Anhembi Parque was a convention center located in Santana, a district of São Paulo, Brazil. At 400,000 square meters of indoor space and 93,000 meters of outdoor space, it was one of the largest event grounds in Latin America. The center was home to 20+ large annual fairs, each drawing in excess of 50,000 visitors, and hosts the annual Carnival of São Paulo. It was built in 1970 by the Companhia Brasileira Fichet & Schwartz Hautmont, under the engineer Raymond Faure and architect Jorge Wilheim.[2] It was demolished in 2023.[1]
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| Anhembi Parque | |
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 Holiday Inn and the Pavilhão de Exposições | |
.png)  Anhembi Convention Center Location within São Paulo  Anhembi Convention Center Anhembi Convention Center (Brazil) | |
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| Address | Av. Olavo Fontoura, 1209 Santana São Paulo - SP 02012-021 Brazil |
| Coordinates | 23°30′59.00″S 46°38′10.00″W |
| Owner | Prefeitura do Município de São Paulo |
| Operator | São Paulo Turismo |
| Opened | 20 November 1970 |
| Renovated | 1985, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2012 |
| Demolished | 2023[1] |
Construction cost | NCr$100,000 |
Former names | Anhembi Eventos e Turismo de São Paulo (1970–91) Centro de Convenções Anhembi (1991–2004) |
Classroom-style seating | 281 (Auditório 9) 124 (Auditório 8) |
| Banquet/ballroom | 3,200 (Espaço Anhembi) 2,502 (Auditório Celso Furtado) 800 (Auditório Elis Regina) |
Theatre seating | 30,000 (Arena Anhembi) 29,199 (Sambódromo) 24,000 (Nova Arena) |
| Enclosed space | |
| • Total space | 493,000 square metres (5,310,000 sq ft) |
| • Exhibit hall floor | 83,583 square metres (899,680 sq ft) |
| • Breakout/meeting | 1,365 square metres (14,690 sq ft) |
| • Ballroom | 110,748 square metres (1,192,080 sq ft) |
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Venues
Pavilhão de Exposições Caio de Alcântara Machado
- Pavilhão Norte/Sul - main exhibition hall
- Pavilhão Oeste - annex to main exhibition hall, opened 2 January 2002
Polo Cultural e Esportivo Grande Otelo
- Sambódromo do Anhembi, opened 1 February 1991, capacity 29,199
- Arena Anhembi - outdoor concert venue, capacity of 40,000, opened on 5 December 2004, originally known as "Arena Skol Anhembi" until August 2012
- Nova Arena Anhembi - outdoor venue, primarily used for sporting events and music festivals, capacity of 24,000, opened in 2012
- Espaço Anhembi - banquet hall, opened October 2012, capacity 3,200
Palácio das Convenções
- Auditório Celso Furtado - auditorium, opened 16 June 1972, capacity 2,502
- Auditório Elis Regina - auditorium, opened on 29 July 1985, capacity 799
- Auditório 8 - lecture hall, capacity 124
- Auditório 9 - lecture hall, capacity 281
Arena Anhembi
The arena hosts shows for audiences of more than 30,000 people, a space that became the scene of major national and international shows, including:
- Aerosmith
- Amy Winehouse
- Angra
- Arcade Fire
- Arctic Monkeys
- Backstreet Boys
- Basement Jaxx
- Big Time Rush
- Bring Me the Horizon
- Britney Spears
- Bruno Mars
- DAY6
- Demi Lovato
- Dua Lipa
- Carlos Santana
- Elton John
- Florence and the Machine
- Genesis
- Green Day
- Guns N' Roses
- Imagine Dragons
- Iron Maiden
- Jack Johnson
- Jennifer Lopez
- John Mayer
- Judas Priest
- Justin Bieber
- Kelly Clarkson
- Kings of Leon
- Kiss
- LCD Soundsystem
- Linkin Park
- Maroon 5
- Metallica
- Miley Cyrus
- Ne-Yo
- Nick Jonas
- Oasis
- Ozzy Osbourne
- RBD
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Rihanna
- Roger Waters
- Roxette
- Sensation
- Sepultura
- Shakira
- Simple Plan
- Slipknot
- System of a Down
- The Black Eyed Peas
- The Bravery
- The Cure
- The Killers
- The Prodigy
- The Strokes
- The Wanted
- Whitesnake
References
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