The Mineirao is Belo Horizontes iconic football stadium, one of the largest in Brazil and a host venue for the 2014 World Cup, set beside the Pampulha lake. A temple of Brazilian football and home to the citys great clubs, it offers an electric atmosphere on match days. Even outside games, its imposing modernist architecture and the passion it embodies make it a landmark, and stadium tours reveal the history of the beautiful game in Minas Gerais.