Rio’s Fluminense Proposes Home Stadium at Olympic Park in Barra
The little-used Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca could be the future site of Fluminense's new 25,000 seat home stadium.
June 22, 2017Section
2016 Olympics
2016 Olympic Game News for Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Velodrome in Barra’s Olympic Park Reopens for Rio Bike Fest, May 26th
The Velodrome in Olympic Park, closed since the end of the Rio 2016 Paralympics, will reopen on Friday, May 26th,...
May 18, 2017
Rio’s Abandoned Olympic Park Disappoints Visitors
Following the first sports event held at the Olympic Park since the end of the Rio 2016 Games, visitors to...
February 7, 2017
Rio Officials Negotiating Sale of Olympic Apartments to Civil Workers
Rio Mayor Crivella, Caixa Econômica Federal, and construction company, Carvalho Hosken, hope to soon find occupants for the 3,604 apartments...
February 2, 2017
Rio’s Olympic Park Opens to Public on Weekends
Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Marcelo Crivella opened the Olympic Park to the public on Saturday, January 21st, saying that...
January 23, 2017
Rio Court to Force Odebrecht to Maintain the Maracanã Stadium
A Rio State court injunction mandates that the Odebrecht-lead consortium immediately retake the Maracanã Complex's management, or be subject to...
January 15, 2017
Parque Radical in Rio’s Deodoro Olympic Sports Complex Closed
The Parque Radical (Radical Park) of Deodoro Sports Complex, one of the intended legacies of the Olympics for the residents...
January 10, 2017
Fatal Accident During Rio 2016 Disassembly
In recent days, one worker has been killed and another has lost a leg in accidents during disassembly of Rio...
October 6, 2016
Brazil 2016 Paralympics Team Beats London, Bar High for Tokyo
Brazil’s Sports Minister Leonardo Picciani highlights historic number of medals won by host-nation, which includes the most-ever by Brazilian women,...
September 21, 2016