RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The NFL will play three regular-season games over five years in Rio de Janeiro beginning in 2026.

The league announced the multiyear commitment Friday as part of its ongoing plan to take international games to new cities around the world.

The NFL already has played twice in Brazil — Green Bay and Philadelphia in 2024; Kansas City and the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 1 this season — at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo. The league will now expand across the country to the iconic Maracana Stadium in Rio.

Detroit, Miami, New England and Philadelphia have international marketing rights in Brazil under the NFL’s global markets program, which promotes brand awareness and fandom beyond the United States.

“Building on the success of the games in Sao Paulo, we could not be mo

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