Rio De Janeiro Derby Held In São Paulo For First Time In 74 Years

One of the "biggest derbies" between Rio de Janeiro clubs took place in São Paulo for the first time in 74 years on Sunday "due to Olympic refits leaving the host city with no suitable stadiums," according to Andrew Downie of REUTERS. The match between Brasileiro clubs Flamengo and Fluminense at the Pacaembu stadium in São Paulo, Brazil's "biggest city and some 400km from Rio," was the equivalent of London Premier League clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur playing each other in Manchester. Some 30,188 fans watched Sunday's game, "one of the biggest crowds this season in the Rio de Janeiro state championship." Both the Maracanã and the Olympic stadium in Rio are being updated for August's Olympic games (REUTERS, 3/20).