Winter Sports
Artificial Surfaces
World Cup 2014 Arena Corinthians
On the east side of São Paulo, in the Itaquera neighbourhood, The Arena Corinthians is being built to host the opening of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The stadium has a capacity for 48,000 but, during the World Cup, the seating will be increased to 68,000 with the addition of 20,000 removable seats.
Renata Mundim Ribeiro, GlobalTurf Network Biologist, reports how the new stadium project, initiated in May 2011, is progressing
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ccording to a consultant study, the 2014World Cup event in São Paulo will have an economic impact of R$ 30 billion over 10 years (around US$14 billion).
The Arena Corinthians is built in the most populous part of the city, and its location was chosen to encourage investments in the region, generating improvements in quality of life of local people. Over 2350 workers have been employed. Unfortunately, during the building of the arena,acrane collapseddamagingthe structure and killed two employees. The arena was due to be finished in December 2013 but, due to the delay, it is now
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expected to be completed in April 2014. One of those responsible for Arena Corinthians' turf is the engineer agronomist, Artur deMelo. With over two decades of experience in turf care, he has been assisting the development of the grass and has implemented techniques never before used in Brazil. Let's learn a little bit more about the work in Arena Corinthians...
At what stage is the pitch? It's important to know that the pitch in the Corinthians Arena is considered to be extremely unique. We are using a year round turf, a ‘winter’ or C3 grass in Brazil, which is a tropical country. In the southern part of
Brazil, cool season turfgrasses are used with success, but to try this far north in São Paulo is a real challenge. In Brazil, we have been using varieties of Bermuda grass for over fifteen years, then during winter overseeding the pitches with perennial ryegrass. However, in the Arena Corinthians we have established the pitch using 100% perennial ryegrass. The Odebrecht Company, along with the
World Sports and PM Consulting, developed the project and produced a schedule of work. We decided then to sow one year before the World Cup and, since September 2013, the turf has been in perfect playing condition.
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