opening hours are from 09 am to 05 pm. The last tour entry will be at 4 pm.
- In case of option without transport, customers must go to the place of the tour on their own. Tickets will be collected on the day of the event.
- Address for pick up: Access for pedestrians through Gate A and for those driving through Parking Gate 2 - Av. Pres. Castelo Branco - Maracanã
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.2
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Rcm2, Apr 2026
Great experience redeeming the ticket. The tour of the stadium is at your own pace but you can stay as much as you can in each section. Highly recommend! Once there you can add the penalty kicks which was amazing.
Janusz_K, Nov 2025
Our guide was very knowledgeable and spoke good English. the private tour was very accommodating to our schedule. Pick up and drop off from hotel very smooth.
Jenna_C, Nov 2025
This was described as a guided tour with an expert guide, when in reality you could walk in and join any group, and the “guide” didn’t give you any information. All he did was introduce himself and press play on a 3 minute long video. Then you were just left to walk through the tour path on your own and read the plaques on your own. There was no guide, and no one to explain any of the history or facts of the stadium. You are way better off just arriving to the stadium and buying your own ticket there. Very disappointed that this was advertised as a behind the scenes guided tour, and there was no guide.
Joseph_B, Sep 2025
Excellent Guide, Louis, told us everything there was to know about the history of this world famous stadium. In perfect English too.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Dear Customer.
Thanks a lot for the review.
We are glad that you liked the tour.
Please count on us on future trips.
Thanks.
Att, Giovanna Maldonado.
sach_c, Aug 2025
Louis and Patricia were fantastic. We had a great tours with the GreyLine company. The communication and customer service is better when you book directly with them.
Michelle_M, Jul 2025
The tour was fine, nothing particularly exciting about it. Was cool to get to go field level and some of the displays inside were nice.
Sofia_L, Jun 2025
It's worth the price, you get to go through the museum and the grass on the side and see all the historic events that happened here from concerts to championships to world cups. Pele's 1009th goal ball
Erick_M, May 2025
I’m a futbol lover and this was in my bucket list since I was a kid. It’s an awesome experience to be inside in one of the most mystical places in futbol history. The pictures, the locker rooms, the press conference room and being on the pitch is an amazing experience. It’s too bad I couldn’t do the Flamengo game that you can also buy here in Viator, it’s actually cheaper than buying it at the box office
Anthony_M, Apr 2025
This is an excellent tour and i loved the football history of Brazil especially Pelé.
My only issue is the photographs. Luckily you get real printed off photos as the digital photos that were Whatsapp,d to you are blurred. I also never received the emailed version either so im confused why the digital images were poor but the prints good. Luckily. All in all a great morning out.
Ayanna_M, Jan 2025
There was nothing particularly bad about this tour. I mostly rated it a 4 because I'm not really a futbol (soccer fan), but I felt I would have been doing myself a disservice of not stopping by to take a look at such a famous Rio attraction. The stadium was historic, and we got to view and take pictures of some cool things. Our tour guide did a great job of giving me details about what his team had experienced in the past, since I don't really follow the sport. Great family experience, especially for those who love/appreciate sporting events aka soccer.
Response from Host, Jan 2025
Dear Customer.
Thanks a lot for the review.
We are glad that you liked the tour.
Please count on us on future trips.
Thanks.
wayne_C, Nov 2024
This was an excellent guided tour with a wonderful host Louis, very knowledgeable and made this tour extremely enjoyable and interesting!
Would recommend this tour to anyone lucky enough to visit this incredible city!
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Dear Customer.
Thanks a lot for the review.
We are glad that you liked the tour.
Please count on us on future trips.
Thanks.
Laura_L, Jul 2023
Was definitely on our to do list whilst in Rio, we had a fantastic guide called Louis who knew a lot about the stadium and who was very clearly passionate about his football.
Christine63dales, Mar 2023
Iconic stadium, excellent trip if you love your football. Guide was very knowledgeable and made the tour.
Response from Host, Apr 2023
Dear Customer.
Thanks a lot for the review.
We are glad that you liked the tour.
Please count on us on future trips.
Thanks.
Connyswede, Nov 2019
It was a miracle of memories to meet all the old icons again on film and pictures and to see this temple of football! As I am a swede it was interesting to learn that 138 000 people whatched the match between Brazil and Sweden in 1950 World Cup which was one of the first matches ever played in this stadium! Our guide was entusiastic and knowledgeable and made a very good job!
