The Gigantinho ("Little Giant" in Portuguese) is an indoor sports arena in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The sixth largest arena in the country, it was opened on 4 November 1973. It is located in the riverside Beira-Rio complex of Sport Club Internacional, next to the "Gigante" ("Giant") stadium.
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| Full name | Ginásio Gigantinho |
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| Location | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Owner | Sport Club Internacional |
| Capacity | 14,586 |
| Opened | November 4, 1973 |
Facilities
Covering 7,200 square meters, the arena includes an indoor football pitch. The capacity of the gym is 12,864 people for games and 14,586 for concerts. Eleven cabins are set aside for the press. There are thirteen bathrooms (six women, six men and one for the disabled), six changing rooms, and eleven bars. The gym houses the Foundation for Education and Culture of SCI (FECI), where the library is located.
The Gigantinho has hosted numerous events and concerts, as well as the World Social Forum and the World Forum on Education.
Concerts
Many concerts have been held at the arena during recent years, including:
| Artist | Date | Tour |
|---|---|---|
| Evanescence | April 17, 2007 | The Open Door Tour |
| The Jackson Five | September 17, 1974 | The Jackson 5 World Tour |
| Genesis | May 10&11, 1977 | Wind & Wuthering Tour |
| Van Halen | January 28&29/Feb. 01, 1983 | Hide Your Sheep Tour |
| Echo & the Bunnymen | May 9, 1987 | |
| New Order | November 28, 1988 | |
| Jethro Tull | August 2, 1988 | 20th Anniversary Tour |
| Jethro Tull | September 8, 1990 | Rock Island Tour |
| Eric Clapton | October 16, 1990 | Journeyman World Tour |
| A-ha | June 7, 1990 | East Of The Sun West Of The Moon Tour |
| Bob Dylan | August 14, 1991 | Never Ending Tour 1991 |
| Faith no More | September 27, 1991 | The Real Thing Tour |
| Roxette | May 6, 1992 | Join the Joyride! Tour |
| Iron Maiden | August 4, 1992 | Fear of the Dark Tour |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | October 14, 2002 | By the Way World Tour |
| Deep Purple | September 18, 2003 | Bananas Tour |
| Deep Purple | November 25, 2006 | Rapture Of The Deep Tour |
| RBD | October 3,4, 2006 | Tour Generación RBD |
| RBD | April 27, 2007 | Tour Celestial |
| Iron Maiden | March 5, 2008 | Somewhere Back in Time World Tour |
| Green Day | October 13, 2010 | 21st Century Breakdown World Tour |
| Jonas Brothers | November 10, 2010 | Jonas Brothers Live in Concert World Tour |
| Ringo Starr | November 10, 2010 | 11th All Star Band Tour |
| Linkin Park | October 12, 2012 | Living Things World Tour |
| Robert Plant | October 29, 2012 | The Sensational Space Shifters Tour |
| KISS | November 14, 2012 | Monster Tour |
See also
External links
Media related to Ginásio Gigantinho at Wikimedia Commons- Arena information(in Portuguese)
