{"id":8936,"date":"2012-07-28T00:31:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-28T00:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/?p=8936"},"modified":"2020-05-21T13:35:50","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T13:35:50","slug":"independencia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/independencia\/","title":{"rendered":"Est\u00e1dio Independ\u00eancia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: Am\u00e9rica FC| Opening: 2012 | Capacity: 23,018 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Est\u00e1dio Independ\u00eancia, officially called Est\u00e1dio Raimundo Sampaio, was built to provide Am\u00e9rica with a new and modern home. It replaced the old Est\u00e1dio Independ\u00eancia<\/a>, which had stood in its place since 1950.<\/p>\n

The old stadium got demolished in early 2010, and soon after construction of the new stadium began.<\/p>\n

Est\u00e1dio Independ\u00eancia officially opened on 25 April 2012 with a friendly between Am\u00e9rica and Argentine side Argentinos Juniors (2-1).<\/p>\n

Mineir\u00e3o<\/a>, Belo Horizonte\u2019s other major stadium, was still closed at that time due to ongoing renovation works, which meant that both Atl\u00e9tico and Cruzeiro used the stadium for their home matches.<\/p>\n

As Atl\u00e9tico did not come to an agreement with Mineir\u00e3o on the rental terms, the club moved into Independ\u00eancia while making plans to build a new stadium themselves, the Arena MRV, in the west of Belo Horizonte.<\/p>\n

How to get to Estadio Independencia<\/h3>\n

Est\u00e1dio Independ\u00eancia is located north-east of downtown Belo Horizonte, about 4 kilometres from the central Pra\u00e7a da Liberdade square and just over 2 kilometres from the Pra\u00e7a da Esta\u00e7\u00e3o square.<\/p>\n

The walk from Pra\u00e7a da Esta\u00e7\u00e3o can be made in under 30 minutes. Alternatively, catch a metro to Esta\u00e7\u00e3o Horto Florestal, which lies a 5 to 10-minute walk away from the stadium. Belo Horizonte currently only have one metro line, and there are several stops in downtown where you can board.<\/p>\n

There are also various options to get to the stadium by bus<\/a>. From Ave Joao Pinheiro (downtown) one can, for example, take bus 9105 (towards Bh Shopping) or 9106 (towards Serra) to the stadium.<\/p>\n

From the Avenida Amazonas one can take bus 9205 (towards Nova Cintra) or 9414 (towards Joao Pinheiro), though bus numbers can change depending on the day of the week.<\/p>\n

Address: Rua Pitangui 3388 – Horto, Belo Horizonte<\/p>\n\n\n