Arena Pernambuco (Portuguese: Arena de Pernambuco), officially named Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos, is a multi-use stadium with a capacity of 45,440 spectators[2] located in the western suburbs of the Recife metropolitan area, in São Lourenço da Mata, Brazil. It is mostly used for football matches and was notably used to host some matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
In 2012 Clube Náutico Capibaribe, one of three professional football clubs in the Recife metro area, signed an agreement to become part owners of the new stadium. In July 2013, Clube Náutico Capibaribe started to play all of their home games at Itaipava Arena Pernambuco. The stadium was previously known as Itaipava Arena Pernambuco under a sponsorship arrangement with brewing company Grupo Petrópolis between 2013 and 2016.[3]
History
Construction of the new stadium was carried out by Odebrecht Infraestrutura and is being completed in various stages. When fully finished the area around Arena Pernambuco will include a university campus, indoor arena, hotel and convention center, plus commercial, business and residential units and a large entertainment complex with shopping centers, cinemas, bars and restaurants.
A "Green" arena: Odebrecht Energia, in partnership with Neoenergia, is implementing a solar power plant in Pernambuco Arena. With an investment of about $13 million, the solar plant will generate 1 MW of installed capacity and is part of a program of research and development of solar power in the country. When not filling the stadium, the energy generated by the plant will be able to meet the average consumption of 6,000 people.
Panorama stadium in interior
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
2014 FIFA World Cup
Brazil national football team
Concerts
In popular culture
EA Sports added all 12 venues used at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, including the Arena Pernambuco, to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil video game.
The Arena Pernambuco is featured on "You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee", the sixteenth episode of the 25th season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons, and the 546th episode of the series. Homer Simpson acts as a FIFA World Cup 2014 referee on a game played at Arena Pernambuco.
^"High cost, corruption claims mar Brazil World Cup". Washington Post. May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014. This is the second-most expensive football stadium in the world. The original budget was US$226 million.
^ a bThe Brazilian Bid for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 (PDF). FIFA. December 8, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
^"Grupo Petrópolis espera crescer até 4% com ajuda do Nordeste". Jornal do Commercio. Universo Online. October 12, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
^"Maratona de 12 horas na gravação do DVD de Claudia Leitte, primeiro show da Arena". Diário de Pernambuco. August 4, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^"Evento dos 25 anos da Obra de Maria encheu a Arena Pernambuco". Jornal do Commercio. January 12, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^"Fiéis lotam Arena PE nos 26 anos da Comunidade Obra de Maria". Arquidiocese de Olinda e Recife. October 27, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^"Larissa Manoela é a estrela do Play Music Festival, na Arena de PE". NE10. November 16, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^"Obra de Maria celebra 27 anos com multidão na Arena Pernambuco". Jornal do Commercio. October 1, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^"Festa do centenário da Assembleia de Deus lota a Arena Pernambuco". Folha de Pernambuco. October 21, 2017. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^"Centenário da Assembleia de Deus quebra recorde de público na Arena". TV Jornal. October 21, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^"Aniversário da Obra de Maria reúne milhares de fiéis na Arena PE". Arquidiocese de Olinda e Recife. November 5, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
^"Divulgada a programação da festividade dos 30 anos da Obra de Maria". Folha de Pernambuco. January 8, 2020. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
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