Located 1,500 km from the sea, in the middle of the Amazon rain forest, Manaus is where the Rio Negro and Rio Solim?es run together to form the Amazon, the world’s largest river.” This is the site where the United States will take the pitch against CR7 and the rest of Portugal in a pivotal group G match that will see both sides scrapping for three points. The stage could not be more perfect. Manaus also happens to be the capital of the Brazilian state of Amaz?nia, and was the center of the natural rubber boom at the beginning of the 20th century. According to sources, “Now, with its Free Economic Zone, it is an important part of Brazil’s economy and a finance center with global trade relationships.” Experts are saying that Manaus’s Arena de Amazonia will be one of the world’s most beautiful stadiums. FIFA has also ensured that Manaus will be the host of 4 matches during the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup.On an industrial level, Manaus’s Arena da Amazonia stadium was constructed from three different companies – “Andrade Guitierrez, ENTEC, and Tomiasi, combined their expertise and Terex equipment to work on one of the world’s most innovative stadiums. They used Genie? aerial working platforms and Terex? tower, crawler, all terrain, rough terrain and truck cranes.”If a beautiful stadium being built, deep in the heart of the Amazon wasn't enough to get your blood pumping, the Arena de Amazonia will also be an energy efficient design masterpiece!The arena is expected to hold a maximum capacity of 45.000 spectators. In addition, there will be design cues symbolizing its location in the Amazon. As I've talked about in previous articles, FIFA is really aiming to reduce the human carbon footprint during the massive sporting venue next summer.Dearborn said the system could be paid off in justGranite countertops
. Manaus has a built the stadium under a banner of a sustainable World Cup. The Arena Da Amazonas stadium features multiple innovative design features and will be a LEED certified building. For those of you who are unfamiliar with LEED certification, the acronym stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and “…is helping to deliver energy and water efficient, healthy, environmentally-friendly cost saving buildings, homes and communities.” This is truly an exciting step forward, not only for sports but mankind in general!