Beira-Rio, Alegre: only private stadium for World Cup

Picture of the Beira Rio stadium, in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil, taken on February 18, 2014. FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke is visiting World Cup sites across Brazil, including Beira Rio, to see their progress. Photo: AFP
Picture of the Beira Rio stadium, in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil, taken on February 18, 2014. FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke is visiting World Cup sites across Brazil, including Beira Rio, to see their progress. Photo: AFP


Estádio Beira-Rio Stadium situated near Guaíba River in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It is the home stadium for Sport Club Internacional. It is named after José Pinheiro Borda, an elderly Portuguese engineer who supervised the building of the stadium but died before seeing its completion.

It will host matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. It is one of the only 2014 FIFA World Cup stadiums, which is owned privately.

City: Porto Alegre

Stadium Capacity: 50,287

Resident Club: Internacional Porto Alegre

Schedule: Four first-round games - 15/06: France-Honduras, 18/06: Australia-Netherlands, 22/06: South Korea-Algeria, 25/06: Nigeria-Argentina - 30/06: one last-16 game

General view of the Beira-Rio Stadium during its inauguration, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on April 5, 2014. The Beira Rio Stadium is one of the stadiums which will host FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 matches. Photo: AFP
General view of the Beira-Rio Stadium during its inauguration, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on April 5, 2014. The Beira Rio Stadium is one of the stadiums which will host FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 matches. Photo: AFP