Today is the last day in Rio and we come to the Maracana Stadium. Maracana is one of the most famous soccer stadium in the world and has hold countless important soccer games since it was built, like the World Cup last year. It is a very successful stadium with the clear circulation for players, audiences, and staff. Different function areas are well arranged to meet various needs of different groups. Seats are painted in blue and yellow colors to represent their country with the green color of the grass together. It is really an excellent idea. Even the stadium is empty when there is no game playing, it is still full of color.
Honestly, I am so so so exited to visit here. Especially when I enter the main soccer field with the cheers coming from the broadcast, I even can imagine the players coming from the lounge to begin the game. I am a super soccer fan and always dreaming to watch a game of my favorite team, the Spain National Team. Although they failed in 2014 World Cup, their fans will never give up on them just like every member will never give up on their loved soccer.
I am not familiar with the South America soccer team, but I still feel so regret for not going to the soccer game on Wensday night. Maybe in the future I will have opportunity to watch soccer game and feel the passion of fans and sport.
I really enjoyed this post Yuli. I as well enjoyed visiting and touring the Marcana Stadium. I also found interesting the color choices of the seats (blue and yellow) representing the colors of the flag along with the grass on the field. The colors really give it a “Brazil” feel, as almost everything one will come across in Brazil is full of color and life, and this stadium is no exception. Walking onto the field was amazing, knowing the players of the teams in the world cup walked that same walk on that same ground is crazy. My favorite team is the Brazil national team, and being at a stadium that they have played at is just unreal. I also loved going under ground to see the locker rooms, small models, and jerseys, especially the jerseys from the Brazilian national team (David Luiz specifically). In addition, I am impressed by the sheer size of Maracana. It seats roughly seventy thousand people and seldom is left empty. Not only is it Massive, but a great example of culture for the citizens. Everything about the stadium is a symbol of the love of the sport. I think it really is intriguing how close soccer is to the hearts of the people of Brazil.