# Maracanã Stadium

> Rio de Janeiro's great stadium, scene of Pelé's Brazil debut, the gol de placa, the 1,000th goal and his Brazil farewell.

Source page: https://pele.wiki/footballer/locations/maracana
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maracan%C3%A3_Stadium

- Type: Stadium
- Country: Brazil

## Related

- The place it is in: [Rio de Janeiro](https://pele.wiki/footballer/locations/rio-de-janeiro)
- The matches played here: [Brazil 1–2 Argentina](https://pele.wiki/footballer/matches/brazil-debut-1957), [Santos 3–1 Fluminense](https://pele.wiki/footballer/matches/gol-de-placa-match-1961), [Santos 2–1 Vasco da Gama](https://pele.wiki/footballer/matches/santos-2-1-vasco-da-gama-1969), [Brazil 2–2 Yugoslavia](https://pele.wiki/footballer/matches/brazil-2-2-yugoslavia-1971)
- The chapters it appears in: [Santos: discovery and debut (1956–1957)](https://pele.wiki/footballer/chapters/santos-discovery-and-debut), [The peak years at Santos (1959–1965)](https://pele.wiki/footballer/chapters/the-peak-years-at-santos), [The 1,000th goal (1969)](https://pele.wiki/footballer/chapters/the-1000th-goal-1969), [Leaving Brazil and Santos (1971–1974)](https://pele.wiki/footballer/chapters/leaving-brazil-and-santos)