Ninho do Urubu ("Vulture's Nest") | |
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| Location | Vargem Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Coordinates | 22°59′02.9″S 43°30′20.7″W / 22.984139°S 43.505750°W |
| Owner | Flamengo |
| Type | Sports training facility |
| Surface | Grass pitches (6) Synthetic turf (1) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 21 May 2011 |
| Built | 2011–2012 |
| Expanded | 2015–2016 2018–2019 |
| Construction cost | R$30 million |
| Architect | Wagner Barroso |
| Tenants | |
| Flamengo Flamengo Youth Academy | |
The Centro de Treinamento George Helal (George Helal Training Center), commonly known as Ninho do Urubu ("The Vulture's Nest," in Portuguese) is the training ground and youth team headquarters of Brazilian football club Flamengo. It is located in the Vargem Grande neighborhood, in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The construction on the complex began in 2011 and the club began use of the facilities in mid 2012. Between 2015 and 2016, major additions were implemented at the complex including more football pitches, a medical center, and Center of Excellence in Performance (CEP). The total construction cost of the campus is approximately R$30 million. Construction of the entire complex was completed in 2016.[1]
On the morning of February 8, 2019 a fire broke out in the living quarters of several youth academy players while they were sleeping. Ten players between the ages of 14 and 17 were killed, and three others were hospitalized with burn injuries.[2]
- ^ "Ninho do Urubu hotsite". Flamengo.com.br. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Flamengo football club: Victims named in Rio fire". BBC News. 8 February 2019.