Mineirinho

Mineirinho Arena
Mineirinho in 2024
Interactive map of Mineirinho Arena
Full name
Estádio Jornalista Felipe Drummond
LocationBelo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Coordinates19°51′43″S 43°58′21″W / 19.86194°S 43.97250°W / -19.86194; -43.97250
OwnerMinas Gerais state government
Capacity25,000[1][2]
Construction
Groundbreaking1973[3]
Opened1980[4]
Main contractor
ADEMG
The indoor arena (left) next to Mineirão Stadium in 2018.

Mineirinho Arena (officially Estádio Jornalista Felipe Drummond),[5][6] sometimes called just Mineirinho,[7] is the biggest indoor sporting arena in Brazil. Located in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, the arena holds 25,000 people.[8]

Mineirinho is located in the Sports Complex of Mineirão Stadium in the Pampulha,[9][10] which was one of the headquarters of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup[11] and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[12][13] The nickname (small Mineiro) is due to being located close to the larger Mineirão (big Mineiro), the stadium.[14]

At the time of its construction, the now extinct ADEMG (Administração de Estádios do Estado de Minas Gerais), the organization responsible for building the arena, was administered by sportswriters, who decided to honor Felipe Drummond, one of the most important sportswriters in the history of Minas Gerais, for his work as a journalist.[15][16]

Events

The Mineirinho Arena is used mainly for volleyball but also hosts an eclectic variety of national and international events, all indoor.[17][18][19] The venue is also used for basketball, concerts, indoor football and mixed martial arts.[20][21]

Sport

Through its history, the arena has hosted many sporting events, including volleyball and UFC.[22][23][24][25][26] 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship was held at the arena.

Concerts

Mineirinho also hosts concerts.[27][28][29] Brazilian musicians such as Rita Lee,[30] Xuxa,[31] Roberto Carlos[32] and Sepultura[33] have played at the venue. Notable past international performers include Guns N' Roses,[34][35] Emerson, Lake & Palmer,[36] Ozzy Osbourne,[37][38] Iron Maiden,[39] Scorpions,[40] Chicago,[41] RBD,[42] Ne-Yo,[43][44] and Rihanna.[45][46] On October 11, 1990, the British rock musician Eric Clapton played a sold out show at the venue, selling a total of 25,000 concert tickets for the event during his Journeyman World Tour.[47]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pontos Turísticos Mineirinho - Estádio Jornalista Felipe Drumond - Belo Horizonte".
  2. ↑ "Agenda BH - Estádio do Mineirinho". Archived from the original on Mar 31, 2015. Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  3. ↑ Imprensa Oficial - Governo do Estado de Minas Gerais: Mineirinho completa 31 anos de atrações
  4. ↑ "ao Mineirinho é objetivo dos primeiros treinos". Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  5. ↑ "PontosBr: Ginásio Mineirinho - Belo Horizonte/MG". Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  6. ↑ Governo de Minas autoriza reforma do ginásio poliesportivo Mineirinho[link removed]
  7. ↑ "Mineirinho completa 31 anos e recebe Liga Mundial de vôlei". Archived from the original on Feb 23, 2015. Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  8. ↑ "UFC Announces Brazil's 'Mineirinho' Arena Will Host UFC 147". Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  9. ↑ Feira do Mineirinho
  10. ↑ Minas Arena | Esplanada
  11. ↑ "FIFA.com". Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  12. ↑ "FIFA". Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  13. ↑ Instalação do Rio 2016, Mineirão está pronto para voltar a receber o futebol Archived 2013-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Mineirinho recebe grandes espetáculos esportivos e culturais[link removed]
  15. ↑ "Museu Pampulha | O Baixinho da Pampulha (Mineirinho) - Esporte - Pampulha". www.museuvirtualbrasil.com.br. Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Mineirinho completa 31 anos e recebe Liga Mundial de vôlei". Mar 14, 2011. Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Mineirinho terá capacidade para 14 mil torcedores na decisão". Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Mineirinho - Estádio Jornalista Felipe Drummond". Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Ginásio Mineirinho receberá investimento de R$ 10 milhões e passará por reforma estrutural - Mais Esportes - Superesportes". Superesportes. Mar 20, 2015. Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Governo Federal destina R$ 9 milhões para reforma do ginásio Mineirinho, em Belo Horizonte". Archived from the original on 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  21. ↑ Mineirinho
  22. ↑ "UFC volta ao Mineirinho em Belo Horizonte em setembro; primeiras lutas já estão confirmadas". Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  23. ↑ Vitor Belfort e Dan Henderson no Mineirinho no UFC BH
  24. ↑ Com 35 anos, Mineirinho passa pela primeira grande reforma de sua história Archived 2015-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
  25. ↑ "Belo Horizonte unveiled as new venue for FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship". Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  26. ↑ Horizonte, Por Adriano Albuquerque e Ivan Raupp Belo (Sep 3, 2013). "Com público reduzido, UFC fecha o setor de arquibancadas do Mineirinho". sportv.globo.com/site/combate. Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  27. ↑ Mineirinho recebe grandes espetáculos esportivos e culturais
  28. ↑ "Ginásio Mineirinho, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Concert Setlists | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  29. ↑ Carvalho, Lucas. "Kiss: show em Belo Horizonte será no Mineirinho". Whiplash.Net Rock e Heavy Metal. Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  30. ↑ de Souza, Okky (1983-05-11). "Rita, rainha do Rock". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese) (766 ed.). São Paulo: Editora Abril. p. 72–78. ISSN 0100-7122.
  31. ↑ "Xuxa de biquíni animando festa de carnaval do Atlético-MG". Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  32. ↑ "Roberto Carlos emociona público no Mineirinho em sua volta a Belo Horizonte". Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  33. ↑ "Deep Purple, Sepultura e Hellacopters: mudanças nas datas". Whiplash.Net Rock e Heavy Metal. Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  34. ↑ Figueiredo, Luiz. "(Em 10/03/2010) Guns N' Roses: para os mineiros valeu a pena pagar caro". Whiplash.Net Rock e Heavy Metal. Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  35. ↑ Guns N' Roses no Ginásio Mineirinho - Belo Horizonte, Brasil[link removed]
  36. ↑ Forrester, Hanson & Askew 2001, p. 177.
  37. ↑ Semana, Redação Guia da. "Arte - São Paulo". Guia da Semana. Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  38. ↑ "Blog do Cifra Club". Cifra Club. Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  39. ↑ "MONDO METAL » Blog Archive » Iron Maiden pode voltar à Belo Horizonte em 2015". Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  40. ↑ Semana, Redação Guia da. "Scorpions - Mineirinho - Estádio Jornalista Felipe Drumond". Guia da Semana. Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  41. ↑ "Direto do túnel do tempo Chicago e América em Set/10 no Brasil". Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  42. ↑ "Show do RBD acontece agora no Mineirinho". Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.
  43. ↑ "Rapper americano Ne-Yo fará três shows no Brasil". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  44. ↑ Começa venda de ingressos para show de Ne-Yo no Brasil
  45. ↑ G1, Braulio LorentzDo; Horizonte, em Belo (Sep 19, 2011). "Rihanna canta para 8 mil pessoas em Belo Horizonte". Rihanna no Brasil. Retrieved Aug 17, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  46. ↑ Rihanna flerta com o público e é retribuída em Belo Horizonte Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  47. ↑ See Journeyman World Tour.
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