Sambadrome of Anhembi
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Anhembi Sambadrome is a Sambadrome
and one of the largest outdoor venues for major events in the city of São Paulo in Brazil
. It is located near the Anhembi Convention Center
, one of the largest events complexes in Latin America
, along the Marginal Tietê River
in Santana
in the northern zone of the city.
It was designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer
, being built and opened in 1991 for the local administration of Luiza Erundina
. The Sambadrome is 530 m long and 14 m wide, has a concrete floor structural anti flooding.
The venue hosts the samba school
s of Carnival of São Paulo as well as up to 30,000 spectators.
The Sambadrome and its spectator stands are also used as the start/finish line and front straightaway for the annual São Paulo Indy 300
IndyCar Series
race.
Sambadrome
The Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí or simply Sambadrome, is a purpose-built parade area in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where samba schools parade competitively each year during the Rio Carnival...
and one of the largest outdoor venues for major events in the city of São Paulo in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It is located near the Anhembi Convention Center
Anhembi Convention Center
-Anhembi Convention Center:Anhembi Convention Center is a convention center located in Santana, a district of São Paulo city, Brazil.At 400,000 square meters of indoor space and 93,000 meters of outdoor space, it is one of the largest event grounds in Latin America...
, one of the largest events complexes in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, along the Marginal Tietê River
Marginal Tietê
Marginal Tietê is a section of this highway that runs through the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The name of this section comes from the fact that each way of the expressway runs near a different waterfront of the Tietê River...
in Santana
Santana (São Paulo)
Santana is a northern district in the subprefecture of Santana-Tucuruvi of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, and is located between 4-7 km from downtown São Paulo.-History:...
in the northern zone of the city.
It was designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Niemeyer
Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho is a Brazilian architect specializing in international modern architecture...
, being built and opened in 1991 for the local administration of Luiza Erundina
Luiza Erundina
- Political history :From 1980 to 1997 she was affiliated with the PT party . In 1997 she changed to the PSB party. Erundina served on the São Paulo city council from 1983-1987. From 1987-1988 she was a state deputy for the state of São Paulo. She was São Paulo's mayor from 1989 to 1992, and is...
. The Sambadrome is 530 m long and 14 m wide, has a concrete floor structural anti flooding.
The venue hosts the samba school
Samba school
A samba school is a club or dancing school. They practice and often perform in huge square-compounds devoted to practicing and exhibiting samba, an African-Brazilian dance. The schools are traditionally associated with a particular neighborhood, often shanty towns...
s of Carnival of São Paulo as well as up to 30,000 spectators.
The Sambadrome and its spectator stands are also used as the start/finish line and front straightaway for the annual São Paulo Indy 300
São Paulo Indy 300
The São Paulo Indy 300 is an event in the IRL IndyCar Series, which opened the 2010 IndyCar Series season.The event was announced on November 25, 2009, as the first championship event for the series outside of North America and Japan, and the first American open-wheel race in the country since the...
IndyCar Series
IndyCar Series
The IZOD IndyCar Series is the premier level of American open wheel racing. The current championship, founded by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George, began in 1996 as a competitor to CART known as the Indy Racing League . Citing CART's increasing reliance on expensive machinery and...
race.