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Botafogo home games

Botafogo at the Estádio Nilton Santos

Botafogo does not play at the Maracanã. Its ground is in Engenho de Dentro, in the north of Rio, and every gate works by face recognition.

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Botafogo was founded in 1904 by students in the neighbourhood of the same name, and its derby against Fluminense is the oldest in Brazil. Home games are played at the Estádio Nilton Santos in Engenho de Dentro, a stadium of about 45,000 places, also known as Engenhão.

Match visits that include Botafogo

Home Fans goes to Botafogo games only. TSN Experiences and Gray Line Brazil cover several clubs and stadiums, so check on the product page that your date is a Botafogo home game at the Nilton Santos. Sorted by number of reviews.

Photo Offer Stadium Transfer Clubs Reviews ↕ Price ↕ Book
Match guide and ticket TSN Experiences Maracanã Meet in Tijuca All four big clubs ★ 5.0 (264) $54 per person Book now
Match ticket and bus transfer Gray Line Brazil Cancel up to 4 days before 3 stadiums Bus All Rio clubs ★ 4.6 (229) $143 per person Book now
Botafogo game with locals Home Fans Nilton Santos Van Botafogo ★ 5.0 (12) $102 per person Book now

Prices per person as GetYourGuide and Viator list them right now; the final amount depends on the match you pick and appears on the booking page.

The Botafogo match visits in detail

Transfer, clubs and cancellation for each offer. Open a card for the details we could confirm.

Guide for a football match with match ticket
TSN Experiences

Guide for a football match with match ticket

  • Duration: About 4 hours
  • Stadium: Maracanã
  • Getting there: Meet the guide at one of three bars in Tijuca, then about 10 minutes on foot to the stadium
  • Clubs: Flamengo, Fluminense, Botafogo and Vasco

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from $54 ★ 5.0 (264 reviews)
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What the booking covers

  • Match ticket plus a guide for the whole evening
  • Warm-up in the bars of Tijuca, the neighbourhood next to the stadium
  • Offered for games of all four big Rio clubs

About this offer

You meet the guide at one of three bars in Tijuca, about ten minutes on foot from the stadium, so plan your own way there. Allow about four hours.

Summarised from the offer’s product page on the booking platform.

Football match with ticket and transportation
Gray Line Brazil

Football match with ticket and transportation

  • Duration: About 6 hours
  • Stadium: Maracanã and two other Rio stadiums
  • Getting there: Bus with pickup and drop-off in Leblon, Ipanema or Copacabana
  • Clubs: All Rio clubs, at three stadiums
  • If the match is moved: If the date or time changes, choose a new booking or a full refund

✓ Free cancellation up to 4 days before the start

from $143 ★ 4.6 (229 reviews)
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What the booking covers

  • Match ticket and bus transfer
  • Covers games of all Rio clubs, not only at the Maracanã
  • Earlier cancellation deadline than the other match visits: 4 days

About this offer

Worth a look if your dates fall on a game outside the Maracanã, since Gray Line Brazil covers matches at three Rio stadiums. Transport is a bus transfer, and the outing takes about six hours.

Summarised from the offer’s product page on the booking platform.

Botafogo game with locals
Home Fans

Botafogo game with locals

  • Duration: About 3 hours
  • Stadium: Estádio Nilton Santos
  • Getting there: Van from the meeting point in Engenho de Dentro to the stadium and back
  • Clubs: Botafogo

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from $102 ★ 5.0 (12 reviews)
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What the booking covers

  • A Botafogo home game at the Estádio Nilton Santos
  • You go with local fans

About this offer

The listing gives a van as transport and about three hours in all, which puts it among the shorter match visits here.

Meeting point

Rua das Oficinas 10 in Engenho de Dentro.

Summarised from the offer’s product page on the booking platform.

Face registration on Ingresse

Every sector of the Nilton Santos is entered by face recognition only. Botafogo sells its tickets through the Ingresse platform; the address botafogo.com.br/ingresso leads there (checked October 2026). Everyone needs an Ingresse account and a face registration, which according to the club takes under two minutes:

  1. Open the Botafogo face registration on Ingresse and choose “Cadastrar agora”.
  2. Log in or create an Ingresse account.
  3. Follow the face capture with an official photo ID at hand; the club lists the Brazilian ID card, driving licence or a passport.
  4. Wait for the message “Rosto já cadastrado”, face already registered. Only then can the ticket be bought.

Children under 12 do not register themselves; they are added as dependants in the account of a parent or guardian.

Sources: Botafogo match information via NetVasco, October 2025; Lance, September 2025.

Who buys first

Members of the four supporter plans get their turn first, one plan after another, then the general public online, and finally the ticket offices. In-person sales ran at the west ticket office of the stadium and at General Severiano.

Getting to Engenho de Dentro

Engenho de Dentro is in Rio’s north zone, a long way from Copacabana and Ipanema. The Home Fans offer gets there by van, and the Gray Line bus visit covers three Rio stadiums. If you drive, the October 2025 match information reserved the Norte 1 car park on Rua das Oficinas for home supporters and closed it an hour after the final whistle.

Reviews from the multi-club match visits

The Home Fans offer has no English reviews yet, so these come from the two operators that also cover Botafogo. One 1★ review of the TSN Experiences guide describes a long wait for a group of thirty; ask about the group size before you book if that matters.

“It was insane! Special mention to our guide, Raphael, he not only made sure we had a great time but also looked out for me as the only solo traveler. …”
Sharmin · Canada · Apr 2026 Match ticket and bus transfer · Gray Line Brazil
“… Ricardo was an amazing tour guide. His communication from the outset was 10/10 and he kept the group together and safe. …”
Louis · United Kingdom · Oct 2026 Match guide and ticket · TSN Experiences
“Please avoid this guided tour. My friend and I followed all the instructions and arrived on time—actually even earlier. We communicated with the tour guide, Ricardo, who acknowledged seeing us, but then told us we were waiting for a group of 30 people. …”
Verified traveler · United Kingdom · Apr 2026 Match guide and ticket · TSN Experiences

Reviews by match-goers, from GetYourGuide.

Questions before you book

Does Botafogo play at the Maracanã?

No. Botafogo’s home ground is the Estádio Nilton Santos in Engenho de Dentro, in the north of Rio. The Maracanã is home to Flamengo and Fluminense.

Can I register for Botafogo with a passport?

Yes. The club lists the passport among the documents for the face registration on Ingresse, next to the Brazilian ID card and driving licence.

Do children need a face registration?

Children under 12 are registered as dependants in a parent’s Ingresse account rather than on their own.

Is this site connected to Botafogo?

No. The site is independent and has no connection to any club, the CBF or any stadium. Club names describe the games on offer and nothing more.

Related on this site

Vasco tickets

The other club with its own ground, São Januário.

How to buy tickets

Registration and ID at all four clubs.

Rio derbies

Including the oldest derby in Brazil.

Botafogo and Vasco on the start page

Both clubs with their own grounds, in one table.

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