Maracana Stadium

Directions

Maracanã is located toward the east of Rio de Janeiro, about 5 kilometres from downtown Rio. It lies about 12 kilometres north of the Copacabana and Ipanema beach areas. The stadium can be easily accessed by metro and train. Maracanã station is a stop on metro line 2, which can be boarded in downtown Rio or the Flamengo and Botafogo areas. It can also be reached with a transfer from line 1, which runs from the Copacabana and Ipanema areas. Taking a commuter train from the Central do Brasil railway station is an alternative, though makes most of all sense if you are at the station anyway or are coming from the nearby central bus terminal. Otherwise you would get off the metro to get on a train, while the metro can bring you there directly. If opting to take a train, take one on the red Ramal Deodoro line, and get off at station Maracanã.