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Arena Amazônia
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football stadium in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Key facts
- Full name
- Arena da Amazônia - Vivaldo Lima
- Location
- Manaus , Amazonas , Brazil
- Owner
- Amazonas State Government
- Capacity
- 42,924
- Surface
- Grass
- Field size
- 105 x 68 m
- Built
- 2010–14
- Opened
- 9 March 2014
- Construction cost
- R$ 605 million , US$270 million , € 200 million
- Architect
- gmp
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Arena da Amazônia (Amazon Arena) is a football stadium in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, located on the former site of the Vivaldão stadium. The stadium has an all-seater capacity of 42,924 and was constructed from 2010 to 2014 as part of Brazil's hosting of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. It hosted matches of the football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics. During the World Cup, the arena had a limited maximum-capacity of 40,549.
Design and construction
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