Category Archives: Brazil Stadiums World Cup 2014

Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte is the only major city in the country whose top clubs do not have a stadium medium size. Opened in 1965, the Governor Magalhaes Pinto Stadium, better known as Mineirão is owned by the state government, and has … Continue reading

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Mane Garrincha Stadium, Brasilia

The stage chosen by City to host football’s World Cup is the Mane Garrincha, built in 1974. The space includes asports complex with changing rooms, physiotherapy room, accommodation, restaurant and gym. Today can accommodate 45 000 people, but a reform already programmed will … Continue reading

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Vivaldao Stadium, Manaus

In Manaus, the soccer matches are conducted mainly in Vivaldão the “Vivaldão” with 43 000 seats, and the Stadium of San Ramon, with a maximum capacity of 16,000 seats. For the 2014 World Cup, the project is the demolition of Vivaldão, and the building … Continue reading

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Verdao Stadium, Cuaiba

Cuiabá is developing the project of renewing the Estádio José Fragelli the Verdão, originally built in 1999. It is expected that the work be completed by December 2012 for the completion of the Confederations Cup, and count on investments of … Continue reading

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Arena da Baixada

Arena da Baixada is the stadium in the city of Curitiba (see other host cities) which will host matches of the World Cup2014. There are two major teams in Curitiba: Atlético Paranaense, to which Arena da Baixada belongs, and Coritiba, which is … Continue reading

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Arena Das Dunas, Natal

The stadium will have capacity of 45,000 people. Estimated cost of the Arena alone: between R$ 300 and R$ 400 million. Below, an artistic night view of Arena das Dunas. The current Natal stadium, called Machadão (State owned), will be … Continue reading

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Bahia Arena, Fonte Nova Stadium salvador

The Salvador Arena is the name of the stadium that is due to replace the Fonte Nova Stadium, in coming years, as the largest footballing stage in the State of Bahia. Apart from the 2014 World Cup, the stadium is also being … Continue reading

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Arena Recife-Olinda, Recife Brazil Stadiums 2014

The Arena Recife-Olinda is a project for a new football stadium arena for the 2014 WorldCup. Located between two neighbor cities – Recife and Olinda, in the Pernambuco state, with a maximum capacity of 45,500 people. The stadium’s estimated construction cost is R$190,000,000.

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Castelao Stadium, Fortaleza FIFA World Cup 2014

Castelao could well mean “big castle” in Portuguese; however, this arena of Fortaleza which will stage matches of the World Cup2014 was named after Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, the Governor of Ceará who, in 1968, started building the stadium. Castelão belongs to the … Continue reading

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Brazilian model for the 2014 FIFA

The Brazilian model for the 2014 FIFA World Cup is to give priority to private finance in the construction and remodelling of the stadiums through longterm  concessions and eventually public private partnerships(PPPs). The objective is to build modern stadiums that will meet FIFA’s requirements while  public … Continue reading

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