arena castelao

Great stadium, great soccer match. Had it all. And for Brasilian standards the organization was great.

I've been in construction and now I was amazed how beautiful it was. Worth knowing and the museum of football there. We had lunch at a local restaurant that has good food and service sel. Have background music in simple but very pleasant restaurant and the view of the football field.

A wonderful stadium, and I have been in plenty. I hope the Brasilian federation will stage important league games there. Wonderful people in and around as well

We enjoyed the arena for the Ghana game of World Cup. We're very disappointed with the Match Hospitality room we paid big bucks for that was outside the arena perimeter and we could not access during the game.

Went for a World Cup knockout game, not a stadium tour. Decent facilities (though lacking TV screens on the concourse, not that I would have missed any action). Comfortable, and we had a good view even from the very back row behind the goal - best view in the ground as we could stand and get a breeze from the gap at the back, handy at 38C! Don't get seats in the lower section for a 1pm kickoff though, 80% watched the second half from the concourse as the sun was punishingly hot.

I didn't do any tours or anything, but I watched the Brasil Columbia game here. We parked at the airport and then walked to the stadium which seemed to be the easiest way to do things. The queues were shorter and quicker then most other stadiums, apart from the queues for the toilet and to buy beer, but that's normal.

The stadium is close from the airport (6km), but far from the Iracema's beach. Beautiful architecture, the arena is awesome in and out. The access to the stadium (ticket check) is a bit confusing, so close to arena common areas, then people got crowded, difficult to walk and upstairs.

Nice stadium, good view of the field, the way to the stadium from the Beira-Mar is quite long, depending on traffic takes one hour.

Wonderful experience. Too crowded for drinks inside the stadium. Although access was complicated by cars, you just needed to travel ahead of time.

Was here for the Brazil v Columbia game.1) It was quite a bus ride from the main strip. Probably took over 30 minutes to get to the drop off point, then a long walk to the stadium. It's fine for a vibrant match, as you enjoy the trip and walk but otherwise it would be a pain.2) After the game there was a literal CRUSH of people trying to move around. There area outside the stadium is too small, and I saw plenty of women and children being crushed. I'm not one to feel claustrophic, but a crowd of drunk guys after a match moving as a herd is generally not fun.3) The buses leaving the stadium were very far away and had MASSIVE lines. Yes, par for the course for a world cup maybe, but we did not experience this at stadiums like Arena Fonte Nova, mostly because it was more centrally located. The reliance on buses here really makes it hard to get to and from. I'd take Fonte Nova over this any day.The stadium itself is relatively standard. It's easy to find your seat and theres a fair distribution of bathrooms etc.

The stadium is beautiful but is very far from the city. I would go there only to watch a game. If you like football then ok.

This beautiful, newly beautiful stadium is in a bad neighborhood. FIFA and the city provided free shuttle buses from the Hotel Zone, Local Malls,etc., but one still had to walk over a mile in the hot sun through a favela. The security was very good and cheap cold water and beer was on sale all throughout the walk, so it was not too bad.

Went to watch the Brazil v Colombia QF and the atmosphere was brilliant from start to finish. Modern stadium, although built in a part of the City where as a foreigner I did not feel comfortable staying around pre/post the match. Therefore arranged for a taxi to and from the stadium from Iracema Beach area which worked well especially with the cordon around the stadium. Cost approx. 60Rs.Seat was in the 200 level around the halfway line and was an excellent view of the game.Facilities are good although service was slow because of the large crowd for the game.Wonderful experience never to be forgotten.

New arena with a lot of energy well worth seeing a football game there. The hospitality tents are a great idea and well worth the expense.

We saw Brazil vs Colombia at the Castelāo stadium. What a beautiful arena this is. Great service and excellent views of the pitch wherever you are.