The Arena Castelao in Fortaleza (capacity: 58,000)

The Arena Castelao in Fortaleza (population 2.551m, capital of Ceara) was inaugurated on 27/01/2013.

The stadium's owner, Ceara state, invested 518.6m reais (€170m). Of this total, 351.5m reais (€114.8m) were financed through a loan from the BNDES (National Bank for Economic and Social Development) and 167m reais (€55.2m) came from public funds.

The Arena Castelao is operated through a public-private partnership by LUArenas, a joint venture between Lagardère Unlimited, the sports and entertainment branch of the Lagardère Group and BWA, a Brazilian company specialised in ticketing and access points. The company, founded on 24/04/2014, also operates the Arena Independência (Belo Horizonte) home to Atletico Mineiro, the winner of Copa Libertadores in 2013. Aymeric Magne will run the Brazilian operations of Lagardère Unlimited.

The stadium has two resident clubs: Fortaleza EC, which play in Serie C (Brazilian 3^rd division) in 2014 and Ceara SC, playing in the Serie B (Brazilian 2^nd division) in 2014.

• The stadium has a 160-seat auditorium.