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Arena Corinthians

The Arena Corinthians, in São Paulo, Brazil, is the stadium of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. It is the fifth-largest stadium on the top tier of the Brazilian League and the eleventh-largest in Brazil, with a seating capacity of 48,234.

During the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the stadium will be referred to as Arena de São Paulo and host six matches, including the opening match 12 June 2014. Due to the request of at least 65,000 seats for the World Cup opening match, temporary seats were added to the stadium for the tournament, although the final usable capacity only reached 61,606.

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  • Part of Speech: proper noun
  • Industry/Domain: Sports
  • Category: Stadiums

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