# Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics

The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the "Games of the XXXI Olympiad", was an international multi-sport event held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016.
Events took place at eighteen existing venues (eight of which required some redevelopment), nine new venues constructed for the Summer Games, and seven temporary venues which were removed following the conclusion of the games. Each event was held in one of four geographically segregated Olympic clusters: Barra, Copacabana, Deodoro, Engenho de Dentro and Maracanã. The same was done for the 2007 Pan American Games. Several of the venues are located at the Barra Cluster Olympic Park. The largest venue at the games in terms of seating capacity is the Estádio do Maracanã, officially known as Jornalista Mário Filho Stadium, which can hold 74,738 spectators and served as the official Olympic Stadium, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies as well as football finals. In addition, five venues outside Rio de Janeiro hosted football events, in the cities of Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Manaus, Salvador and São Paulo.
For the first time since the 1900 Summer Olympics, the opening and closing Ceremonies for the Summer Olympics weren't held in the same place as the athletics events, and for the first time since the 1988 Summer Olympics, all gymnastics events took place in the same venue.

## Venues

Legend :
| A | Existing (no permanent work required) |
| B | Existing (permanent work required) |
| C | Additional temporary (Games dependent) |
| D | New permanent |
New competition venues :
| Venue | Sports | Sports | Sports | Capacity |
| Carioca Arena 1 | D | Basketball | Basketball | 16,000 |
| Carioca Arena 2 | D | Judo and Wrestling | Judo and Wrestling | 10,000 |
| Carioca Arena 3 | D | Fencing and Taekwondo | Fencing and Taekwondo | | 10,000 |
| Olympic Aquatics Stadium | D | Swimming, Synchronized swimming (play-offs) and Waterpolo (play-offs) | Swimming, Synchronized swimming (play-offs) and Waterpolo (play-offs) | 15,000 |
| Olympic BMX Centre | D | Cycling (BMX) | Cycling (BMX) | 6,000 |
| Olympic Golf Course | D | Golf | Golf | 20,000 |
| Olympic Hockey Centre | D | Field hockey | Field hockey | 15,000 (10,000 court 1, 5,000 court 2) |
| Olympic Tennis Centre (Main Court) | D | Tennis | Tennis | 19,750 |
| Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium | D | Canoe/Kayak (slalom) | Canoe/Kayak (slalom) | 8,000 |
| Rio Olympic Velodrome | D | Cycling (track) | Cycling (track) | 5,000 |
| Youth Arena (Deodoro) | D | Basketball (women's preliminary round), Modern pentathlon (fencing) | Basketball (women's preliminary round), Modern pentathlon (fencing) | 5,000 |
| Existing competition venues |||||
| Venue | Venue | Sports | Sports | Capacity |
| Deodoro Aquatics Centre | A | Modern pentathlon (swimming) | Modern pentathlon (swimming) | 2000 |
| Maracanã Stadium | A | Ceremonies and Football (semifinal 2, finals) | Ceremonies and Football (semifinal 2, finals) | 74,738 |
| Olympic Stadium (Engenhão) | B | Football (8 x group), Athletics (track and field) | Football (8 x group), Athletics (track and field) | 60,000 |
| Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon | B | Rowing, Canoe/Kayak (sprint) | Rowing, Canoe/Kayak (sprint) | 14,000 |
| Maracanãzinho Arena | A | Volleyball | Volleyball | 12,000 |
| Maria Lenk Aquatics Center | B | Diving, Synchronized swimming (group matches), Waterpolo (group matches) | Diving, Synchronized swimming (group matches), Waterpolo (group matches) | 6,500 |
| Marina da Glória | B | Sailing | Sailing | 10,000 |
| Olympic Equestrian Center | B | Equestrian | Equestrian | 14,000 |
| Olympic Shooting Center | B | Shooting | Shooting | N/A |
| Rio Olympic Arena (HSBC Arena) | A | Gymnastics | Gymnastics | 12,000 |
| Riocentro – Pavilion 6 | A | Boxing | Boxing | 9,000 |
| Riocentro – Pavilion 3 | A | Table tennis | Table tennis | 7,000 |
| Riocentro – Pavilion 4 | A | Badminton | Badminton | 6,500 |
| Sambódromo | B | Archery, Athletics (marathon) | Archery, Athletics (marathon) | 36,000 |
| Temporary competition venues |||||
| Venue | Venue | Sports | Sports | Capacity |
| Olympic Aquatics Stadium | C | Swimming, Synchronized swimming (play-offs) and Waterpolo (play-offs) | Swimming, Synchronized swimming (play-offs) and Waterpolo (play-offs) | 15,000 |
| Copacabana Stadium | C | Beach volleyball | Beach volleyball | 12,000 |
| Deodoro Stadium | C | Modern pentathlon (riding, combined running and shooting), Rugby | Modern pentathlon (riding, combined running and shooting), Rugby | 15,000 |
| Fort Copacabana | C | Marathon swimming, Cycling (road races), Triathlon | Marathon swimming, Cycling (road races), Triathlon | 5,000 |
| Future Arena | C | Handball | Handball | 12,000 |
| Mountain Bike Centre | C | Cycling (mountain biking) | Cycling (mountain biking) | 5,000 |
| Pontal | C | Athletics (racewalking), Cycling (time trials) | Athletics (racewalking), Cycling (time trials) | 5,000 |
| Riocentro – Pavilion 2 | C | Weightlifting | Weightlifting | 6,500 |
| Competition venues outside Rio de Janeiro |||||
| Venue | Venue | Sports | Location | Capacity |
| Mané Garrincha National Stadium | A | Football (8 x group, quarterfinals) | Brasília, Distrito Federal | 69,394 |
| Mineirão | A | Football (6 x group, quarterfinals, W semifinal, M 3rd place) | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais | 58,170 |
| Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova | A | Football (8 x group, quarterfinals) | Salvador, Bahia | 51,700 |
| Arena Corinthians | A | Football (6 x group, quarterfinals, M semifinal, W 3rd place) | São Paulo, São Paulo | 48,234 |
| Arena da Amazônia | A | Football (6 x group) | Manaus, Amazonas | 40,549 |