Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Indoor sports arena in Maracanã, Brazil

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, formally Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso, is an indoor arena in the Maracanã neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, next to the Maracanã Stadium. Its current capacity is 11,800 spectators, and it is used mostly for volleyball. The arena was renovated for the 2007 Pan American Games, gaining central air conditioning, a four-sided scoreboard, a new sound system and a dome that provides natural daylight.

Construction of the Maracanãzinho began on 13 April 1954 and lasted five months; the arena was inaugurated on 24 September 1954 with the Men's Basketball World Championship, for which it then held 25,000 spectators. It hosted the same competition again in 1963, when Brazil, coached by Kanela, won gold. Renovated for the 2007 Pan American Games, it later hosted volleyball at the 2016 Olympics.

The arena's nickname, Maracanãzinho, means "Little Maracanã" after the neighbouring stadium. Its official name, Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso, honours the Flamengo president who died in 1955 on the way to hospital after a last-second basket gave his team the basketball title. A Calçada da Fama opened on 18 April 2009 honours athletes such as Gustavo Kuerten, Edwin Moses and Falcão.

The arena stands in the Maracanã Sports Complex beside the Maracanã Stadium, the Célio de Barros athletics stadium and the Júlio Delamare aquatics park, in Rio's north zone. The 2007 Pan American Games renovation added central air conditioning, a four-sided scoreboard, a new sound system and a dome that lets in daylight.

The Calçada da Fama, opened on 18 April 2009, honours athletes who made history at the arena, among them tennis player Gustavo Kuerten, hurdler Edwin Moses and futsal player Falcão. Look for their handprints and names outside the building.