Centro de Eventos do Ceará
{{Short description|Indoor arena in Fortaleza, Brazil}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Centro de Eventos do Ceará
| nickname = CEC
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| image = File:Centro de Eventos do Ceará.png
| location = Av. Washington Soares, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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| opened = {{Start date|2012|6|30}}
| owner = Government of the State of Ceará
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| construction_cost = R$ 486.51 million{{cite web | author=O Povo | title=Centro de Eventos custou R$ 122,71 milhões a mais que o previsto | url=http://www.opovo.com.br/app/economia/2012/08/14/noticiaseconomia,2899125/centro-de-eventos-custou-r-122-71-milhoes-a-mais-que-o-previsto.shtml | accessdate=June 12, 2018 | date=August 14, 2012 | archive-date=August 16, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120816211434/http://www.opovo.com.br/app/economia/2012/08/14/noticiaseconomia,2899125/centro-de-eventos-custou-r-122-71-milhoes-a-mais-que-o-previsto.shtml | url-status=dead }}
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| former_names = Pavilhão de Feiras e Eventos de Fortaleza
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| seating_capacity = 30,000
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Centro de Eventos do Ceará (English: Ceará Event Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Fortaleza, Brazil. It is the second largest convention center in Latin America in a total area of 76,000 m2.
The arena had its first event on June 30, 2012, with a show by Jennifer Lopez and Ivete Sangalo as a part of Arte Music Festival.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/ceara/noticia/2012/05/centro-de-eventos-recebe-shows-de-jennifer-lopez-e-ivete-em-fortaleza.html|title=Centro de Eventos recebe shows de Jennifer Lopez e Ivete em Fortaleza|date=May 7, 2012|accessdate=June 12, 2018|work=G1}} However, the arena was officially inaugurated on August 15, 2012, with a show by Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo and Orquestra de Câmara Eleazar de Carvalho.{{cite web | author=Gov Ceará | title=Centro de Eventos do Ceará (CEC) ganha repercussão em outros países| url=http://www.ceara.gov.br/index.php/sala-de-imprensa/noticias/6489-centro-de-eventos-do-ceara-cec-ganha-repercussao-em-outros-paises | accessdate=June 12, 2018 }}
Structure
The arena is divided into two large blocks, composed by two exhibition halls and two mezzanines, with eighteen rooms each.{{Cite web|url=http://centrodeeventos.ce.gov.br/quem-somos/|title=Quem somos {{!}} Centro de Eventos do Ceará|accessdate=June 12, 2018|work=centrodeeventos.ce.gov.br|language=pt-BR}} The exhibition halls have an area of 13,500 m2, with a capacity of 30,000 spectators and are divided into West Pavilion and East Pavilion.{{Cite web|url=http://centrodeeventos.ce.gov.br/nossa-estrutura/grandes-pavilhoes/|title=Grandes Pavilhões {{!}} Centro de Eventos do Ceará|accessdate=June 12, 2018|work=centrodeeventos.ce.gov.br|language=pt-BR}}
Events
The following is a list of notable events held at Centro de Eventos do Ceará.
- Centro de Eventos do Ceará Grand Opening {{small|(Plácido Domingo and Orquestra de Câmara Eleazar de Carvalho)}} – August 15, 2012
- Miss Brasil 2012 – September 29, 2012
- 6th BRICS summit – July 14–15, 2014
- Miss Brasil 2014 – July 19, 2014
- Super Amostra Nacional de Animes - Held two times a year, the event popularly known as "SANA", is focused on anime, manga, tokusatsu, videogame also card game like Yu-Gi-Oh!, geek culture, J-pop and K-pop concerts.
- Intersolar Summit Brazil Nordeste - April 10, 11, 2019 {{cite web|url=https://www.intersolar-summit.com/en/brasil-nordeste/intersolar-summit-brasil-nordeste.html|title=Intersolar Summit Brazil Nordeste|accessdate=April 5, 2019|work=Intersolar Summit}}
=Concerts=
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| Year
! Date ! width="200"|Artist(s) ! Tour ! Attendance !{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
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| rowspan="1"|2012
| June, 30 | Arte Music Festival, | +25,000 |date=July 1, 2012|accessdate=February 13, 2019|work=Diário do Nordeste}} |
| rowspan="2"|2014
| April 17 | +25,000 |
| December 20
| SOJA | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| rowspan="2"|2015
| January 10 |
| October 9
| Turnê 2015 | {{n/a}} |
| rowspan="3"|2016
| January 23 | Magic! | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| April 9
| {{n/a}} |
| June 11
| Legião Urbana XXX anos | {{n/a}} |
| rowspan="3"|2017
| September 2 | Paulinho da Viola | Paulinho da Viola encontra Marisa Monte | {{n/a}} |
| October 1
| O Rappa | Último Show | {{n/a}} |
| December 2
| Pisa Menos | {{n/a}} |
| rowspan="3"|2018
| January 19 | SOJA | Poetry In Motion | {{n/a}} |
| January 27
| Rouge | {{n/a}} |
| March 24
| O Rappa | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
| rowspan="1"|2019
| July, 19 | {{n/a}} |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://centrodeeventos.ce.gov.br/ Official website]
{{coord missing|Ceará}}
Category:Indoor arenas in Brazil