Arena Manaus - Stadium of the World Cup 2014

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Facts and information

City: Manaus, capital of the State of Amazonas.

Capacity: 44,000 attendants.
Manaus has no tradition at all in football; the local teams can't attract more than a few thousand attendants per match; the stadium is certain to be under used after the World Cup is finished.
The main reason to choose Manaus as a host city was to give it an opportunity to gain world exposure during the World Cup.

Official name: Estádio Vivaldo Lima.
Origins of name: Vivaldo Paiva Lima was a doctor and politician (Senator).
Unlike several Brazilian stadiums which were named after the Governor who built them (like Castelao, Mineirao, Machadao, Verdao and others), the Vivaldao was named after a policitian who was already dead when the stadium was inaugurated.
Vivaldo Lima had relevant participation in the social, cultural, philanthropic and sports scene of Manaus; to mention only his sports merits, he was President of two important clubs in Manaus, Nacional and Fast. During the World Cup, Brazil will try to push the name Arena Amazonia; the Amazon is the largest rain forest in the World, with potential to attract tourists from all over the World.

Design: GMP (also worked in the Mineirao project).

Constructor: Andrade Gutierrez (also worked in the National Stadium of Brasilia).

Estimated cost: R$ 533 million.

Matches and teams

Manaus will host only four matches of the World Cup Brazil.

Matches of World Cup Brazil in Manaus
June 14th (Saturday):
June 18th (Wednesday):
June 22nd (Sunday):
June 25th (Wednesday):

Map of Arena Amazonas Stadium

More photos and images of Arena Pantanal

Above: project of the new Arena Amazonia, with the city of Manaus and the river Amazonas in the background.	Photo above: photo of the old Vivaldao, from aproximately the same point of view as the previous image.
Above: August 2010, the demolition of Vivaldao was nearly finished.	Above: Arena Amazonia, January 2012.
Above: October 2012 (source).

More information: »World Cup in Manaus.