Arena Hall (Belo Horizonte)

19.942082°S 43.934192°W / -19.942082; -43.934192

Arena Hall

Former names	Marista Hall (2003-05) Chevrolet Hall (2005-16) BH Hall (2016-17) KM de Vantagens Hall (2018-23)
Address	Avenida Nossa Senhora do Carmo, 230 Belo Horizonte - MG 30330-000 Brazil
Location	Colégio Marista Dom Silvério, Savassi
Owner	União Brasileira de Educação e Ensino
Operator	Time For Fun
Capacity	5,500 (Arena) 500 (Espaço Multiuso) 400 (Teatro Dom Silvério)
Construction
Broke ground	17 March 1997 (1997-03-17)
Opened	25 June 2003 (2003-06-25)
Website
arenahall.com.br

Arena Hall (originally known as the Marista Hall) is an events centre in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, located on the campus of the Colégio Marista Dom Silvério. The goal was to create an environment with a great diversity of spaces. It includes a multipurpose room, a theater, an arena, courts, and a parking lot; this structure is suitable for a wide variety of cultural, artistic, and sports events, be it of a technical, commercial or recreational nature.

About the centre

Canadian singer, Avril Lavigne, performing at Arena Chevrolet Hall in 2011

Construction began in March 1997, and the original deadline was December 1998. However, this deadline was progressively postponed, and the building did not open until June 25, 2003.^[1]

Since a good part of the construction was financed by students of the Colégio Marista Dom Silvério, Marista Hall is a target of jokes and dissatisfaction, because thousands of students paid for it but never benefited from it, having left school before construction was completed. Further dissatisfaction came when Chevrolet began to sponsor the centre in 2005; as a result the place changed its name to "Chevrolet Hall". There is a community in orkut dedicated to "refusing" the new name, mostly former and current students of college who feel their contributions to the site should be recognized in its name. In 2016, GM chose not to renew the contract for naming rights and the venue became known as the "BH Hall"^[2] until March 2017, when fuel company Ipiranga secured the naming rights. Beginning 19 March 2017, the centre is known as the "KM de Vantagens Hall".^[3] It is considered the biggest house of shows of BH.^[4]

Noted performers

• A-ha
• Akon
• Alanis Morissette
• All Time Low
• Angra
• Avril Lavigne
• Backstreet Boys
• Bob Dylan
• Chris Brown
• Colbie Cailat
• The Cranberries
• Deep Purple
• Demi Lovato
• Dream Theater
• Exodus
• Faith No More
• Fifth Harmony
• Hanson
• Incubus
• Imagine Dragons
• Interpol
• James Blunt
• Jason Mraz
• Jethro Tull
• Jonas Brothers
• Joss Stone
• Judas Priest
• Keane
• Kreator
• Lana Del Rey
• Lauryn Hill
• McFly
• Megadeth
• Motion City Soundtrack
• Nightwish
• Norah Jones
• Now United
• The Offspring
• P.O.D.
• Paramore
• Pet Shop Boys
• Queensrÿche
• Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
• Roxette
• Scorpions
• Seal
• Sepultura
• Shaman
• Simple Plan
• Slayer
• Snow Patrol
• Steve Vai
• Stratovarius
• Whitesnake

References

1. Vaz, Tatiana (29 June 2012). "Time For Fun assume gestão do Chevrolet Hall, em Belo Horizonte" [Time For Fun takes over management of Chevrolet Hall, in Belo Horizonte]. Exame (in Portuguese). Editora Abril. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
2. Fraga, Marcelo (31 May 2016). "Chevrolet Hall agora é BH Hall; saiba o motivo da mudança" [Chevrolet Hall is now BH Hall; Know the reason for the change]. Revista Encontro (in Portuguese). Diários Associados. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
3. Menon, Isabella (17 March 2017). "Metropolitan Hall, no Rio, passa a ser Km de Vantagens Hall após acordo" [Metropolitan Hall, in Rio, happens to be Km de Vantagens Hall after agreement]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
4. Ramos, Vanessa (26 March 2018). "Km de Vantagens Hall BH" [Km de Vantagens Hall BH] (in Portuguese).