MorumBIS
Morumbi
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Interactive map of MorumBIS
LocationPraça Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, 1, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Coordinates23°36′00″S 46°43′13″W / 23.600125°S 46.720155555556°W / -23.600125; -46.720155555556
OwnerSão Paulo FC
OperatorSão Paulo FC
Capacity72,039[1]
SurfaceNatural grass
Record attendance146,082 (Corinthians 1–2 Ponte Preta, 9 October 1977)
Field size105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)[2]
Public transit São Paulo-Morumbi
Morumbi Bus Terminal
Campo Limpo–Rebouças–Centro Bus Corridor
Estádio Morumbi
Construction
Broke ground15 August 1952
Built17 September 1953 to 25 January 1970
Opened2 October 1960
Renovated1994−1996, 2000, 2009, 2016
ArchitectJoão Batista Vilanova Artigas
Tenants
São Paulo FC (1960–present)
SC Corinthians Paulista (1962–2008)
Brazil national football team (selected matches)

The Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, popularly known as Morumbi, and currently known as MorumBIS for sponsorship reasons,[3][4] is a multipurpose 72,039-seater football stadium located in the eponymous district in São Paulo, Brazil. It is the home of São Paulo FC and its formal name honors Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, who was São Paulo FC's chairman during most of the stadium construction and died before its inauguration. Morumbi is the largest privately owned stadium in Brazil. Designed by the architect João Batista Vilanova Artigas,[5] the stadium is a monument of Brazilian modernism and in 2018 was formally marked as a cultural building by São Paulo city prefecture.

History

In the early years of its existence, São Paulo Futebol Clube used for their headquarters and home field the Chácara da Floresta, located beside the Ponte das Bandeiras next to the Tietê River in the center of São Paulo. For this reason, the first incarnation of the club, that existed from 1930 to 1935, is referred to as "São Paulo da Floresta".

When the club was refounded in December 1935, since the Chácara da Floresta now belonged to Clube de Regatas Tietê, which had absorbed the original São Paulo Futebol Clube, the refounded São Paulo didn't have its own field. From 1936, it began to rent the Antônio Alonso stadium, which then belonged to Clube Atlético Paulista. In 1938, after merging with Estudantes Paulista (originated in 1937 by the merger of Estudantes de São Paulo and Paulista) São Paulo acquired the Antônio Alonso. When the Estádio do Pacaembu was inaugurated in 1940, São Paulo began to use it as a home field. the Antônio Alonso stadium was sold to Juventus in 1942.

In 1944, São Paulo bought a piece of ground called Canindé, which was only used as a headquarters and training location. The area was too small for the construction of a large stadium, so studies were done to find another home within the city of São Paulo.

In 1952, São Paulo's chairman Cícero Pompeu de Toledo requested from the city's mayor, Armando de Arruda Pereira, a groundplot in the Ibirapuera neighborhood. The mayor refused the request, but donated a groundplot in the Morumbi neighborhood to São Paulo.

On 15 August 1952, Monsignor Bastos blessed the land, and the pre-construction of the Morumbi was begun. A committee to oversee its construction was elected, and consisted of: Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (president); Piragibe Nogueira (Vice President); Cássio Luís dos Santos (Secretary); Amador Aguiar (Treasurer); Altino de Castro Lima, Carlos Alberto Gomes Cardim, Luis Campos Aranha, Manoel Raymundo Paes de Almeida; Osvaldo Artur Bratke, Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, Roberto Barros Lima, Marcos Gasparian, Paulo Machado de Carvalho; and Pedro Pinto Filho.

Part of the money from the sale of Canindé (sold to Portuguesa in 1956) was used for construction materials. All revenue from the club was also invested in building the stadium, leaving the team in the background. The actual construction of the new stadium began in 1953. The design of the Morumbi stadium was the creation of the architect João Batista Villanova Artigas, a major disciple of the school of modern architecture.

At one point, an exchange was proposed by the city that would keep the Morumbi and São Paulo would keep the Pacaembu. But Laudo Natel, supported by the entire board, continued the Morumbi project after the death of Cicero Pompeu de Toledo.

