Super Bock Arena

The Super Bock Arena (Pavilhão Rosa Mota) is a cultural and sports arena in Porto, Portugal.

Super Bock Arena
Pavilhão Rosa Mota

The renovated arena in December 2019
Former names	Pavilhão dos Desportos
Location	Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, Porto, Portugal
Coordinates	41°08′48.76″N 8°37′33.56″W
Owner	Municipality of Porto
Capacity	8,000
Surface	Parquet
Construction
Broke ground	1951–52
Opened	1954
Renovated	Completed 2019
Architect	José Carlos Loureiro

History

The pavilion/arena in February 2009

The pavilion opened in 1954. It was previously known as Pavilhão dos Desportos but in 1991 it was renamed after Rosa Mota, a Portuguese, European, World and Olympic champion in marathon running.

In 2014, after a public call for tenders, a consortium between Lucios and PEV Entertainment was responsible for the rehabilitation of the arena.[1] The initial cost of the rehabilitation was 8 million euros.[1]

In November 2018, Porto's Municipal Chamber announced that following a naming agreement with Super Bock, the company's name was to be added to the arena, in the course of the 20-year private concession of the space.[2]

The rehabilitation process was concluded in 2019. The arena now has the capacity to undertake events up to 8,000 people and is branded Super Bock Arena.[3]

Besides cultural and sports events, the arena can now also function as a congress centre.[3]

See also

• List of indoor arenas in Portugal

References

1. Reis, Rodolfo Alexandre (2019-01-14). "Porto: Pavilhão Rosa Mota abre até junho todo renovado". O Jornal Económico (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-10-28.
2. "Câmara do Porto quer acrescentar nome de marca de cerveja ao Pavilhão Rosa Mota - JN". www.jn.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-10-28.
3. Super Bock Arena - Pavilhão Rosa Mota | Valências, retrieved 2019-10-28

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)