Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex
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Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex is an indoor sporting arena located in Campo Grande neighborhood
, Rio de Janeiro city
, Brazil
. It opened in 1997. For the 2007 Pan American Games
, it hosted the karate
, skating
, and squash
events. Capacity of the arena is 4,000 people.
Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro
Campo Grande is a relatively big suburban neighborhood in the Rio de Janeiro city, among the West Zone of it.- History :Campo Grande, which in the early 1940s was considered the "Empire of the Orange", grew along with the settlement of Brazil...
, Rio de Janeiro city
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It opened in 1997. For the 2007 Pan American Games
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...
, it hosted the karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
, skating
Roller skating
Roller skating is the traveling on smooth surfaces with roller skates. It is a form of recreation as well as a sport, and can also be a form of transportation. Skates generally come in two basic varieties: quad roller skates and inline skates or blades, though some have experimented with a...
, and squash
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
events. Capacity of the arena is 4,000 people.