 The "Estádio do Maracanã", one of the largest football stadiums in the world, was named after the Maracanã River.The nearby and smaller "Ginásio do Maracanãzinho" indoor arena is a derivative name, "Maracanãzinho" meaning Little Maracanã.The subsequently developed Maracanã neighbourhood around the stadium and that which the river flows through, took its name from the stadium.