Marina da Glória
The same water where Olympic and Paralympic sailors raced in August 2016 still sits open to Guanabara Bay.
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This working marina in the Glória neighbourhood carries a specific international pedigree: it served as the sailing venue for both the 2016 Summer Olympics (7–19 August) and the 2016 Summer Paralympics, anchoring the Flamengo Park cluster of Games venues. It also hosted the draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification — two major global events, one compact waterfront site.
What to look for
- The sailing basin that hosted two weeks of Olympic competition in August 2016
- Its place within the Flamengo Park venue cluster along the shoreline
- The dual Olympic legacy — both the Summer Games and the Paralympics used this water for sailing events
Located in the Glória neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, on the western edge of Guanabara Bay.
Marina da Glória is one of 29 sights worth the detour in Rio de Janeiro, all bundled offline in Voyage GO — download the Rio de Janeiro pack and it sits on your map with no signal, filling your travel passport the moment you walk past.
More to see in Rio de Janeiro
- Christ the RedeemerArms stretched 28 metres wide at the summit of a 700-metre mountain, face turned east to meet the sunrise every morning.
- Maracanã StadiumOn 16 July 1950, 210,850 people packed this bowl to watch Uruguay beat Brazil 2–1 — the largest crowd ever recorded at a football match, and that record still stands.
- Museu NacionalOne fire in 2018 erased 200 years of collecting — 20 million objects, Brazil's oldest scientific institution, mostly gone overnight.
- Estádio Nilton Santos (Engenhão)The stadium that blew six times its construction budget and then hosted an Olympics.
- Arquivo Nacional (Brazilian National Archives)Brazil's paper memory since 1838 — founded as the Imperial Public Archives before the republic even existed.
- Rio–Niterói BridgeEight kilometres of concrete over open water, built so a bay full of ships and two city skylines could coexist.