Arena Pantanal
Encyclopedia
Arena Pantanal is a new multi-use stadium
in Cuiabá
, Brazil
, that is currently in the planning stages. Once completed in 2012, it will be used mostly for football
matches and will be used to host matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup
. The stadium will have a capacity of 42,500 people. It will replace the Verdão
.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Cuiabá
Cuiabá
Under the Koppen climate classification, Cuiaba features a tropical wet and dry climate. Cuiabá is famous for its searing heat, although temperatures in winter can arrive sporadically at 10 degrees, indeed atypical, caused by cold fronts coming from the south, and that may only last one or two...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, that is currently in the planning stages. Once completed in 2012, it will be used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches and will be used to host matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup
2014 FIFA World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....
. The stadium will have a capacity of 42,500 people. It will replace the Verdão
Verdão
Estádio Governador José Fragelli, usually known as Verdão, is a multi-purpose stadium in Cuiabá, Brazil. The current stadium, used mostly for football matches, holds 40,000, and was built in 1976...
.