Estádio do Morumbi


The Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, popularly known as Morumbi, and currently known as MorumBIS for sponsorship reasons, 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, 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 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 ; Piragibe Nogueira ; Cássio Luís dos Santos ; Amador Aguiar ; 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 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. 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.

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.
Structure
Upper level: 37,539
Middle level: 17,520
Ground level: 11,736

Important matches

2019 Copa América

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. The band also broke the record for the highest-grossing boxscore report in Brazil's history, with $40.1 million.
ArtistTour / Concert nameOpening actYearDateAttendance
QueenThe Game Tour198120 and 21 March251,000
KissCreatures of the Night Tour 1982–1983198325 June65,000
MenudoMenudo198616 March
New EditionHeartbreak TourAl B. Sure!19886–8 October
Bob DylanNever Ending Tour 1990199018 January
Red Hot Chili PeppersBlood Sugar Sex Magik Tour199315 January
NirvanaHollywood Rock Festival199316 January110,000
Michael JacksonDangerous World Tour199315 and 17 October210,000
MadonnaThe Girlie Show World Tour19933 November86,000
AerosmithGet a Grip Tour199414 January
Whitney HoustonThe Bodyguard World Tour199416 and 18 January
U2Popmart TourBootnafat, Gabriel o Pensador199830 and 31 January154,056
The Three TenorsWorld Tour200022 July
Backstreet BoysBlack & Blue Tour20015 May
RushVapor Trails Tour200222 November62,000
Linkin ParkMeteora World Tour200411 September
U2Vertigo TourFranz Ferdinand200620 and 21 February149,700
RBDTour Generación RBDDiego González20067 October49,655
Roger WatersThe Dark Side of the Moon Live200724 March
AerosmithAerosmith World Tour 2007Velvet Revolver200712 April62,000
High School MusicalHigh School Musical: The Concert200720 May37,406
MadonnaSticky & Sweet TourPaul Oakenfold200818, 20 and 21 December196,656
Jonas BrothersJonas Brothers World Tour 2009Demi Lovato and Cine200924 May
AC/DCBlack Ice TourNasi200927 November65,311
MetallicaWorld Magnetic TourSepultura201030 and 31 January84,435
BeyoncéI Am... World TourIvete Sangalo20106 February52,757
ColdplayViva La Vida TourVanguart20102 March53,060
Bon JoviThe Circle TourFresno20106 October55,833
RushTime Machine Tour20108 October32,000
The Black Eyed PeasThe E.N.D World TourDavid Guetta20104 November56,329
Paul McCartneyUp and Coming Tour201021 and 22 November
ShakiraThe Sun Comes Out World Tour201119 March
Iron MaidenThe Final Frontier World TourCavalera Conspiracy201126 March44,010
U2U2 360° TourMuse20119, 10, and 13 April269,491
Justin BieberMy World Tour20118 and 9 October71,683
Eric ClaptonSouth American Tour201112 October
Pearl JamPearl Jam Twenty TourX20113 and 4 November
Roger WatersThe Wall Live20121 and 3 April99,869
Lady GagaBorn This Way Ball TourThe Darkness and Lady Starlight201211 November43,137
MadonnaThe MDNA TourGui Boratto20124 and 5 December85,255
BeyoncéThe Mrs. Carter Show World Tour201315 September37,346
Bon JoviBecause We Can: The TourNickelback201321 September63,198
MetallicaMetallica By Request201422 March61,742
One DirectionWhere We Are TourP9201410 and 11 May
Foo FightersSonic Highways World TourRaimundos and Kaiser Chiefs201523 January66,958
Pearl JamLatin America Tour201514 November
The Rolling StonesAmérica Latina Olé TourTitãs201624 and 27 February135,656
Black SabbathThe End TourRival Sons20164 December64,744
U2The Joshua Tree Tour 2017Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds201719, 21, 22 and 25 October278,718
Bruno Mars24K Magic World TourDNCE201722 and 23 November83,437
Iron MaidenLegacy of the Beast TourThe Raven Age20196 October56,247
MetallicaMetallica 2021–2022 TourGreta Van Fleet202210 May70,542
ColdplayMusic of the Spheres World TourCHVRCHES and Elana Dara202310, 11, 13, 14, 17 and 18 March439,651
RBDSoy Rebelde Tour202312 and 13 November135,000
The WeekndHurry Up TomorrowMike Dean and Dj Guuga20247 September
Bruno MarsBruno Mars Live20244, 5, 8, 9, 12 and 13 October
ShakiraLas Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour202513 February65,922
Stray KidsDominate World Tour20255 and 6 April110,479
Imagine DragonsLoom World Tour202530 October-
Linkin ParkFrom Zero World Tour20258 November-
Dua LipaRadical Optimism Tour202515 November-
OasisOasis Live '25 TourRichard Ashcroft202522 and 23 November132,000
AC/DCPower Up TourThe Pretty Reckless202624 and 28 February
4 March		-
The WeekndAfter Hours til Dawn TourAnitta202630 April and 1 May-