Built for the international events in Rio de Janeiro, and located in the heart of the Barra Olympic Park, the three adjoining Carioca Arenas are furnished with Community loudspeaker systems by Soundvision Engenharia de Audio e Video.
The main contractor, Honeywell do Brasil, appointed Soundvision to provide the A/V systems for all three Carioca Arenas, with Community R Series chosen for their proven reliability, high output, high intelligibility and accurate coverage.
A combination of R.5Man models were used to provide the dispersion patterns required for even coverage of the 360° seating areas. In each of the arenas, the loudspeakers are driven by Crown DCi amplifiers with BSS Blu-800 processors providing system DSP.
Carioca Arena 1 has a seating capacity of 16,000 and spans more than 38,000sq-m, while Carioca Arena 2 and Arena 3 have a capacity of 10,000 each. A total of 96 R.5Max loudspeakers have been installed in all three multipurpose venues.
After hosting basketball, wrestling and judo events, Carioca Arena 1 and Arena 2 will become part of a permanent athletic training centre, with facilities for a variety of sporting disciplines. Carioca Arena 3 hosted taekwondo and fencing competitions, and will now transform into a specialist sports school for 850 full-time students.
‘We have substantial experience with R Series, which we installed for three of the 2014 FIFA World Cup stadiums in Brazil,’ says Soundvision Comercial Director, Antonio Tadeu Torquato ‘Community also has a strong track record with world-class arenas and stadiums and the Carioca Arenas project has again proven R Series’ excellent quality and reliability in professional sports venues.’
