- Address: Rua José dos Reis, 425, Rio de Janeiro
- Country: Brazil
- Capacity: 46,000
- Opened: 2007
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: Botafogo (football)
Extra stadium info -Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
The stadium is also used for athletics and concerts. It was one of the venues for the Games of the Olympiad in 2016. In 2021, the stadium hosted seven matches for the Copa América, the South American championship for national football teams. The Argentine Republic, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela played at the venue during the tournament. The Argentine Republic won the tournament after beating Brazil in the final. Ángel Fabián Di María scored the only goal of the final.
Botafogo
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, which is among the most valuable sports clubs from Brazil, use the venue named Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos for home games. Botafogo and their rivals Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama became the first football clubs from Rio de Janeiro with 1 million followers on their main social media page. In 1968, Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas were crowned Brazilian football champions for the first time in their history. In 1995, they won the title for the second time in their history.
