Mineirão

Governor Magalhães Pinto Stadium
Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
Mineirão (Big Mineiro)
Full nameEstádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
LocationBelo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Coordinates19°51′57″S 43°58′15″W / 19.86583°S 43.97083°W / -19.86583; -43.97083
OwnerState of Minas Gerais
OperatorMinas Arena
Executive suites98
Capacity66,658
Record attendance132,834
Field size105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1959
OpenedSeptember 5, 1965
RenovatedDecember 21, 2012
Tenants
Cruzeiro
Brazil national football team (selected matches)
Website
estadiomineirao.com.br

Mineirão (Portuguese pronunciation: [minejˈɾɐ̃w̃]; lit.'Big Mineiro', named after its large structure), officially known as Governador Magalhães Pinto Stadium (Portuguese: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, pronounced [isˈtadʒiu ɡoveɾnaˈdoɾ maɡaˈʎɐ̃jz ˈpĩtu]; lit.'Governor Magalhães Pinto Stadium', named after Magalhães Pinto), is an association football stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Owned by the state of Minas Gerais, it is used by Clube Atlético Mineiro and by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.

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 66,658 spectators.