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The first capital city in Brazil’s history,
Salvador will welcome the 2014 FIFA World
Cup Brazil™ at a new, purpose-built stadium
with a capacity of 52,048. Officially known as
the Estadio Octavio Mangabeira, the Fonte
Nova was opened on 28 January 1951 and was
the venue for many a derby between
Salavador’s Esporte Clube Bahia and Esporte
Clube Vitoria. It was closed in November 2007
and subsequently demolished three years
later.
MATCHES: Spain VS Netherlands;
Germany VS Portugal; Switzerland VS France;
Welcome To Samba Country: The Venues
STADIUM: ARENA AMAZONIA
MANAUS
STADIUM: ARENA AMAZONIA
Though not a traditional hotbed of Brazilian
football, Manaus is sure to be popular with fans
attending the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup thanks
to the unique character of the Arena Amazonia,
formerly the Estadio Vivaldao.
The city is situated at the heart of the Amazon
rainforest, the largest tropical rainforest in the
world and the inspiration for the refurbished
stadium, which will be enclosed by a metal
structure designed to resemble a straw basket, a
product the region is famous for.
MATCHES: England VS Italy; Cameroon VS
Croatia; USA VS Portugal; Honduras VS
Switzerland
2 COMPLETE FOOTBALL
NATAL
STADIUM: Estadio Joao Claudio de
Vasconcelos Machado
Ever since it was inaugurated back in 1972, the Estadio
Joao Claudio de Vasconcelos Machado – better known as
the Machadao – has welcomed the biggest clashes in Natal
football to the Lagoa Nova neighbourhood. The three leading
teams in Natal, the capital of Rio Grande do Norte state, are
ABC, Alecrim and America, who last appeared in Brazil’s top
flight – Serie A – in 1985, 1986 and 2007 respectively.
MATCHES: Mexico VS Cameroon; Ghana VS USA;
Japan VS Greece; Italy VS Uruguay
FORTALEZA
STADIUM: ESTADIO GOVERNADOR
PLACIDO CASTELAO
The people of Fortaleza have a passion for the
game as well as the city’s two biggest clubs,
Ceara and Fortaleza. And it is an attachment that
can only grow with the remodelling of the city’s
main football stadium, the Castelao.
Built in 1973 and officially known as the
Estadio Governador Placido Castelo, the
Castelao is home to both teams and has been
entirely renovated to host matches at the FIFA
Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 and the 2014
FIFA World Cup Brazil™.
MATCHES: Uruguay vs Costa Rica; Brazil vs
Mexico; Germany vs Ghana; Greece vs Côte
d'Ivoire; (1B) vs (2A); (W49])vs (W50)
RECIFE
STADIUM: Arena
Pernambuco
The Arena Pernambuco, which is part of a
complex also featuring restaurants, shopping
centres and cinemas, is located in Sao
Lourenco da Mata in Recife’s metropolitan
zone, just 19km away from Guararapes
International Airport. The project is seen as an
economic catalyst for the continued
expansion of Grande Recife, within an area
which is considered to be economically
deprived. It is also estimated that the area will
expand into a neighbourhood including nearly
5,000 homes. the city has gained a brandnew arena in time to host five matches at
Brazil 2014.