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Arena de São Paulo :
The Arena de Sao Paulo stadium is located in one of the most important business and financial hubs of Brazil, Sao Paulo, and will host the opening match of FIFA World Cup 2014. There will be 5 other matches played here including a semi-final. This stadium is still under construction and is scheduled to be completed by the first half of 2014. It has a capacity of 48,234 seats.
Interestingly, there will be 20,000 removable seats that will be installed in the stadium. After FIFA World Cup 2014, all these removable seats will be removed. R$820 million is the total estimated construction cost. One of the interesting facts about this construction is that it will provide employment to around 6,000 people, either directly or indirectly. This stadium belongs to one of the three famous clubs of this place, Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. This is the only club that didn’t have a home stadium earlier.
About the City :
Sao Paulo is not only the biggest city of Brazil but also one of the most important business and financial hubs. In fact, this city is also called the ‘financial capital of Brazil’. In terms of GDP, it is regarded as the tenth largest in the entire world. This economy is growing at rate of 4.2%, as per the estimates of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Around 11 million inhabitants live in Sao Paulo, spread over an area of 1,523 km². According to estimates, people belonging to hundred different ethnicities live here. Sao Paulo is also a cultural destination as well as a preferred tourist destination in Brazil. The two busiest airports of South America are based in Sao Paulo and they are Andre Franco Montoro Airport (Cumbica or Guarulhos Airport) and Congonhas.
Some of the must-visit places here are Sao Paulo Museum of Art, Musea Paulista, Hopi Hari, Theatro Municipal, Pinacoteca do Estado de Sao Paulo, Pico do Jaragua, etc.
How to Reach :
Arena de Sao Paulo is located 19 kms away from the City Center. The nearest subway station is just 500 m away from it. The nearest railway station is only a walking distance away. The best way of transport here are the trains. There are 61 bus routes around the stadium.
World Cup Matches at Arena de São Paulo :
Six matches of 2014 Football World Cup will be hosted here :
- On 12th June 2014, the match will commence at 5pm between Team 1 and Team 2 of Group A
- On 19th June 2014, the match will commence at 4pm between Team 1 and Team 3 of Group D
- On 23rd June 2014, the match will commence at 1pm between Team 2 and Team 3 of Group B
- On 26th June 2014, the match will commence at 5pm between Team 4 and Team 1 of Group H
- On 1st June 2014, the match will commence at 1pm between 1F and 2E
- On 9th June 2014, the match will commence at 5pm between W59 and W60 (Semi-Final)
Ticket Price :
Prices of tickets vary on the basis of section, category, and date. Ticket prices vary from $1,900 to $4,100.
