Maracanã Explained

Maracanã most commonly refers to the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It may also refer to:

People

• Arlindo Maracanã (born 1978), Brazilian footballer
• Domingos Maracanã (born March 1961), Brazilian volleyball player

Places

• Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Maracanã River (Rio de Janeiro), Brazil, a river located in Maracanã neighborhood
• Maracanã, Pará, a Brazilian municipality located in Pará state
• Maracanã River (Amazonas), Brazil

Sports

• C.D. Maracaná San Rafael, a football club based in San Rafael Obrajuelo, El Salvador
• Maracanã Esporte Clube, a Brazilian football club
• Maracanã Stadium (Estádio do Maracanã), a stadium located in the Maracanã neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, an indoor sporting arena, located in the Maracanã neighborhood, near the stadium
• Estadio Parque Maracaná, a football stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay
• Estadio Maracaná, a football stadium in Panama City, Panama
• Marakana (Maracana) Stadium, a stadium located in Belgrade, Serbia

Other uses

• The red-shouldered macaw, a bird known in Brazil as maracanã
• Mini-macaws are known as maracanã in Portuguese