Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso or Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, sometimes called just Maracanãzinho, is an indoor arena located in Maracanã in the north zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used mostly for volleyball. Its formal name, Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso, honors a former Clube de Regatas do Flamengo president. The capacity of the arena is 11,800 and it was opened in 1954. It stands next to the Maracanã Stadium.
Exterior view of the Maracanãzinho, November 2007
Inside the Maracanãzinho during a volleyball game at the 2010 World League.
Maracanã Stadium, officially named Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho or Journalist Mario Filho Stadium, is an association football stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The stadium is part of a complex that includes an arena known by the name of Maracanãzinho, which means "The Little Maracanã" in Portuguese. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro state government, the stadium is now managed by the clubs Fluminense and Flamengo. It is located in the Maracanã neighborhood, named after the Rio Maracanã, a now canalized river in Rio de Janeiro.
Maracanã Stadium
Postage stamp featuring the Maracanã, commemorating the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
Panorama from inside the stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Aerial photograph of Maracanã's playing field in February 2017