Arena do Grêmio
Arena do Grêmio is a multi-use stadium in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. It was inaugurated on December 8, 2012.
Sisbrace | |
| Address | Padre Leopoldo Brentano Avenue, 110 |
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| Location | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul |
| Coordinates | 29°58′24.40″S 51°11′39.85″W |
| Owner | Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense |
| Operator | Arena Porto-Alegrense |
| Executive suites | 135 |
| Capacity | 55,225 (seated) 60,540 (total) |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Lolium perenne Desso GrassMaster |
| Scoreboard | LED |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 20, 2010 |
| Opened | 8 December 2012 |
| Construction cost | € 205 million |
| Architect | PLARQ Arquitetura |
| General contractor | OAS |
| Tenants | |
| Grêmio (2013–present) | |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
It is used mostly for football matches and as the home stadium of Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, replacing the Estádio Olímpico Monumental. With a 60,540 capacity (55,662 current official capacity), the stadium is one of the most modern venues in South America.
In Sisbrace, the Brazilian Ministry of Sport's football stadium evaluation system, Arena do Grêmio received the highest rating in all aspects. Arena also received from UEFA a "Category Four" evaluation from UEFA's stadium categories, the only in Brazil. Even though it is one of the most modern stadiums in Brazil, it was not listed as a host of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, held in the country, but in 2019 Arena do Grêmio was selected as one of the venues for the 2019 Copa América where five matches were played in the stadium.