Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Belo Horizonte is the third largest city in Brazil and capital of the federal state of Minas Gerais (General Mines). It is also an important industrial center for iron ore, metallurgy and textiles. The stadium (it was officially named the Governor Magalhães Pinto Stadium, after a politician of the time) and the smaller multifunctional hall next door are therefore respectively nicknamed the Mineirão (big miner) and Mineirinho (little miner).

Architect:

gmp-Architekten, von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
Elbchaussee 139 • 22763 Hamburg/Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 40 - 88 15 1-0
Fax: +49 (0) 40 - 88 15 1-17 7
eMail: hamburg-e@gmp-architekten.de
web: www.gmp-architekten.de

Client:

Departamento de Obras Públicas do Estado de Minas Gerais

Picture credit: gmp International GmbH architects and engineers / Rendering: Björn Rolle, Berlin