Overview

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Mineirão is the largest football stadium in the state of Minas Gerais. It was established in 1965, and it is located in Belo Horizonte. It served as a venue in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. It also hosted some matches of the football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The stadium has a seating capacity of 61,846 spectators. The property of the state of Minas Gerais, it is used by Cruzeiro as its home, with Atlético Mineiro playing some matches in it as well.

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Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineir%C3%A3o

Getting There

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Location

Closest City or Region: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Coordinates: -19.865877, -43.971090

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January 1, 2004 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

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Jeremy Dye, others,

Story

We took a P-day and visited the Minerao. It was completely empty when we went and not very exciting for me. The best part was getting fresh-squeezed sugar cane lemonaid afterward!

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