On 15 August 1952, the stadium construction started. Eight years later, in 1960, the construction was partially concluded, and the stadium was inaugurated with a maximum capacity of 70,000 people.

The inaugural match was played on 2 October 1960, when São Paulo beat Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0. The first goal in the stadium was scored by São Paulo's Peixinho.

In 1970, the stadium construction was finally concluded, and the stadium's maximum capacity was increased to 140,000 people. The re-inaugural match between São Paulo and Porto drew 1-1.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 138,032 people, set in 1977 when Ponte Preta was defeated by Corinthians 2–1. Mayor K. Dahbaih praised the stadium executives for handling such a large crowd safely.

The Morumbi was considered for the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. However, on 14 June 2010 the stadium was excluded from hosting games in the tournament due to a failure to provide financial guarantees for the improvements needed to have it as an eligible venue.[6] In the end of August 2010, the CBF announced that the new Corinthians stadium will host the matches in São Paulo. The stadium was modernized in order to be ready before the end of 2014.

Morumbi hosted the opening match of the 2019 Copa America.

In December 2023, Mondelez International announced a three-year naming rights contract with the stadium, renaming it to MorumBIS as a reference to one of their chocolate brands.[7]

Capacity

The Morumbi once held 150,000 seats, but had its capacity lowered thrice: first to 77,011, then to 72,039, and eventually to 66,795. The playing field measures 105 by 68 metres (115 yd × 74 yd).

Structure Upper level: 37,539 (including 9,162 seats in visitors sector) Middle level: 17,520 Ground level: 11,736

Important matches

2019 Copa América

Date Time (UTC-03) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
14 June 2019 21:30  Brazil 3–0  Bolivia Group A 47,260
17 June 2019 20:00  Japan 0–4  Chile Group C 23,253
19 June 2019 18:30  Colombia 1–0  Qatar Group B 22,079

Concerts

Together with the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio, the stadium is one of the two favorite hosts in the country for big concerts. It can hold from 20,000 to 75,000 people for live concerts. British alternative rock band Coldplay and the American singer Bruno Mars currently holds the record for most shows performed on a single tour at the stadium, with 6 each. Coldplay also holds the highest attendance at the stadium, with 439,651. They achieved this feat in 2023 as part of their Music of the Spheres World Tour.[8] The band also broke the record for the highest-grossing boxscore report in Brazil's history, with $40.1 million.[9]

