Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha/import

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha is a multi-purpose stadium in Brasília, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 70,064. and was built in 1974. It is named after famed Brazilian footballer Garrincha.
The stadium is one of several structures comprising the Ayrton Senna Multisport Complex, which also includes the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium and the Nelson Piquet International Autodrome.
It was inaugurated on May 18, 2013 after the reformation for the FIFA Confederations Cup with the participation of the Governor of Brasília Agnelo Queiroz and the President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff. The original architect was Ícaro de Castro Mello.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha is owned by the Department of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation of Distrito Federal. The name is a homage to the football legend Mané Garrincha, who won the 1958 and 1962 World Cup with the Brazil national team.
==External links==
*Official Website
*Templos do Futebol
Mane Garrincha
Category:2014 FIFA World Cup stadiums