Ginásio do Ibirapuera

23°34′40″S 46°39′22″W / 23.577721°S 46.656048°W / -23.577721; -46.656048OwnerSão Paulo State GovernmentCapacity10,200[1]Record attendanceover 20,000[2]ConstructionBroke ground1954Built1954–1957OpenedJanuary 25, 1957ArchitectÍcaro de Castro Mello

Ginásio do Ibirapuera (lit. 'Gymnasium of Ibirapuera'), officially named Ginásio Estadual Geraldo José de Almeida[3] is an indoor sporting arena located in São Paulo, Brazil. The seating capacity of the arena is 11,000 people[3] and it was opened on 25 January 1957.[2] It is used mostly for volleyball matches.

Events

Named after famous sports broadcaster and sports commentator Geraldo José de Almeida,[2] in 2004, 2005 and 2006 Ginásio do Ibirapuera hosted the Salonpas Cup matches, and in 2006, the arena hosted the Basketball World Championship for Women. Other notable basketball events include the 1973 Intercontinental Cup,[4] the 1979 edition of the competition[5][6] in which local E.C. Sírio won the title after a memorable win over Bosna Sarajevo,[5] and the 1984 edition of the same competition in which Banco Roma won the title.[7]

The venue has hosted many international concerts, such as A-ha, Santana, Van Halen, Metallica, Cyndi Lauper, Sade, Michael Bublé, Queen + Adam Lambert and more.

The venue will also host an event of Valorant's esports, the VCT LOCK//IN, featuring all 30 of the tour's partnered teams.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reformado, Ginásio do Ibirapuera abre portas no final de abril".
  2. ^ a b c Ibirapuera Gymnasium
  3. ^ a b (in Portuguese) Ginásio do Ibirapuera Archived 2010-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ VI Intercontinental Cup (São Paulo 1973)
  5. ^ a b História Archived March 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ XI Intercontinental Cup (São Paulo 1979)
  7. ^ XVI Intercontinental Cup (São Paulo 1984)

External links

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  • Stadium info at São Paulo state's government official website (in Portuguese)
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Events and tenants
Preceded by FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Final Venue
1973 		Succeeded by
Preceded by FIBA Intercontinental Cup
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1979 		Succeeded by
Preceded by FIBA Intercontinental Cup
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1981 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Estadio Obras Sanitarias
Buenos Aires
 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
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1984 		Succeeded by
Preceded by World Women's Handball Championship
Final Venue
2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
HSBC Arena
Rio de Janeiro
 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
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2015 		Succeeded by
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