Estádio Olímpico Monumental
Estádio Olímpico Monumental (Monumental Olympic Stadium, in English), also known as Estádio Olímpico de Porto Alegre (Porto Alegre Olympic Stadium) and Estádio Olímpico (Olympic Stadium) until 1980, is a football stadium in the city of Porto Alegre, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, with a maximum capacity of 45,000 people. The stadium is owned by Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense. Inaugurated on September 19, 1954, the stadium was the home field of the Grêmio football club before being the team moved to Arena do Grêmio in December 2012. Currently, the venue is not in use by the club and suffers from lack of maintenance.
Velho Casarão ("The Old Mansion") | |
| Former names | Estádio Olímpico |
|---|---|
| Location | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 30°3′37.79″S 51°12′48.94″W |
| Owner | Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense |
| Operator | Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense |
| Executive suites | 45 |
| Capacity | 45,000 (originally 38,000) |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Bermuda Grass American RayGrass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1954 |
| Opened | September 19, 1954 |
| Renovated | 1980 |
| Closed | February 9, 2013 |
| Architect | Plínio Oliveira Almeida |
| Tenants | |
| Grêmio (1954–2012) | |
| Website | |
| Official Website | |
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