Mineirão
- Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
- Atlético Mineiro
- FIFA Confederations Cup 2013
- Football World Cup 2014
- Summer Olympic Games in 2016 (Football )
The Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, named Mineirão, is in the district of Pampulha populous Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte, capital of Minas Gerais state. It has after reconstruction in 2012 with a capacity of 62 160 spectators. It is named after the former governor and co-initiator of the military coup of 1964, José de Magalhâos Pinto ( 1909-1996 ).
History
The Mineirão is the venue for the club Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro, for major events, the stadium is also sometimes used by América Mineiro. The Brazilian national football team has also already held many a game here.
Located in the southern district of Pampulha state-owned stadium Mineirão was planned by the architect Eduardo Mendes Guimarães Júnior and Caspar Garreto. From the start of construction in 1963 until the opening in 1965 about 5,000 people were involved in the construction of the stadium. For the inauguration played on 5 September 1965, a state selection against the Argentine giants River Plate. The player of Atlético Mineiro Bugle scoring before 73 201 spectators to hit a 1-0 success.
On 21 December 1976, FC Bayern Munich a 0-0 draw against the hosts Cruzeiro and thus the first triumph secured there in front of 117,000 spectators in a defensive battle in the World Cup after four weeks previously at the Munich Olympic Stadium with a 2-0 success in a good position could be created.
The record attendance of 132 834 - 56 618 while the women and children had free access - was set up in June 22, 1997 -final second leg of the state championship of Minas Gerais between Cruzeiro and Villanova AC, with Cruzeiro 1-0 was sufficient to the title. Since then, the capacity for safety reasons had to be reduced.
The stadium is also sometimes used for cultural events.
Tag for the 2014 World Cup
On 31 May 2009, the soccer 's world governing body FIFA announced the funds earmarked for the football World Cup in 2014 twelve venues. For the World Cup tournament, the venue has been completely modernized. After the necessary renovation (designed by gmp) which cost around 250 million euros and was completed in mid-2010 after the launch in December 2012, the stadium has a capacity of 62 160 spectators. On 21 December 2012, the FIFA World Cup venue was reopened. The facilities of the arena, for example, include 90 VIP boxes, a restaurant with a view of the playing field and press box, 106 electronic turnstiles, two video scoreboards, each with an area of 98 square meters and a video surveillance system with 350 cameras. The Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto is the second completed stadium for the World Cup 2014.
The first game in the renovated Mineirão took place between the home teams Cruzeiro and Atlético on 3 February 2013. On 9 June 2013, a friendly match between the national teams of Brazil and France was held before the middle of June the FIFA Confederations Cup was played in 2013. The stadium of Belo Horizonte is also provided as a venue of the football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.