Pernambuco Arena: a new multi-use stadium

Picture of the Pernambuco Arena in Recife, which is hosting matches of the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 football tournament, taken on June 18, 2013. Photo: AFP
Picture of the Pernambuco Arena in Recife, which is hosting matches of the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 football tournament, taken on June 18, 2013. Photo: AFP


Arena Pernambuco is a new multi-use stadium in the Western suburbs of the Recife metropolitan area at São Lourenço da Mata in Brazil.
It will be used to host matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The stadium has a capacity of 46,160 people.

City: Recife

Stadium Capacity: 44,248

Resident Club: Nautico

Schedule: Four first round games - 14/06: Ivory Coast-Japan, 20/06: Italy-Costa Rica, 23/06: Croatia-Mexico, 26/06: USA-Germany - 29/06: one quarter-final

General view during the official opening of the Arena Pernambuco stadium, in Recife, state of Pernambuco, Brazil on April 14, 2013. The Arena Pernambuco will host both the upcoming 2013 Confederations Cup and the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014. Photo: AFP
General view during the official opening of the Arena Pernambuco stadium, in Recife, state of Pernambuco, Brazil on April 14, 2013. The Arena Pernambuco will host both the upcoming 2013 Confederations Cup and the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014. Photo: AFP