Arena
da Floresta | Rio Branco, AC
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Architectural project, supply of all complementary projects for the Arena da Floresta in Rio Branco - AC.
We managed the inauguration and first-year events and created the campaign for Rio Branco to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
"Acre - The Green Host of the 2014 FIFA World Cup".
This project qualified Rio Branco, a small city in the north of Brazil, as one of the 18 pre-qualified cities to host the World Cup in Brazil in 2014.
Project developed in partnership with BURO HAPPOLD of London and HOK NY.
The project won ADVB's 2007 Top Tourism Award.
The project contracted by the Acre State Government, the Arena is designed to accommodate 40,000 spectators and had its first phase completed in December 2006 after 6 months of work.
The inauguration of the first phase was marked by two events, the first on 17/12/2006 with a match between the Brazilian national soccer team and the local team from Rio Branco with a maximum capacity of 20,000 spectators and the second event on 22/12/2006, a mega concert with the duo Zezé de Camargo and Luciano bringing 40,000 people to the stands and the pitch.
