News More than 100,000 tickets to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games were sold in the first four-and-a-half hours of ‘Super Thursday’ on 21 July, when  the final large batch of tickets was released onto the market The most sought-after sports were football, beach volleyball, basketball, tennis and athletics The new batch of 100,000 tickets – including some for previously sold-out sessions – included the opening and closing ceremonies, previously unavailable swimming and tennis sessions, and medal events in volleyball, basketball and football How to plan a last-minute trip to the Rio 2016 Games With venue preparations being completed and broadcast plans finalised, some of the seating areas previously set aside for the use of broadcast equipment have been freed up, making more tickets available There are also tickets that were not part of the Super Thursday batch still available for major events, such as the final of the men’s 100m Beach volleyball, marathon, football Rio 2016 tickets available for up to US$15 “We are very pleased with the rush for Olympic tickets experienced today,” said Rio 2016 ticketing director Donovan Ferreti “We know that Brazilians are last-minute buyers and it is fantastic to see that the excitement and anticipation for the Games is now reaching its peak “There are still tickets available across many sports, including finals, and fans are encouraged to enter the ticket portal as soon as possible to join us on this journey ” Keep calm and come to Rio: foreign tourists fall in love with Olympic city Buy tickets on the online portal or go to one of our ticket offices in Brazil 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