Estádio Olímpico João Havelange

Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos

Estádio Nilton Santos, Engenhão
Aerial view of the stadium, 2016
Former names	Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
Location	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Public transit	Olímpica de Engenho de Dentro Station, SuperVia
Owner	Prefecture of Rio de Janeiro
Operator	Botafogo
Capacity	46,931, 60,000 (olympics)
Field size	105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Built	2003–07
Opened	2007, 2016
Construction cost	R$380 million (US$192 million)
Architect	Carlos Porto
Tenants
Botafogo (Série A) (2007–present)

The Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, formerly the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Portuguese pronunciation: [iʃˈtadʒw oˈɫĩpiku ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ ɐveˈlɐ̃ʒi]; English: João Havelange Olympic Stadium), is a multi-purpose stadium located in the neighbourhood of Engenho de Dentro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and athletics and is the home stadium of the football club Botafogo. The stadium was built by a consortium under the leadership of Odebrecht S.A., from 2003 through to 2007, opening in time for the 2007 Pan American Games. It hosted the athletics competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

The stadium is known by a number of names. The nickname Engenhão ([ẽʒẽˈɲɐ̃w̃]) refers to the location of the stadium. The stadium was named after former FIFA president and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member João Havelange. Havelange died during the 2016 Olympics at age 100. Between 2015 and 2017 the Rio municipality allowed Botafogo to refer to the stadium as Estádio Nilton Santos (English: Nilton Santos Stadium). The name honors Nilton Santos, regarded as one of the greatest defenders in the history of the game and a member of the World Team of the 20th Century. Botafogo initial efforts to have the name change made official but this was not immediately successful. In February 2017, the city of Rio de Janeiro officially renamed the stadium Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos. Structural problems in the roof were identified in March 2013 that caused the stadium to be closed for repair. The stadium's capacity is intended to be increased to 60,000 for the Games.