Fluminese and Flamengo would be considered two of the greatest club teams in World football city. They are both sited in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,of course! The rivalry is fierce and class based with Fluminese founded in 1902 by "monied" British ex-patriots and is regarded as the "establishment" club. Rivals, Flamengo was started up nine years later and became the club of "the people", thanks in part to the number of "black" players who turned out for it. Neither club owned a home ground of any dceent size, so bothe clubs took advantage of the gigantic, state owned Maracana when it opened in 1950. Neither club was able to raise the 200,000 sized crowd which the Maracana could hold potentially, but the "Fla-Flu" derby could attract the largest crowd ever to turn up to a World "club" fixture.
In 1963, the Rio State League, known as Campeonato, provided the occasion for the two clubs to meet acon December 15th at the Stadium and 177,656 paying supporters turned up through the officiaturnstiles. The actual attendance was reported as over 194,600. Only two matches have attracted a larger attendance: The 1950 World Cup Final apparently which attracted "officially" 173,850 and a 1954 World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Paraguay attracting 195,513. Needless to say the match ended goal less. The result was a shame but does beg the question of more amusement being found on a smaller stadium. On November 23 1941, the Campeonato Carioca decider in Flamengo's tiny stadium, Gavea, with a capacity of 13,000! That day Fluminese did not act in the aristocratic manner these usually affect. Only needing a draw, they spent the best part of the second half booting the ball out of the Gavea into a nearby lake!
| 194,603 | Estadio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Campeonato Carioca | 15 December 1963 | Flamengo | 0–0 | Fluminense |
| Full name | Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho |
|---|---|
| Former names | Estádio Municipal (1950–1966) |
| Location | Maracana, Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
| Owner | Rio de Janeiro State Government |
| Operator | CR Flamengo and Fluminense |
| Capacity | 73,139 |
| Record attendance | 173,850 (officially) |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2 July 1948 |
| Opened | 16 June 1950 |
| Renovated | 2000, 2006, 2013 |
| Architect | Waldir Ramos, Raphael Galvão, Miguel Feldman, Oscar Valdetaro, Pedro Paulo B. Bastos, Orlando Azevedo, Antônio Dias Carneiro |
| Tenants | |
| Botafago (1950–2007) Flamengo (1950–present) Fluminense (1950–present) Vasco (1950–present; selected matches) Brazil National team (selected matches) | |
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