Museu do Futebol, Football museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Museu do Futebol occupies three floors of gate 18 in the annex of the Maracanã Stadium. Its collection holds about two thousand donated items, among them the shirt and boots Garrincha wore at the 1962 World Cup, the ball of Pelé's thousandth goal, a medal honouring swimmer Maria Lenk, and the gloves boxer Éder Jofre used to win the 1973 featherweight world title.
The museum opened on 11 December 2006 in the Maracanã Stadium complex. It had first opened in 1974 as the Emílio Garrastazu Médici museum, was renamed Museu do Futebol in 1993, closed in 1999 and briefly reopened in 2002 as Museu de Esportes Mané Garrincha.
The museum explores football's profound social impact in Brazil, featuring exhibits on organized supporters, their cultural manifestations, and how the sport has influenced social movements and community integration across different historical periods.
The museum operates Tuesday through Sunday from 9 AM to 5 PM with free admission, offering guided tours for school groups and tourists, except on days when matches are held at Maracanã Stadium.
The museum houses the famous 'Walk of Fame' celebrating 90 legendary players with their footprints embedded in cement and marble, commemorating the Maracanã Stadium's 50th anniversary in 2000.
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