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Club: SC Internacional | Opening: 1969 | Capacity: 50,000 seats<\/p>\n
Est\u00e1dio Beira-Rio got built in the 1950s following a period of successes for Internacional, which had resulted in their Est\u00e1dio dos Eucaliptos becoming too small.<\/p>\n
In 1956, the city of Porto Alegre donated the club a site in the river Gua\u00edba, which they first had to drain before they could start construction.\u00a0Building works started in 1959, but due to a lack of finances Internacional heavily relied on fans contributing the bricks, cement, and iron works. As a result, works progressed very slowly and it took a decade for construction to complete.<\/p>\n
Estadio Beira-Rio\u00a0officially opened on 6 April 1969 with a friendly versus Benfica (2-1). Soon after, it got nicknamed O Gigante.<\/p>\n
The stadium hardly changed over the next decades, and it was only when it got chosen as one of the playing venues of the 2014 World Cup<\/a>\u00a0that an extensive redevelopment was announced, which\u00a0included the demolition and reconstruction of the lower tier and the construction of a new exterior and roof.<\/p>\n Works started in December 2012, but soon got plagued by financing issues and consequent delays. In the end, the stadium got completed a few months before the start of the World Cup in early 2014. It reinaugurated on 5 April 2014 with a show of music and theatre.<\/p>\n During the 2014 World Cup, Est\u00e1dio Beira-Rio hosted four first round group games and the round of 16 match between Germany and Algeria (2-1).<\/p>\n (photos of the present Est\u00e1dio Beira-Rio below)<\/p>\n Estadio Beira-Rio is located in the south of Porto Alegre on the banks of the river Gua\u00edba. It lies about 3.5 kilometres from Porto Alegre\u2019s historic city centre.<\/p>\n There are plenty of options to reach the stadium by public transport.\u00a0Bus<\/a> 149, 1491, 165, 171, 173, 179, 184, 187, R1, R3, and R5 can all be taken from the Av. Salgado Filho in the historic centre<\/p>\n Bus 110 and 111 can be taken from the Avenida Loureiro da Silva, and bus 188 from the Rua Uruguai or Avenida Loureiro da Silva. All buses pass right by the stadium on the Avenida Padre Cacique.<\/p>\n Address: Avenida Padre Cacique 891, Porto Alegre<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n\t\t\t\t \n \n <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\nHow to get to Estadio Beira-Rio<\/h3>\n
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(photos of the present Est\u00e1dio Beira-Rio below)<\/p>\nHow to get to Estadio Beira-Rio<\/h3>\nEstadio Beira-Rio is located in the south of Porto Alegre on the banks of the river Gua\u00edba. It lies about 3.5 kilometres from Porto Alegre\u2019s historic city centre.<\/p>\nThere are plenty of options to reach the stadium by public transport.\u00a0Bus<\/a> 149, 1491, 165, 171, 173, 179, 184, 187, R1, R3, and R5 can all be taken from the Av. Salgado Filho in the historic centre<\/p>\nBus 110 and 111 can be taken from the Avenida Loureiro da Silva, and bus 188 from the Rua Uruguai or Avenida Loureiro da Silva. All buses pass right by the stadium on the Avenida Padre Cacique.<\/p>\nAddress: Avenida Padre Cacique 891, Porto Alegre<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/beirario\/beirario1.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(photos of the present Est\u00e1dio Beira-Rio below)<\/p>\nHow to get to Estadio Beira-Rio<\/h3>\nEstadio Beira-Rio is located in the south of Porto Alegre on the banks of the river Gua\u00edba. It lies about 3.5 kilometres from Porto Alegre\u2019s historic city centre.<\/p>\nThere are plenty of options to reach the stadium by public transport.\u00a0Bus<\/a> 149, 1491, 165, 171, 173, 179, 184, 187, R1, R3, and R5 can all be taken from the Av. Salgado Filho in the historic centre<\/p>\nBus 110 and 111 can be taken from the Avenida Loureiro da Silva, and bus 188 from the Rua Uruguai or Avenida Loureiro da Silva. All buses pass right by the stadium on the Avenida Padre Cacique.<\/p>\nAddress: Avenida Padre Cacique 891, Porto Alegre<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/beirario\/beirario2.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(photos of the present Est\u00e1dio Beira-Rio below)<\/p>\nHow to get to Estadio Beira-Rio<\/h3>\nEstadio Beira-Rio is located in the south of Porto Alegre on the banks of the river Gua\u00edba. It lies about 3.5 kilometres from Porto Alegre\u2019s historic city centre.<\/p>\nThere are plenty of options to reach the stadium by public transport.\u00a0Bus<\/a> 149, 1491, 165, 171, 173, 179, 184, 187, R1, R3, and R5 can all be taken from the Av. Salgado Filho in the historic centre<\/p>\nBus 110 and 111 can be taken from the Avenida Loureiro da Silva, and bus 188 from the Rua Uruguai or Avenida Loureiro da Silva. All buses pass right by the stadium on the Avenida Padre Cacique.<\/p>\nAddress: Avenida Padre Cacique 891, Porto Alegre<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/beirario\/beirario3.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(photos of the present Est\u00e1dio Beira-Rio below)<\/p>\nHow to get to Estadio Beira-Rio<\/h3>\nEstadio Beira-Rio is located in the south of Porto Alegre on the banks of the river Gua\u00edba. It lies about 3.5 kilometres from Porto Alegre\u2019s historic city centre.<\/p>\nThere are plenty of options to reach the stadium by public transport.\u00a0Bus<\/a> 149, 1491, 165, 171, 173, 179, 184, 187, R1, R3, and R5 can all be taken from the Av. Salgado Filho in the historic centre<\/p>\nBus 110 and 111 can be taken from the Avenida Loureiro da Silva, and bus 188 from the Rua Uruguai or Avenida Loureiro da Silva. All buses pass right by the stadium on the Avenida Padre Cacique.<\/p>\nAddress: Avenida Padre Cacique 891, Porto Alegre<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/beirario\/beirario4.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
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