Ginásio Nélio Dias
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Ginásio Nélio Dias is an indoor sporting arena located in Natal
, Brazil
. The capacity of the arena is 10,000 spectators and opened in 2008. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball
and volleyball
, and also hosts concerts.
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
-History:The northeastern tip of South America, Cabo São Roque, to the north of Natal and the closest point to Europe from Latin America, was first visited by European navigators in 1501, in the 1501–1502 Portuguese expedition led by Amerigo Vespucci, who named the spot after the saint of the day...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. The capacity of the arena is 10,000 spectators and opened in 2008. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, and also hosts concerts.