Future Arena, Sports venue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Future Arena is a sports venue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, built for the 2016 Olympic Games. It hosted handball matches and was later taken apart, with its parts used to build four schools.
The venue was designed for the 2016 Olympics and hosted handball matches. After the Games, it was dismantled and its materials were reused for schools, a first for such a large structure.
The name Future Arena points to the idea of a temporary structure with a second life. Today, the schools built from its parts carry that idea forward, and local residents see them as a lasting part of the neighborhood.
The arena no longer stands as a single building, so visitors should look for the schools that now use its materials. The area is served by public transport, and walking around the nearby streets gives a sense of how the Olympic site has changed.
The arena was built to be taken apart, and its pieces were reassembled into four schools. This makes it one of the few Olympic venues that left a direct legacy in education.
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