Mineirinho

Mineirinho Arena
	Mineirinho, seen from the Pampulha lagoon
Full name	Estádio Jornalista Felipe Drummond
Location	Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Coordinates	19°51′43″S 43°58′21″W
Owner	Minas Gerais state government
Capacity	25,000[1][2]
Construction
Broke ground	1973[3]
Opened	1980[4]
Main contractors	ADEMG

Mineirinho Arena (officially Estádio Jornalista Felipe Drummond),[5][6] sometimes called just Mineirinho,[7] is the biggest indoor sporting arena in Brazil. Located in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, the arena holds 25,000 people.[8]

The indoor arena (left) next to Mineirão Stadium in 2011.

Mineirinho is located in the Sports Complex of Mineirão Stadium in the Pampulha,[9][10] which was one of the headquarters of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup[11] and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[12][13] The nickname (small Mineiro) is due to being located close to the larger Mineirão (big Mineiro), the stadium.[14]

At the time of its construction, the now extinct ADEMG (Administração de Estádios do Estado de Minas Gerais), the organization responsible for building the arena, was administered by sportswriters, who decided to honor Felipe Drummond, one of the most important sportswriters in the history of Minas Gerais, for his work as a journalist.[15][16]

Events

The Mineirinho Arena is used mainly for volleyball but also hosts an eclectic variety of national and international events, all indoor.[17][18][19] The venue is also used for basketball, concerts, indoor football and mixed martial arts.[20][21]

Sport

Through its history, the arena has hosted many sporting events, including volleyball and UFC.[22][23][24][25][26] 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship was held at the arena.

Concerts

Mineirinho also hosts concerts.[27][28][29] Brazilian musicians such as Xuxa,[30] Roberto Carlos[31] and Sepultura[32] have played at the venue. Notable past international performers include Guns N' Roses,[33][34] Ozzy Osbourne,[35][36] Iron Maiden,[37] Scorpions,[38] Chicago,[39] RBD,[40] Ne-Yo,[41][42] and Rihanna.[43][44] On October 11, 1990, the British rock musician Eric Clapton played a sold out show at the venue, selling a total of 25,000 concert tickets for the event during his Journeyman World Tour.[45]

References

External links

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[2] Agenda BH - Estádio do Mineirinho Archived 2015-03-31 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Imprensa Oficial - Governo do Estado de Minas Gerais: Mineirinho completa 31 anos de atrações

[4] Mineirinho é objetivo dos primeiros treinos

[5] PontosBr: Ginásio Mineirinho - Belo Horizonte/MG

[6] Governo de Minas autoriza reforma do ginásio poliesportivo Mineirinho

[7] Mineirinho completa 31 anos e recebe Liga Mundial de vôlei Archived 2015-02-23 at the Wayback Machine

[8] UFC Announces Brazil’s ‘Mineirinho’ Arena Will Host UFC 147

[9] Feira do Mineirinho

[10] Minas Arena | Esplanada

[11] ttps://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/stadiums/stadium=771/index.html

[12] FIFA

[13] Instalação do Rio 2016, Mineirão está pronto para voltar a receber o futebol Archived 2013-01-18 at the Wayback Machine

[14] Mineirinho recebe grandes espetáculos esportivos e culturais

[15] O Baixinho da Pampulha (Mineirinho)

[16] De Olho Na Bola - Mineirinho completa 31 anos e recebe Liga Mundial de Vôlei

[17] Mineirinho terá capacidade para 14 mil torcedores na decisão

[18] Mineirinho - Estádio Jornalista Felipe Drummond

[19] Ginásio Mineirinho receberá investimento de R$ 10 milhões e passará por reforma estrutural

[20] "Governo Federal destina R$ 9 milhões para reforma do ginásio Mineirinho, em Belo Horizonte". Archived from the original on 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2015-04-26.

[21] Mineirinho

[22] UFC volta ao Mineirinho em Belo Horizonte em setembro; primeiras lutas já estão confirmadas

[23] Vitor Belfort e Dan Henderson no Mineirinho no UFC BH

[24] Com 35 anos, Mineirinho passa pela primeira grande reforma de sua história Archived 2015-03-27 at the Wayback Machine

[25] Belo Horizonte unveiled as new venue for FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship

[26] Com público reduzido, UFC fecha o setor de arquibancadas do Mineirinho

[27] Mineirinho recebe grandes espetáculos esportivos e culturais

[28] Setlist.fm | Concerts at Ginásio Mineirinho

[29] Kiss: Show em Belo Horizonte será no Mineirinho

[30] Xuxa de biquíni animando festa de carnaval do Atlético-MG

[31] Roberto Carlos emociona público no Mineirinho em sua volta a Belo Horizonte

[32] Deep Purple, Sepultura e Hellacopters: mudanças nas datas

[33] Guns N' Roses: para os mineiros valeu a pena pagar caro

[34] Guns N' Roses no Ginásio Mineirinho - Belo Horizonte, Brasil

[35] Guia da Semana - Ozzy Osbourne no Mineirinho

[36] Ozzy Osbourne em BH: Confira as fotos e saiba como foi o show

[37] Iron Maiden pode voltar a Belo Horizonte

[38] Scorpions no Mineirinho

[39] Direto do túnel do tempo Chicago e América em Set/10 no Brasil

[40] Show do RBD acontece agora no Mineirinho

[41] "Rapper americano Ne-Yo fará três shows no Brasil". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-04-26.

[42] Começa venda de ingressos para show de Ne-Yo no Brasil

[43] Rihanna canta para 8 mil pessoas em Belo Horizonte

[44] Rihanna flerta com o público e é retribuída em Belo Horizonte Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine

[45] See Journeyman World Tour.