IEM will return to Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from April 17 to 21 to host another world-class CS:GO tournament. ESL revealed months ago that it planned to host a tournament in Brazil again due to the success of the IEM Rio Major in November 2022, but the tournament organizer had kept the city and arena under secret until today.
Sixteen of some of the best CS:GO teams in the world such as FaZe Clan, Natus Vincere, Vitality, and Heroic will play at IEM Rio 2023, which has a $250,000 prize pool, and grants an Intel Grand Slam win to the champion plus a spot at the $1 million IEM Cologne between July and August. There are only two IEM Rio spots up for grabs, which will be fulfilled by the North American and South America qualifiers.