Maracanaço

/ˌmæɹəkəˈnɑːsəʊ/

proper noun

The final match (Uruguay 2 – Brazil 1) in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, remembered in Brazil as a painful defeat.

OriginPortuguese Maracanaço →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. ball gamesThe final match (Uruguay 2 – Brazil 1) in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, remembered in Brazil as a painful defeat.

    OK. But will you, Mr Scolari, be able to make the Brazilians forget about O Maracanaço defeat?

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Origin

  1. PortugueseMaracanaço
  2. EnglishMaracanaço

Borrowed from Portuguese Maracanaço, from Maracanã, the stadium that hosted the match.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 馬拉簡拿之痛 /马拉简拿之痛
  • 馬拉簡拿之痛 /马拉简拿之痛 (maa⁵ laai¹ gaan² naa⁴ zi¹ tung³)final match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
Chinese Mandarin 馬拉卡納之痛 /马拉卡纳之痛
  • 馬拉卡納之痛 /马拉卡纳之痛 (Mǎlākǎnà zhī tòng)final match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
German Maracanaço, Maracanazo
  • Maracanaçofinal match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
  • Maracanazofinal match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
  • Schock von Maracanãfinal match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
Greek Μαρακανάσο
  • Μαρακανάσο (Marakanáso)final match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
Hebrew מַרַקַנַאסוֹ
  • מַרַקַנַאסוֹ (Marakanáso)final match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
Italian Maracanazo, Maracanaço
  • Maracanazofinal match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
  • Maracanaçofinal match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
Japanese マラカナンの悲劇, マラカナッソ
  • マラカナンの悲劇 (Marakanan no higeki)final match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
  • マラカナッソ (Marakanasso)final match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
Korean 마라카낭의 비극, 리우데자네이루의 비극
  • 마라카낭의 비극 (Marakanang'ui bigeuk)final match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
  • 리우데자네이루의 비극 (Riudejaneiruui bigeuk)final match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
Portuguese Maracanaço
  • Maracanaçofinal match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
Russian Маракана́со
  • Маракана́со (Marakanáso)final match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
Spanish Maracanazo
  • Maracanazofinal match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
Tamil மரக்காணசோ
  • மரக்காணசோ (marakkāṇacō)final match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup
Cite this entry
APA

Maracanaço. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maracana%C3%A7o

MLA

“Maracanaço.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maracana%C3%A7o. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maracanaço,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maracana%C3%A7o.

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