{"id":85165,"date":"2023-09-07T10:44:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T10:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=85165"},"modified":"2023-09-07T10:44:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T10:44:43","slug":"iconic-72000-seater-world-cup-football-stadium-lies-abandoned-and-scabby-with-car-park-now-a-bus-depot-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/sport\/iconic-72000-seater-world-cup-football-stadium-lies-abandoned-and-scabby-with-car-park-now-a-bus-depot-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic 72,000-seater World Cup football stadium lies abandoned and 'scabby' with car park now a BUS DEPOT | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

A World Cup stadium has been left abandoned… with the car park now turned into a bus depot.<\/p>\n

The Mane Garrincha, which holds 72,000 fans, held seven games in the 2014 tournament in Brazil nine years ago.<\/p>\n


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They included Brazil's group-stage win over Cameroon and third-place play-off defeat to the Netherlands, as well as Argentina's quarter-final victory over Belgium.<\/p>\n

The hosts were eliminated by eventual winners Germany after being humiliated 7-1 in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n

But nowadays it hosts very few football games, with the venue instead being used for random events such as tattoo festivals and Japanese food expos.<\/p>\n

And the car park has been turned into a temporary bus depot by the local government.<\/p>\n

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When it was developed in 2010 – to replace the old 45,000-seater version of the original stadium built in 1974 – it was the second most expensive football ground in history – behind the new Wembley – at around \u00a3250milllion.<\/p>\n

And it is still draining funds to this day, costing \u00a3132,000 per month to maintain.<\/p>\n

Since the Rio Olympic Games in 2016, it has been left largely desolate.<\/p>\n

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But there is an apocalyptic feel to the ground, with metal railings littered everywhere, an underground tunnel once used by journalists padlocked shut, concrete turning into rubble, and three-and-a-half-year-old signs for the Rio Olympics.<\/p>\n

Flamengo come to town to play matches every now and again, albeit only a couple of times per year.<\/p>\n

Sao Paulo lawyer Elton Eneas told The Athletic: "Brazilians were excited by the prospect of the World Cup, so they tolerated the spending,<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

"Because of the party atmosphere, they accepted it but everyone knew it would turn out like this.<\/p>\n

"This stadium sends a message about Brazil: that everything is short-term.<\/p>\n

"When the big occasion has passed, people just forget. It makes me sad and ashamed."<\/p>\n

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While a local taxi driver, Wagner da Silva, added: "It just sits there, empty. If I had to describe it in one word? Robbery."<\/p>\n

Politicians have attempted to recoup some money by staging concerts in the stadium.<\/p>\n

The likes of Beyonce, Aerosmith, Linkin Park and Guns N' Roses have performed there.<\/p>\n

Three government departments were also moved into the venue.<\/p>\n

But the losses continued before, in 2019, a consortium won a tender to administer the stadium for 35 years, paying the government \u00a3800,000 per year and five per cent of any profits.<\/p>\n

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The consortium plans to turn the area into a more commercial operation filled with shops, restaurants and offices.<\/p>\n

The original completion date was set for 2024, however there has not been any recent update as to whether that is still the plan.<\/p>\n


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