The joint candidacy of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói for the Pan American Games of 2031 establishes Sao Paulo (SP), Belém (PA), Manaus (AM) and Salvador (BA)-alien of the river itself, with Maracanã-as stages of men’s and women’s soccer competitions.
The news is the Mangueirão stadium in Belém, which was not used at the 2014 World Cup or at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016.
The Arena received an investment of $ 500 million in 2023. Since then, she has received games from the Brazilian team and Super Cup of Brazil, this year, played in a single game between Botafogo and Flamengo.
According to the candidacy dossier, the southern region is the only one not contemplated with the competition. In São Paulo, the chosen arena was the Corinthians neo chemistry Arena in Itaquera. Complete the list The Arena da Amazônia in Manaus and Fonte Nova in Salvador.
Football would be the only modality disputed outside Rio and Niterói. Still on completion, the dossier should be delivered until next Wednesday (30) to Panam Sports, responsible for defining the headquarters. In addition to Brazilian cities, Asuncion (Paraguay) expressed interest in hosting the event.
As Sheet revealed, Rio and Niterói estimate at R $ 3.8 billion the expense of the PAN-2031, if chosen as headquarters. This budget does not include urban infrastructure works, such as the implementation of the subway line 3 and the expansion of the VLT, also promised as legacy.
