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Ginásio Falcão

Southeast region / São Paulo / Praia Grande

Booking and enquiries

  • Ginásio Falcão Av. Presidente Kennedy, 8.169, Vila Mirim Praia Grande, São Paulo
  • Get in touch with: Mr. Fabiano Nepomuceno da Silva +55 13 7812 2084 / +55 13 3496 5601 nepo_def@hotmail.com

Services

  • Available on an exclusive use basis
  • Controlled access and security personnel on site
  • Meeting / Briefing room
  • Team management office

Partner training camps

  • Ginásio Magic Paula Ginásio Rodrigão

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.

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

Climate information - Praia Grande


Climate information - Praia Grande

 

Notes:
1. Average values of past 9 years.
 
Source: INMET

Climate information - Rio de Janeiro


Climate information - Rio de Janeiro

 

Notes:
1. Daily minimum temperature may reach 14°C from May to July.
2. Average values of past 10 years.
 
Source: INMET
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