Maracanã (Brazilian Portuguese: [maɾakɐˈnɐ̃], which in Tupi–Guarani means green bird) is a middle-class neighborhood in the Northern Zone of Rio de Janeiro city.

Maracanã is bordered by these neighborhoods: Praça da Bandeira, Tijuca and Vila Isabel.

Besides Maracanã stadium, there is also a derby club that was built in 1885 by André Gustavo Paulo de Frontin.

Other education institutions are the CEFET and the Escola Politécnica, both technical colleges which prepare high school students for the labour market.

Two schools, Pedro II and Colégio Militar, are located at São Francisco Xavier street.