Arena Coliseu Mateus Aquino
"Coliseu do Sertão" | |
| Full name | Arena Coliseu Mateus Aquino |
|---|---|
| Location | Alto Santo, Ceará, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 5°30′51″S 38°15′57″W / 5.51417°S 38.26583°W |
| Owner | Municipality of Alto Santo |
| Operator | Municipality of Alto Santo |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2009 |
| Built | 2009–2015 |
| Opened | August 9, 2015 |
| Construction cost | BRL 1.3 million |
| Tenants | |
| Alto Santo Esporte Clube | |
Arena Coliseu Mateus Aquino (Mateus Aquino Colosseum Arena), also known as Coliseu do Sertão, is a Brazilian football stadium located at the entrance to the urban area of Alto Santo, a municipality in Ceará located in the Baixo Jaguaribe micro-region, 243 kilometers from Fortaleza. It gained national and even international fame for its peculiar structure and the controversy about the construction.