As excitement mounts daily in the build-up to the 2014 World Cup – don’t try and deny it, you know it’s mounting daily – today we look at Brazil’s famous Maracana stadium. Built as the flagship venue for the 1950 World Cup (which Brazil won, Pele enjoyed himself), Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Maracana Stadium has undergone a huge redevelopment in preparation for being the host venue for the World Cup Final. With a capacity of 78,000 bums on the new blue and yellow seats (which with the green of the pitch represent the colours of the Brazilian flag), the Maracana … Continue reading #WorldCup2014 – Brazil’s Maracana stadium ready for the big kick-off – an annotated infographic