Estádio Castor Cifuentes, Belo Horizonte

#69 among attractions in Belo Horizonte

Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums

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Estádio Municipal Castor Cifuentes - named 1936 after a former president of the local Villa Nova AC, also known as Alçapão do Bonfim, the "Trap of Bonfim" after the neighbourhood just east of the city centre, or Penidão, nicknamed after the city's mayor Vitor Penido, who reformed the stadium in 1989 - is a football stadium located in Nova Lima, a city with a population of about 80,000 people located about 20 kilometres south-east of the centre of Belo Horizonte, the capital of the south-east Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is also known by the nickname Penidão, nicknamed after the city's mayor Vitor Penido, who reformed the stadium in 1989. It was built in 1930 and is owned by the Municipality of Nova Lima. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people. ()

Local name: Estádio Municipal Castor Cifuentes Opened: 1930 (94 years ago)Capacity: 15 thous.Coordinates: 19°59'9"S, 43°51'28"W

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Estádio Castor Cifuentes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Estádio Independência, Praça Diogo de Vasconcelos, Colégio Marista Dom Silvério, Museu das Minas e do Metal.

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Area
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Area
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