Arena das Dunas

Arena das Dunas
Full name	Complexo Arena das Dunas
Location	Centro Administrativo Rio Grande do Norte, Lagoa Nova, Natal, Brazil
Built	2011 - 2014 (scheduled)
Opened	2014 (scheduled)
Owner	Public-private partnership
Construction cost	R$ 400 million
Architect	Populous (formerly HOK Sport)
Capacity	45,000

The Arena das Dunas or Dunas Arena (lit. "Dunes Arena") is a football stadium designed by Populous (formerly HOK Sport)^[1] and that its construction will start in January 2011^[2] to host football matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil. Is being built in the city of Natal in the capital of Rio Grande do Norte Brazilian state. The stadium is due to be built in place of the Machadão stadium the Machadinho gym, whose buildings will be demolished in 2011^[3].

This project replaces the old project called "Estádio Estrela dos Reis Magos" that would be located in the neighboring municipality of Parnamirim^[4]. In the new project, the stadium will have capacity for 45 thousand people. A shopping center and commercial buildings, hotels of international standard and an artificial lake around the stadium will be built.^[5].

The stadium is going to be located by the Senador Salgado Filho Avenue (BR-101 highway), a multi-lane road already served by the Complexo Viário do Quarto Centenário (Fourth Centennial Complex road). The project was one of the most praised by inspectors from FIFA^[6].

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Coordinates: 5°49′44″S 35°12′50″W / 5.828938°S 35.2138639°W / -5.828938; -35.2138639