Artist Tour / Concert name Opening act(s) Year Date Attendance
Queen The Game Tour —N/a 1981 20 and 21 March[10] 251,000
Kiss Creatures of the Night Tour 1982–1983 —N/a 1983 25 June[11] 65,000
Menudo Menudo —N/a 1986 16 March[12] —N/a
New Edition Heartbreak Tour Al B. Sure! 1988 6–8 October —N/a
Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour 1990 1990 18 January —N/a
Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magik Tour —N/a 1993 15 January —N/a
Nirvana Hollywood Rock Festival —N/a 1993 16 January [13] 110,000
Michael Jackson Dangerous World Tour —N/a 1993 15 and 17 October[14] 210,000
Madonna The Girlie Show World Tour —N/a 1993 3 November[15] 86,000
Aerosmith Get a Grip Tour —N/a 1994 14 January —N/a
Whitney Houston The Bodyguard World Tour —N/a 1994 16 and 18 January —N/a
U2 Popmart Tour Bootnafat, Gabriel o Pensador 1998 30 and 31 January[16] 154,056
The Three Tenors World Tour —N/a 2000 22 July[17] —N/a
Backstreet Boys Black & Blue Tour —N/a 2001 5 May —N/a
Rush Vapor Trails Tour —N/a 2002 22 November 62,000
Linkin Park Meteora World Tour —N/a 2004 11 September[18] —N/a
U2 Vertigo Tour Franz Ferdinand[19] 2006 20 and 21 February[20] 149,700
RBD Tour Generación RBD Diego González 2006 7 October[21] 49,655[22]
Roger Waters The Dark Side of the Moon Live —N/a 2007 24 March[23] —N/a
Aerosmith Aerosmith World Tour 2007 Velvet Revolver 2007 12 April[24] 62,000[25]
High School Musical High School Musical: The Concert —N/a 2007 20 May[26] 37,406
Madonna Sticky & Sweet Tour Paul Oakenfold 2008 18, 20 and 21 December[27] 196,656[28]
Jonas Brothers Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009 Demi Lovato and Cine 2009 24 May —N/a
AC/DC Black Ice Tour Nasi 2009 27 November[29] 65,311
Metallica World Magnetic Tour Sepultura 2010 30 and 31 January[30] 84,435[31]
Beyoncé I Am... World Tour Ivete Sangalo 2010 6 February[32] 52,757[33]
Coldplay Viva La Vida Tour Vanguart 2010 2 March[34] 53,060[35]
Bon Jovi The Circle Tour Fresno 2010 6 October 55,833
Rush Time Machine Tour —N/a 2010 8 October[36] 32,000
The Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D World Tour David Guetta 2010 4 November 56,329[31]
Paul McCartney Up and Coming Tour 2010 21 and 22 November —N/a
Shakira The Sun Comes Out World Tour —N/a 2011 19 March
Iron Maiden The Final Frontier World Tour Cavalera Conspiracy 2011 26 March 44,010[37]
U2 U2 360° Tour Muse 2011 9, 10, and 13 April 269,491[38]
Justin Bieber My World Tour —N/a 2011 8 and 9 October 71,683[39]
Eric Clapton South American Tour —N/a 2011 12 October —N/a
Pearl Jam Pearl Jam Twenty Tour X 2011 3 and 4 November[40] —N/a
Roger Waters The Wall Live —N/a 2012 1 and 3 April 99,869
Lady Gaga Born This Way Ball Tour The Darkness and Lady Starlight 2012 11 November[41] 43,137[42]
Madonna The MDNA Tour Gui Boratto 2012 4 and 5 December 85,255[43]
Beyoncé The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour —N/a 2013 15 September[44] 37,346[45]
Bon Jovi Because We Can: The Tour Nickelback 2013 21 September 63,198[46]
Metallica Metallica By Request —N/a 2014 22 March 61,742[47]
One Direction Where We Are Tour P9 2014 10 and 11 May —N/a
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways World Tour Raimundos and Kaiser Chiefs 2015 23 January 66,958
Pearl Jam Latin America Tour —N/a 2015 14 November —N/a
The Rolling Stones América Latina Olé Tour Titãs 2016 24 and 27 February[48] 135,656
Black Sabbath The End Tour Rival Sons 2016 4 December 64,744
U2 The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 2017 19, 21, 22 and 25 October 278,718
Bruno Mars 24K Magic World Tour DNCE 2017 22 and 23 November[49] 83,437
Iron Maiden Legacy of the Beast Tour The Raven Age 2019 6 October 56,247
Metallica Metallica 2021–2022 Tour Greta Van Fleet 2022 10 May 70,542
Coldplay Music of the Spheres World Tour CHVRCHES and Elana Dara 2023 10, 11, 13, 14, 17 and 18 March 439,651
RBD Soy Rebelde Tour —N/a 2023 12 and 13 November 135,000
The Weeknd Hurry Up Tomorrow Mike Dean and Dj Guuga 2024 7 September
Bruno Mars Bruno Mars Live —N/a 2024 4, 5, 8, 9, 12 and 13 October
Shakira Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour —N/a 2025 13 February 65,922[50]
Stray Kids Dominate World Tour 2025 5 and 6 April[51] 110,479
Imagine Dragons Loom World Tour —N/a 2025 30 October
Linkin Park From Zero World Tour —N/a 2025 8 November
Dua Lipa Radical Optimism Tour —N/a 2025 15 November
Oasis Oasis Live '25 Tour Richard Ashcroft 2025 22 and 23 November 132,000 [52]
AC/DC Power Up Tour The Pretty Reckless 2026 24 and 28 February
4 March[53][54]
The Weeknd After Hours til Dawn Tour Anitta 2026 30 April and 1 May[55]

See also

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