Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí
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The Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí is a purpose-built parade area built for the Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue is also known as Passarela Professor Darcy Ribeiro or simply the Sambódromo in Portuguese or Sambadrome in English. It is located in the downtown area of Cidade Nova in Rio de Janeiro, and is the place where samba schools parade competitively each year during the Rio Carnival. The parades attract many thousands of Brazilians and foreign tourists each year, and the structure is also used as a multi-purpose performance venue. The structures of the Sambadrome were designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012), and represent his first major work after the end of the Brazilian dictatorship of 1964–1985.[1][2]
Sambódromo Marquês de Sapucaí | |
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Alternative names | Passarela Professor Darcy Ribeiro Sambódromo Sambadrome |
General information | |
Type | Parade grounds |
Coordinates | 22°53′43″S 43°11′47″W |
Named for | Cândido José de Araújo Viana |
Groundbreaking | 1983 |
Inaugurated | 1984 |
Renovated | 2012 |
Owner | State of Rio de Janeiro |
Dimensions | |
Other dimensions | 570 metres (1,870 ft) in length, 12 metres (39 ft) in width |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Oscar Niemeyer |
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