Ginásio Falcão
Southeast region / São Paulo / Praia Grande
The Ginásio Falcão is headquartered in the city of Praia Grande, on the southern coastline of São Paulo state (Southeast Region of Brazil). It was inaugurated in 2007 and provides infrastructure for Basketball and Handball training, a meeting room, and controlled access and security personnel on site.
Experience in sporting events:
The gymnasium has hosted Brazilian and international sporting events. Recently, the venue hosted several editions of the Desafio Internacional de Handebol Feminino e Masculino (a Women’s and Men’s international Handball challenge).
About the city:
The defining characteristic of the city of Praia Grande (Long Beach), as its name suggests, is a 22.5km long coastline extension. It also has mangroves, waterfalls and historic buildings. Part of the Serra do Mar State Park is located in this city of a population of 260,769, and is located 514km from the city of Rio de Janeiro.
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SPORTS OFFERED AT THE CAMP AND SPORT VENUE SPECIFICATIONS
Olympic sports
Basketball
Number of courts (28m x 15m): 1
Clear height: 12.4m
Wooden sprung floor
Line markings: painted lines
Maximum lighting level: 600lux
Timing device
Handball
Number of courts (40m x 20m): 1
Clear height: 12.4m
Wooden sprung floor
Line markings: painted lines
Maximum lighting level: 600lux
Distance Chart
Distances
| Nearest airport |
Aeroporto Internacional de Guarulhos (Cumbica) - Guarulhos/SP |
| Distance to nearest airport (km) |
97 |
| Nearest port |
Porto de Santos |
| Distance to nearest port (km) |
35 |
| Distance to nearest major hospital (km) |
1 |