Arena de Pernambuco

Recife


This impressive 46,000-seat stadium built for the 2014 World Cup lies 20km west of the city center in São Lourenço da Mata. It is innovative for its green credentials with solar panels providing part of the energy and an integrated rainwater collection system used to flush the toilets, water the grass and clean the facility.

Tours run on Sundays from 9am to 4pm every half hour but are only available in Portuguese.


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