Arena das Dunas/import

The Arena das Dunas or Dunas Arena (lit. "Dunes Arena") is a football stadium designed by leading sports architect, Christopher Lee of Populous under construction since January 2011 to host football matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil. It is described by Mr. Lee as " the most perfect stadium in South America."
It 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 were demolished in 2011.
This project replaces the old project called "Estádio Estrela dos Reis Magos" that would be located in the neighboring municipality of Parnamirim. In the new project, the stadium will have capacity of 45,000 people. A shopping center and commercial buildings, hotels of international standard and an artificial lake around the stadium will be built.
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.
==2014 FIFA World Cup==
Date 	Time (UTC-03)	Team #1	Res. 	Team #2	Round 	Attendance
June 13, 2014	13:00 	 	Match 2 	 	Group A	
June 16, 2014	19:00 	 	Match 14	 	Group G	
June 19, 2014	19:00 	 	Match 22	 	Group C	
June 24, 2014	13:00 	 	Match 39	 	Group D	
== External links ==
*Official website of Arena das Dunas
*FIFA World Cup Profile
Category:Football venues in Brazil
Category:Stadiums
Category:2014 FIFA World Cup stadiums