This article is about the arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For the arena in Buffalo, see HSBC Arena.
| HSBC Arena | |
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 The then-Arena Olímpica during the 2007 Pan American Games |
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| Location | Avenida Embaixador Abelardo Bueno, s/nº Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22775-040, Brazil |
| Opened | July 2007 |
| Owner | City of Rio de Janeiro |
| Operator | GL events |
| Former names | Arena Olímpica do Rio (July-December 2007) Rioarena (December 2007-March 2008) |
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| Capacity | 15,000 |
HSBC Arena (known until March 28 2008 as Rioarena, and better known by its original name, Arena Olímpica do Rio — Rio Olympic Arena) is an indoor multi-purpuse arena located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, is a major International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Barra da Tijuca is a borough in the city capital of state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and also denominates an administrative region in which we find Barra de Tijuca Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil Rio de Janeiro ( pron ˈhiu dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld July 2007 is the seventh month of that year It began on a Sunday and 31 days later ended on a Tuesday. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The following is a list of indoor Arenas. Africa Asia Europe Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The capacity of the arena is 15,000 (Concerts: 16. 000) and was completed in 2007. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. It hosted the basketball and gymnastics events at the 2007 Pan American Games. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, is a major International Multi-sport event which was celebrated In December 2007, the arena started being operated by GL events, who also operates the nearby Riocentro convention center, and started hosting music concerts from a various hand of artists such as Seal, Korn, Roberto Carlos, Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, Black Label Society, Bob Dylan, RBD, etc. December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday Korn, occasionally typeset as KoЯn or KoRn, is an American Nu metal band from Bakersfield California, and is often credited with popularizing Roberto Carlos may refer to Roberto Carlos (singer (born 1941 Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos (footballer (born 1973 Brazilian footballer John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently Black Label Society is a heavy metal band formed by Zakk Wylde, with seven studio albums released to date Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major RBD is a two times Latin Grammy nominated Mexican pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's teenage-oriented Telenovela Rebelde
Starting March 29, 2008, the arena started to be called HSBC Arena, as part of a naming rights agreement with the bank. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common HSBC Holdings plc ( (,,,) is a Public limited company incorporated in England and Wales, headquartered in London. Naming rights are the right to name a piece of Property, either tangible property or an event usually granted in exchange for financial considerations [1]
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