Júlio Delamare Aquatics Centre is located in the Maracanã neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
It is one of the main swimming facilities in Rio and opened in 1978.
It was named after the sports journalist Júlio Delamare, a supporter of its creation, who died five years before its inauguration.
The plane caught on fire, causing it to crash.
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