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The concept of the National Stadium project in Brasilia was based on buildings on the Eixo Monumental,
which were designed by Oscar Niemeyer. They are palaces and monuments.
And here it could be no different: we needed to have a stadium with monument like characteristics.
The promenade has the role of providing access to all levels of the stands, in an independent and quick manner.
There are turnstiles in all levels, a total of 158, so that ticketing takes place with a lot of safety and control.
We have three types of seats: common seat, on the stands;
seats in the VIP areas, which have foamed armrests;
and the seats in the Very VIP area, which are different.
We have escalators in the VIP area, they come up from the second underground level to the first floor.
20 lifts
There are 74 boxes. They take up a whole ring at the stadium's 1st level.
Due to their position, they have three sizes.
Fifty-four bars and snack bars.
Several cameras have been fitted, of five different models.
There is a control room, where people’s behaviour and stadium areas are monitored.
4 changing rooms
The roof was designed to cater for a great space.
From the compression ring to the edge of the roof, we have 80 metres, which means that it covers all seats.
Designing a roof like this is innovative and challenging.
There are 465 floodlights, all positioned based on a study, so that there is no shade on the pitch.
The grass species chosen for the pitch was the Bermuda Celebration, which was laid down using a reel system.
It's also being used in other stadiums, such as the Maracanã - with very positive results.
Irrigation is automatic and also follows all of FIFA's recommendations.
We’re able to establish the right moment for irrigation.
All material collected from the stadium’s demolition was reused.
The concrete was ground and used to make the base of the stadium’s floor.
Rainwater is channelled through to five tanks, where it is filtered
and treated to be reused in the toilets and for irrigating the pitch.
The roof is covered by a very technologically advanced system called the membranes.
It is self-cleaning, so all the dirt and dust collected wash away when the first rains come,
and without the need for using any chemical product, the membrane regains its natural white aspect.
The legislation talks about 1%. In this 1% we have all those people with special needs, not only wheel chair users.
They get a privileged view because they are in the tallest part of the stand.
There are seats for companions by the wheel chair spot,
so we’re able to cater for these people comfortably at the stadium.
There are 59 specific toilets for people with special needs in all of the stadium’s levels.
In truth, it’s more than a stadium. The venue is a multi-purpose arena.