Farmasi Arena is an indoor multipurpose arena, located in the region of

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, in

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. It is one of the indoor arena with largest capacity in the country, with 15,430 people for sports and up to 18,768 for concerts. The arena is named for the Turkish cosmetics company Farmasi through a

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deal closed in 2024. Priorly, the arena was sponsored by the American cosmetics company Jeunesse Global from 2017 to 2023, and British bank

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. The arena was completed in July 2007 and was first known as Arena Olímpica do Rio ''(Rio Olympic Arena)'', which it was known as during the

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. From December 2007 to March 2008, plus the months between Jeunesse's deal expiring and Farmasi taking over, it was known as RioArena.

Sports

The arena was built to host

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and

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during the

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. In December 2007, it started being operated by

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, who also operates the nearby Riocentro Convention Center and the Riocentro Sports Complex, and started hosting many concerts from a variety of artists. It has also hosted the

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teleton, ''Criança Esperança'', after 2008, replacing

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Arena, as part of a

agreement with the bank. The arena hosted UFC's second event in Brazil, '' UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami'', which took place on August 27, 2011. It was the first event in Brazil in over ten years. Eight other UFC events have since been held in the arena: '' UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes'', on January 14, 2012; '' UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar'', on October 13, 2012; '' UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie'' on August 3, 2013; '' UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia'', on August 1, 2015; '' UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway'', on June 3, 2017; '' UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington'', on May 12, 2018; '' UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade'', on May 11, 2019; '' UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill'', on January 21, 2023 and '' UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg'', on May 4. 2024. An

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game between the

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and the

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was also held at HSBC Arena in 2013. The arena also hosted the 2014 edition of the

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between

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and Maccabi Tel Aviv. The NBA also hosted a preseason game between the

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and the

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on 11 October 2014, as part of the NBA Global Games. The venue hosted

during the

, and

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during the

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. In 2017, the arena hosted the 2017 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational. In November 2018, the arena hosted the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Season 8 Pro League finals. In November 2022, the arena hosted the Champions Stage of the IEM Rio Major 2022, the eighteenth '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' (CS:GO) Major Championship. The Major was the first held in Brazil and the first held in South America for CS:GO.

Concerts

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concluded their Rock the Cosmos Tour at the arena on 29 November 2008.

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performed at the arena for her South American Tour 2010 on May 27, 2010.

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performed at the arena for her Gypsy Heart Tour on May 13, 2011, and it was Cyrus' first concert in Brazil. On March 27, 2011,

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's performance at the arena had to be postponed to the following night after a security barrier collapsed during the opening song. The entire audience was allowed to attend the following night's show, although those who could not attend were given a refund. Other stars like

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and

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performed at the venue.

Gallery

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games

References

External links

Official Jeunesse Arena websiteHSBC Arena website

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Concerts

Gallery

See also

References

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