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The Football Stadiums of Rio de Janeiro

By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Sports Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Being a city renowned for its passion for o jogo bonito (The Beautiful Game), and with the legendary Maracanã Stadium out of action until 2013, Rio's football (soccer) fans are left without an iconic sporting seat. There is still plenty of action to watch though, and the alternatives in Rio are Botafogo's Engenhão Stadium, and Vasco's São Januario Stadium.

The Engenhão . . .

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