Hipódromo da Gávea
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Location | Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Coordinates | 22°58′24″S 43°13′19″W / 22.973231°S 43.221921°W / -22.973231; -43.221921 |
Owned by | Jockey Club Brasileiro |
Date opened | 11 June 1926 |
Course type | Thoroughbred flat racing |
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Hipódromo da Gávea is a racecourse used for horse racing, located in the Gávea neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built in 1926,[1] it has 3,000 seats and an overall capacity of 80,000.
References
- ^ Abreu, Alzira Alves de (2015-03-03). Dicionário histórico-biográfico da Primeira República (1889-1930) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Editora FGV. ISBN 9788522516582.
External links
- Jockey Club Brasileiro (in Portuguese) http://www.jcb.com.br/historia/