Ginásio do Ibirapuera

Ginásio do Ibirapuera

Full name	Ginásio Estadual Geraldo José de Almeida
Location	Rua Abílio Soares, 1300, Ibirapuera, São Paulo
Coordinates	23°34′40″S 46°39′22″W / 23.577721°S 46.656048°W / -23.577721; -46.656048Coordinates: 23°34′40″S 46°39′22″W / 23.577721°S 46.656048°W / -23.577721; -46.656048
Capacity	10,200[1]
Record attendance	over 20,000[2]
Construction
Broke ground	1954
Built	1954–1957
Opened	January 25, 1957[3]
Architect	Ícaro de Castro Mello

Ginásio do Ibirapuera (officially named Ginásio Estadual Geraldo José de Almeida)^[4] is an indoor sporting arena located in São Paulo, Brazil. The seating capacity of the arena is 11,000 people^[4] and it was opened on 25 January 1957.^[2] Named after famous sports broadcaster and sports commentator Geraldo José de Almeida,^[2] in 2004, 2005 and 2006 Ginásio do Ibirapuera hosted the Salonpas Cup matches, and in 2006, the arena hosted the Basketball World Championship for Women. Other notable basketball events include the 1973 Intercontinental Cup,^[5] the 1979 edition of the competition^[6][7] in which local E.C. Sírio won the title after a memorable win over Bosna Sarajevo,^[6] and the 1984 edition of the same competition in which Banco Roma won the title.^[8]

Gymnasium Estadual Geraldo J. Almeida

The venue has hosted many international concerts, such as Van Halen, Metallica and Cyndi Lauper, who sold out the arena three times in 1989.

References

External links

• (Portuguese) Stadium info at São Paulo state's government official website
• Stadium website
• Venue information