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Ginásio do Ibirapuera
Indoor gymnasium in São Paulo, Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ginásio do Ibirapuera (lit. 'Gymnasium of Ibirapuera'), officially named Ginásio Estadual Geraldo José de Almeida[3] is an indoor sporting arena located in São Paulo, Brazil. The seating capacity of the arena is 11,000 people[3] and it was opened on 25 January 1957.[2] It is used mostly for volleyball matches.
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Named after famous sports broadcaster and sports commentator Geraldo José de Almeida,[2] in 2004, 2005 and 2006 Ginásio do Ibirapuera hosted the Salonpas Cup matches, and in 2006, the arena hosted the Basketball World Championship for Women. Other notable basketball events include the 1973 Intercontinental Cup,[4] the 1979 edition of the competition[5][6] in which local E.C. Sírio won the title after a memorable win over Bosna Sarajevo,[5] and the 1984 edition of the same competition in which Banco Roma won the title.[7]
The arena has hosted several UFC events, beginning with UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping on 2013.[8] The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado was held at the arena in 2014.[9] The UFC returned to the arena in 2014 for UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3.[10] The venue held UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2 in 2014.[11] In 2017, the promotion held UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida at the arena.[12] The UFC made its return to the arena in 2018 for UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders.[13] In 2019, the venue hosted UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré.[14] The most recent event at the arena was held on 4 November 2023 for UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis.[15]
The venue has hosted many international concerts, such as Kylie Minogue, A-ha, Santana, Van Halen, Metallica, Cyndi Lauper, Sade, Michael Bublé, Queen + Adam Lambert and more.
The venue will also host an event of Valorant's esports, the VCT LOCK//IN, featuring all 30 of the tour's partnered teams.
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