The landscape’s perceptions of the different dynamics of Maracanã’s borders

Abstract

To meet FIFA’s recommendations for the 2014 World Cup, it was executed several architectural and urban constructions/transformations in 14 stadiums in Brazil to convert them into “arenas.” In the city of Rio de Janeiro, at the Maracanã Stadium to be more specific had its works taking place not only in the building but also in the free space and immediate surroundings. These works brought changes in the landscapes resulting in the new modes of used patterns, appropriations, and representations of the area. New identities were perceived while old ones were reinterpreted by new dynamics related to the physical, urban, and social inclusion dimensions. The goal of this work is to study each three different borders that surround the Maracanã Stadium detected during each event, defined by their biophysical, urban, and socio-cultural attributes. According to cartographic and iconographic studies, flow surveys, and commented routes, we are looking to comprehend how the people experiences the edges in days that have events, especially the Flamengo soccer games, where each game is a megaevent and how it impacts its surroundings.