Brazil
Mineirão
Mineirão, officially Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, established in 1965 after Governor Magalhães Pinto, is the largest football stadium in the state of Minas Gerais. In February 1960, the government of the Union and the Federal University of Minas Gerais gave Minas Gerais land in the neighborhood of Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, for the construction of the stadium. From 1963 to the date of its inauguration in September 1965, approximately five thousand people were involved in the construction. The festivities marking the opening of the stadium included parachute jumpers, music, and an inaugural football match. The events were attended by 73 000 people. The inaugural match at the stadium was played by the Minas Gerais state team and CA River Plate.
