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''The stadium Joaquim Américo Guimarães'' is the home stadium of Clube Atlético Paranaense (CAP). It's located in Curitiba, the state capital of Paraná, Brazil. Known as Arena da Baixada, the soccer stadium was the first in Brazil to sell its naming rights. It was known as ''Kyocera Arena'' between 2005 and April 1, 2008. Additionally, the stadium is perhaps best known for being the first retractable roof stadium in Latin America.〔http://stadiumdb.com/news/2014/11/curitiba_latin_americas_first_retractable_roof_under_way〕 With Curitiba selected as one of the host cities of World Cup 2014, the arena between 2012 and 2014 was rebuilt. It's capacity was expanded to roughly 40,000 seats. Located in the Água Verde near the center of Curitiba, the history of the athletic stadium began in the early twentieth century, when in 1914, Joaquim Américo Guimarães, then president of the International (the forefathers of Atlético Paranaense Club), led the construction of the then Green Water Baixada stadium. Atletico came into existence ten years later, inheriting the assets, including the stadium. ==History== The stadium was built at the previous location of a Brazilian Army powder depot. In 1934, the stadium was renamed Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães. In the 1970s, the original stadium was closed down. After being reopened in 1984 and operating for some years, the old stadium building was demolished on March 26, 1997, right after a construction project of a new arena was announced. In June 1999, the new stadium was built. In 2005, the stadium was renamed ''Kyocera Arena'', after the Japanese company Kyocera purchased the naming rights. The inaugural match of the old stadium was played on September 6, 1914, when Flamengo beat Internacional 7–1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Flamengo's Arnaldo. The inaugural match of the new building was played on June 24, 1999, when Atlético Paranaense beat Cerro Porteño of Paraguay 2–1. The first goal of the stadium after its reinauguration was scored by Atlético's Lucas. The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 31,740,〔(RSSSF )〕 set on December 16, 2001 when Atlético Paranaense beat São Caetano 4–2, on the first game of that year's Brazilian Championship finals. Although the stadium was not the venue of the 1950 FIFA World Cup, the Estádio Vila Capanema was the venue for Curitiba as a host city of the event. The contract with Kyocera that gave the company naming rights expired in early 2008. It was not renewed, and no new partnership was announced. The stadium went back to its old name, ''Arena da Baixada''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arena da Baixada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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