News The Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games has announced that it has sold 1 045 billion reais (US$323 million) worth of tickets and met its target for sales Ticket prices for the sporting events range from 40 reais (US$12) to 1,200 reais (US$372) , while tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies cost from 200 reais to 4,600 reais Buy your tickets to the Olympic Games Since March 2015, a total of 6 1 million tickets have been made available for sale So far, 4 9 million tickets (or 80 per cent) have been sold, with 1 2 million still available to the public Brazilians have bought 75 per cent of the tickets so far, with foreign purchasers buying the remaining 25 per cent How to plan a last-minute trip to the Rio 2016 Games Since non-residents of Brazil have been able to purchase directly from the Rio 2016 ticket portal, on 1 June, there has been a surge in overseas sales, particularly to fans in Argentina and Chile In all, the top-10 overseas markets for Rio 2016 tickets have been the USA, France, Argentina, Germany, Japan, Australia, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Canada and Chile As well as buying from ticket portal, fans can buy from the Rio 2016 ticket offices at the following locations: Rio de Janeiro Shopping Leblon Av Afrânio de Melo Franco, 290 – Leblon Mon-Sat: 10am-10pm Sun and public hols: 1pm-9pm Shopping Via Parque Av Ayrton Senna, 3 000 – Barra da Tijuca Mon-Sat: 10am-10pm Sun and public hols: 1pm-9pm Estádio Maracanã Av Prof Manuel de Abreu 23, Maracanã Mon-Sun: 10am-6pm SuperVia – Central Praça Cristiano Ottoni, s/n - Centro, RJ - CEP 20 221-250 Mon-Sat: 7am-2 30pm SuperVia – Maracanã Av Presidente Castelo Branco, Radial Oeste S/N Maracanã/ Rio de Janeiro Mon-Sat: 7am-2 30pm São Paulo Shopping West Plaza Av Francisco Matarazzo, S/N – Água Branca Mon-Sat: 10am-10pm Sun and public hols: 2pm-8pm Belo Horizonte Boulevard Shopping Belo Horizonte Av dos Andradas, 3 000 – Santa Efigênia Mon-Sat: 10am-10pm Sun and public hols: 2pm-8pm Brasília Centro de Convenções Ulisses Guimarães SDC Eixo Monumental - Lote 05 - Ala Oeste – CCUG, 70070-350 Mon-Sun: 9am-9pm Manaus Centro de Convenções do Amazonas Av Constantino Nery, 5001 – Flores Mon-Sun: 9am-9pm Salvador Shopping da Bahia Av Tancredo Neves, 148 - Caminho das Árvores Loja 28/Z2 Mon-Sat: 9am-9pm Sun and public hols: 1pm-9pm |