Arena Pernambuco Stadium

Address: Arena Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata, Pernambuco, Brazil

Website: https://www.arenapernambuco.com.br

Admission: Varies by event (ticketed for matches/concerts)

Arena Pernambuco is a modern football stadium in São Lourenço da Mata, Pernambuco, Brazil, completed for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and opened in 2013. It serves as a major venue for large sporting events and concerts in the Recife metropolitan area.

The stadium seats roughly 45,000 spectators and includes corporate and media facilities designed for international matches and large public events. Its infrastructure was developed to meet FIFA requirements for the World Cup.

Arena Pernambuco was constructed in the early 2010s specifically as a World Cup venue and has since been used for domestic football, concerts, and regional events. The site and transport links were upgraded as part of the stadium project.

The complex sits near Recife in the Pernambuco state, on the western edge of the metropolitan area, accessible by regional roads and event transport services.

• Location advantage: Located in São Lourenço da Mata on the outskirts of Recife, making it the main large stadium for the Pernambuco state metropolitan area.
• Capacity and purpose: Built for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and opened in 2013, it has an all-seater capacity of around 45,000.

• On match or event days plan to arrive at least 60-90 minutes before kickoff - the stadium sits outside central Recife and road access can become heavily congested, which also slows security and ticket checks.
• If you must drive, expect limited on-site parking and long egress times; using ride-hailing or organized event transport reduces the time stuck in queues and makes leaving easier.
• Check the event organiser's official communications before you go for gate assignments and any stadium-specific requirements (some entrances open earlier for premium ticket-holders), and hang back 20-40 minutes after full-time if you want to avoid the peak exit crush.