What initially drew my attention wasn't the outside architecture, but instead what the stadium had to offer to its visitors. ☀️ Going there for the Brazil x Honduras match a day prior to the Olympic opening ceremony. I made a u-turn ☀️ at the nearest exist because a "service" was taking longer than I could be standing in line for; I didn't ☀️ purchase the ticket in the end (it turned out they had e a system to resell the tickets), my cousins ☀️ decided to meet me there anyways.

A big sports fan myself, ( I went to the 2014 world cup opening ☀️ match with my younger brother), was deeply curious about what Olympic stadium had to offers when people gathered inside, watching ☀️ something of interest. I could only speculate what would be it like from what little I had read about England's ☀️ wembley stadium.

All that curiosity aside, I made my way up to the ticket counter just to abruptly made a complete ☀️ stop in my advance, short due to the line to buy tickets; then my eyes shifted to my right where ☀️ there was what it seemed the stadium staff ready to gladly help disabled and elderly visitors climb aboard spacious lifts ☀️ that would peacefully carry them directly up to what I supposed was ground level seating. Two staff women greet the ☀️ visitors asking everyone of course if they can assist them to go up. The lift is built facing the field ☀️ like the arena is.

When you pass the security arches walking a couple of meters further in you get wristbands put ☀️ on your wrist meaning your non- re entry and identification to enter access the inside lounge .

Buzzing loudly is ☀️ a w large beeh ready to get work going. Food is not allowed on the field even though most come ☀️ in take out bags; instead of taking pictures, security and police make rounds ensuring safe premises."