Arena Carioca 1 | |
.jpg) Aerial view of the Carioca complex at Barra Olympic Park in May 2016; Arena 1 is the largest visible at top | |
  Carioca Arena 1 Location within Rio de Janeiro | |
| Location | Barra Olympic Park Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Coordinates | 22°58′35″S43°23′32″W / 22.976511°S 43.392334°W /-22.976511; -43.392334 |
| Owner | City of Rio de Janeiro |
| Capacity | Basketball: 16,000 (2016 Summer Olympics) 6,000 (after 2016 Summer Olympics) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 2013 |
| Opened | 2016 |
Carioca Arena 1 (Portuguese:Arena Carioca 1) is an indoor arena inBarra da Tijuca in the west zone ofRio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue hostedbasketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well aswheelchair basketball andwheelchair rugby at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. As with a number of other venues in theBarra Olympic Park, Carioca Arena 1 was transformed after the games to become part of theOlympic Training Centre.[1][2][3]
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Construction on the arena began in July 2013. The arena covers 38 thousand square meters.[4] The arena's capacity for the 2016 Summer Olympics was 16,000 spectators. However, it was lowered to 6,000 after the Olympics. The facade has a height of 33 meters, and its shape is inspired by the mountainous landscape of the city. The track was built with two types of wood, one for a different track and to the surrounding area, as well as a system for absorbing blows of the sport.[5] The arena has 282 rooms, 49 bathrooms, eight dressing rooms and six lifts.
The estimated cost for the planned complex of three arenas (Carioca 1,Carioca 2 andCarioca 3), the IBC, MPC, a hotel, and the structure of the Olympic Park was 1.678 billionBrazilian reais, including part of the public initiative and private money. This was handled between the Prefecture of Rio de Janeiro and the private sector.
The work was completed in January 2016.[6] As a part of the arena's opening events, there was the Basketball Tournament International Women Aquece River, held from 15 to 17, January 2016, and the International Championship of Wheelchair Rugby Rio Aquece, held from 29 to 31 January, 2016.
| Date | Competition | Home team | H | A | Away team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 November 2017 | 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifier |  Brazil | 72 | 60 |  Venezuela | |
| 17 February 2019 | 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Final |  AEK | 86 | 70 | Flamengo | |
| June 26 – July 17, 2022 | 2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships | |||||
| August 20 – August 24, 2025 | 2025 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships | |||||
| June 05 – June 07, 2026 | 2026 Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships | |||||
Media related toArena Carioca 1 at Wikimedia Commons
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| Preceded by | FIBA Intercontinental Cup Final Venue 2019 | Succeeded by |
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| Copacabana Cluster | ||
| Deodoro Cluster | ||
| Maracanã-Engenho de Dentro Cluster | ||
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| Barra cluster | | |
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| Copacabana cluster | ||
| Deodoro cluster | ||
| Maracanã cluster | ||
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