Riocentro
Riocentro is a conference and exhibition center in Barra da Tijuca , a district in the south-west of Rio de Janeiro . The center, built in 1977, includes five exhibition halls, administration offices and the five-star Grande Mercure hotel with 306 rooms. It is considered the largest of its kind in Latin America and has been operated by the French company GL Events since 2006 .
The five interconnected halls with a total area of 87,000 m² are located on the 57 hectare site.
- Hall 1 with ticket and administration offices (area: 8,752 m²)
- Hall 2 (area: 11,464 m²)
- Hall 3 (area: 22,702 m²)
- Hall 4 (area: 22,988 m²)
- Hall 5 (area: 16,208 m²)
Olympic Games 2016
The Riocentro was modernized for the 2016 Olympic Games and a sixth non-permanent hall was added. This provisional Hall 6 has an area of 14,000 m².
At the Olympic Games, the Riocentro is the venue for four sports. Weightlifting takes place in Hall 2, table tennis in Hall 3, badminton in Hall 4 and boxing in Hall 6. There are three sports at the Paralympics 2016 : powerlifting in Hall 2, table tennis in Hall 3 and sitting volleyball in Hall 6.
Web links
- Official website
- Riocentro Pavilion 2 on rio2016.com
- Riocentro Pavilion 3 on rio2016.com
- Riocentro Pavilion 4 on rio2016.com
- Riocentro Pavilion 6 on rio2016.com
Competition venues for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Coordinates: 22 ° 58 ′ 42.7 ″ S , 43 ° 24 ′ 42 ″ W.