Samuel C, Mar 2016
As a big football enthusiast, this was the first tour I booked when I planned my holiday to Brazil.
Even after watching a game at the stadium the day before I had the tour booked, I was still excited to see all the facilities and stadium from another perspective.
Our guide spoke perfect English, was very accommodating and friendly throughout, gave us plenty of time for photos, and knew his stuff about the history of Brazilian football.
Overall, I am very pleased with what I saw and would recommend this tour to any avid football enthusiast.
Shay P, Feb 2016
Only book this tour if you absolutely don't want to take cheaper options such as the subway or a taxi. This tour is nothing more than a transportation service to/from hotel/stadium. Once you're at the stadium, your tour guide is an employee of the stadium. There's not much information shared by the Viator tour guide. You get no special access compared to those that arrive by subway and pay for the tour at the stadium.
We decided to use Viator because we thought the lines to get into the stadium would be long with tourists due to Carnaval. However, at 9 am there was a total of 50 people total touring the stadium. Absolutely NO LINES! The tour lasted less than one hour.
I highly recommend doing this tour on your own unless you fear public transportation and don't mind over paying for this service.
In all, the stadium is definitely a MUST SEE!
ERIKA G, Jan 2016
The bus for the tour was huge causing the tour itself to be very late to arrive at the stadium. I did expect more things to see at Maracana, it's no where close to be the museum some of the other prestigious stadiums in the world are. JB was very nice but began sweating profusely and therefore penetrated the front of the bus with his strong body odor, but he was very kind and meant well. If I had to do this tour again, I would've taken a taxi there and bought the ticket at the door. It's way cheaper and faster. But Maracana is definitely worth seeing.
Katrina A, Jan 2016
Overall it was good. Only saw the basics of the stadium e.g. Pitch side, changing room area not including showers/baths. Compared to other stadium tours this was very little
Christine S, Dec 2015
Our guide was full of great information, spoke great English, and was friendly. The tour was interesting. I felt we saw a lot. I would recommend this tour.
Courtney Chandler, Jul 2015
Great way to see the Maracana Stadium in a short amount of time. We hit all the high points and it only took a couple of hours including transport to and from. Walking out to the field through the players tunnel was a really cool experience.
valeria_d, May 2026
Lucho was a very attentive guide; it was clear that he is passionate about soccer and he always offered to take our photos. It is a short tour, but we enjoyed it with him.
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Response from Host, May 2026
Estimado cliente.
Muchas gracias por la revisión.
Nos alegra que te haya gustado el tour.
Por favor, cuente con nosotros en futuros viajes.
Gracias.
Att, Giovanna Maldonado
BERNARDO_P, Nov 2024
Estar en el campo fue una gran sensación. También conocer la historia de la selección brasileña. Inolvidable.
alessandra_a, Aug 2024
Abbiamo avuto una guida molto brava che ha raccontato un sacco di aneddoti calcistici e non rendendo la visita un’esperienza che va al di là della semplice struttura dello stadio, soprattutto per gli appassionati di calcio
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Gentile Cliente.
Grazie mille per la recensione.
Siamo felici che ti sia piaciuto il tour.
Per favore conta su di noi nei viaggi futuri.
Grazie.
Fila_E, May 2024
Expérience au Maracanã au top.
Un vrai temple du football.
Mais petit problème lors de la réservation du billet.
Je trouves que c est pas bien expliqué car j ai réservé le billet avec prise en charge à l hôtel mais ma grande surprise il n y avait que le billet seul. Pourtant quand j ai réservé,l étape juste avant le paiement on me demande où nous voulons qu on viennes nous chercher avec plein de choix d hôtel, et quand on ne choisit pas et qu on veut passer au paiement ça nous dit que c est un champ obligatoire. Donc pour moi il y a prise en charge à l hôtel.
Donc obligé d aller de nos propre moyen.
Dommage.
EDWIGE_C, May 2022
Très bon guide Luis, très bonnes explications., chaleureux et souriant. Visite très intéressante, sur place c est encore mieux, merci à l équipe Viator car pour avoir à l étranger un guide qui parle français ce n est pas toujours évident.
Response from Host, Jun 2022
Merci beaucoup .
heureux que vous ayez apprécié la visite.
Merci
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