NC State and Virginia will do something unique to open the 2026 season -- play the first college football game in South America. The ACC members face off on Saturday, Aug. 29 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the first-ever FBS game on the continent. The matchup, dubbed "College Football Brasil," will also serve as the ACC conference opener for both teams after the schools converted a previously scheduled non-conference series into a league game.

The international game will be played at Nilton Santos Stadium, also known as Engenhão, a 44,661-seat venue that has hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics and Copa America. Virginia will be the designated home team.

"To have NC State and Virginia open our conference schedule on an international stage in Rio de Janeiro speaks to the vision, innovatio

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