Beira-Rio, in Porto Alegre - Stadium of the World Cup 2014

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»Host city: Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul.
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Project design: Hype Studio.

Estimated cost: R$ 150 million.
Capacity: 62,000 seats (6th biggest of the World Cup).

Official name: Estadio Jose Pinheiro Borda (a man who worked in the building of the stadium).

Meaning of name: Beira-Rio means "by the river".
As the image shows, the stadium is located at the banks of River Guaiba (actually, a lake).
This stadium is privately owned by Internacional (besides Beira-Rio, only two other stadia of the World Cup 2014 are privately owned: Morumbi and Arena da Baixada).
Internacional was champion of the FIFA Club World Cup 2006, hence the inscription "Campeão do Mundo" (World Champion) at the facade of the stadium.