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The Super Bock Arena (Pavilhão Rosa Mota) is a cultural and sports arena in Porto, Portugal.

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Super Bock Arena
Pavilhão Rosa Mota

The renovated arena in December 2019
Former names	Pavilhão dos Desportos
Location	Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos, Porto, Portugal
Coordinates	41°08′48.76″N 8°37′33.56″W
Owner	Municipality of Porto
Capacity	8,500
Surface	Parquet
Construction
Broke ground	1951–52
Opened	1954
Renovated	Completed 2019
Architect	José Carlos Loureiro

History

The pavilion opened in 1954. It was previously known as Pavilhão dos Desportos. In 1991, it was renamed after Portuguese, European, World and Olympic marathon running champion Rosa Mota.

In 2014, after a public call for tenders, a consortium between Lucios and PEV Entertainment was responsible for the rehabilitation of the arena.[1] The initial cost of the rehabilitation was 8 million euros.[1]

In November 2018, Porto's Municipal Chamber announced that following a naming agreement with Super Bock, the company's name was to be added to the arena, in the course of the 20-year private concession of the space.[2]

The rehabilitation process was concluded in 2019. The arena now has the capacity to undertake events up to 8,000 people and is branded Super Bock Arena.[3]

Besides cultural and sports events, the arena can now also function as a congress centre.[3]

See also

• List of indoor arenas in Portugal

References

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)

Preceded by None	European Men's Handball Championship Final Venue 1994	Succeeded by Palacio San Pablo Seville

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