HSBC Arena (Rio de Janeiro)
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This article is about the arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For the arena in Buffalo, see HSBC Arena.
| HSBC Arena | |
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 The then-Arena Olímpica during the 2007 Pan American Games |
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| Location | Avenida Embaixador Abelardo Bueno, s/nº Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22775-040, Brazil |
| Opened | July 2007 |
| Owner | City of Rio de Janeiro |
| Operator | GL events |
| Former names | Arena Olímpica do Rio (July-December 2007) Rioarena (December 2007-March 2008) |
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| Capacity | 15,000 |
HSBC Arena (known until March 28 2008 as Rioarena, and better known by its original name, Arena Olímpica do Rio — Rio Olympic Arena) is an indoor multi-purpuse arena located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The capacity of the arena is 15,000 (Concerts: 16.000) and was completed in 2007. It hosted the basketball and gymnastics events at the 2007 Pan American Games. In December 2007, the arena started being operated by GL events, who also operates the nearby Riocentro convention center, and started hosting music concerts from a various hand of artists such as Seal, Korn, Roberto Carlos, Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, Black Label Society, Bob Dylan, RBD, etc.
Starting March 29, 2008, the arena started to be called HSBC Arena, as part of a naming rights agreement with the bank.[1]
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