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Tijuca Tênis Clube

Southeast region / Rio de Janeiro / Rio de Janeiro

Booking and enquiries

  • Tijuca Tênis Clube Rua Conde de Bonfim, 451, Tijuca Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  • Get in touch with: Sr. Jorge Amaro +55 21 97974 4675 / +55 21 3294 9300 (extensión 9425) jamaro2@globo.com

Services

  • Available on an exclusive use basis
  • Café on site
  • Controlled access and security personnel on site
  • Dedicated medical treatment room
  • First aid room
  • Meeting / Briefing room
  • Multimedia room
  • Physiotherapy and massage room
  • Rest area
  • Restaurant on site
  • Sauna room
  • Steam room
  • Strength and conditioning room
  • Team management office

The Tijuca Tênis Clube is located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state (Southeast Region of Brazil). The venue is suitable for Swimming, Basketball, Volleyball and Tennis training and is experienced in hosting national level sporting events.

Founded in 1915, the venue covers 48,000m², featuring an arena with a seating capacity of 3,000 and clay tennis courts with stands for 2,000 spectators. The venue offers rooms for strength and conditioning, first aid, medical treatment, physiotherapy and massage, sauna and steam rooms, meeting/briefing and multimedia rooms and a private team management office. A restaurant, a café and a rest area are available. The venue has controlled access and security personnel on site.

Experience in sporting events:

The Tijuca Tênis Clube has hosted a number of national level sporting events, including the Supercopa Brasil de Basquetebol (Brazilian BasketballCup) and the Liga de Desenvolvimento Olímpico - Basquetebol Sub 21 (Olympic Development Basketball League U-21), both held in 2011. Noteworthy athletes who started their career at the venue include Cyro Delgado (Swimming), Nalbert, Mário Jr., Radamés Lattari, Ana Richa and Thaísa (Volleyball) and José Maciel Senra, the “Zezinho” (Basketball).

About the city:

Rio de Janeiro, capital of the state that shares the same name, has a population of 6,323,037 (IBGE index), making it the second largest city in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is famous for its naturally beautiful landmarks such as the Corcovado, Sugar Loaf Mountain, Urca Mountain (Morro da Urca), Guanabara Bay (Baía de Guanabara) and Tijuca Forest.

SPORTS OFFERED AT THE CAMP AND SPORT VENUE SPECIFICATIONS

Olympic sports

Aquatics: Swimming

Pool
Pool length: 50m
Pool width: 25m
Pool depth max: 1.35m
Pool depth min: 1.35m
Number of lanes: 10

Basketball

Number of courts (28m x 15m): 1
Clear height: 14m
Wooden sprung floor
Line markings: painted lines 
Timing device

Tennis

Courts
Number of outdoor clay courts: 6

Volleyball

Number of courts (34m x 19m): 1
Clear height: 14m
Wooden sprung floor
Line markings: painted lines

Paralympic sports

Swimming

Pool
Pool length: 50m
Pool width: 25m
Pool depth max: 1.35m
Pool depth min: 1.35m
Number of lanes: 10

Distance Chart

Distances
Nearest airport Aeroporto Internacional Antonio Carlos Jobim (Galeão) - Rio de Janeiro/Rio de Janeiro
Distance to nearest airport (km) 19.3
Nearest port Porto do Rio de Janeiro
Distance to nearest port (km) 9.8
Distance to nearest major hospital (km) 3.4

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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